VIETNAM BLUES
J. B. LENOIR
SONGWRITER: J. B. LENOIR
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: VIETNAM BLUES
LABEL: PARROT CHESS
GENRE: BLUES
YEAR: 1996
J. B. Lenoir(/ləˈnɔːr/luh-NORR;
March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene
in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lenoir was born in Monticello,
Mississippi. His full given name was simply
"J. B."; the letters were not initials. Lenoir's guitar-playing
father introduced him to the music of Blind Lemon
Jefferson, which became a major influence. During the
early 1940s, Lenoir worked with the blues artists Sonny Boy
Williamson II and Elmore James in New
Orleans. He was later influenced by Arthur Crudup and Lightnin' Hopkins.
In 1949, he moved to Chicago, where Big Bill Broonzy helped introduce him to the blues community. He began to perform at
local nightclubs, with musicians such as Memphis Minnie, Big Maceo
Merriweather, and Muddy Waters, and
became an important part of the city's blues scene. He began recording in 1951
for J.O.B. Records and Chess Records. His
recording of "Korea Blues" was licensed to and released by Chess, as
having been performed by J. B. and his Bayou Boys. His band included the pianist
Sunnyland Slim, the
guitarist Leroy Foster,
and the drummer Alfred Wallace.
[Verse 1]
Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam
Dear Lord, as long as they've been killing me down in Mississippi,
nobody seems to give a damn
[Verse 2]
Oh God if you can hear my prayer now, please help my brothers over in
Vietnam
Oh God if you can hear my prayer now, please help my brothers over in Vietnam
The poor boys fightin', killin' and hidin' all in
holes
Maybe killin' their own brother, they do not know | Verified
[Verse 3]
Mister President you always cry about peace, but you must clean up your house before you leave
Oh how you cry about peace, but you must clean up your house before you
leave
How can you tell the world how we need peace, and you
still mistreat and killin' poor ol' me
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