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An Evil Troublemaker With Cataracts (Don't You Remember, Don't You Know?)
| Artist | Song | |
| Adolf Hofner & His San Antonians (1941) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (1957) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1946) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Caballo Dorado (~2000) | Cotton-Eyed Joe (sung in Spanish) | |
| Charlie McCoy and His Harmonica (1996) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Chieftains feat Ricky Skaggs (1992) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Darcie Deaville (1991) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Don Reno & Red Smiley (1957) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Fatboy Slim vs. Rednex (~2000) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| George Chambers (2001) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Hampton the Hamster (~2000) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Isaac Payton Sweat (1997) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Michelle Shocked feat Alison Kraus (1992) | Prodigal Daughter and Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Otto Waalkes (2003) | Cotton-Eyed Hex (sung in German) | |
| Pam Gadd (1996) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band (1985) | Caught in the Act | |
| Rednex (1995) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Tom Paxton (1977) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Walter Brennan (1963) | Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
| Willie Nelson & Johnny Gimble (1980) | Jumpin' Cotton-Eyed Joe | |
Comment:
Lyrics to "Cotton-Eyed Joe" are in print as far back as 1925. Depending which legend you prefer, the reference is either to the cloudy appearance of the eyes with untreated cataracts, or to a guy who took "a cotton to" (a liking to) the ladies. In either case, Joe used his evil eye powers to steal my fiancTe, and here I sit, still unmarried, 40 years later.Originally a folk blues song, it morphed in the 1940s into a country/bluegrass standard. In the 1990s it received musicdom's most prestigious recognition by being included (Rednex version) in Jock Jams (-: All time best version, IMHO, is by the Austin-area
fiddler and vocalist Darcie Deaville.
Although the song's origins are lost in antiquity,
you can hear an authentic version from 1939
by Elmo Newcomer in the
Lomax collection.
Feedback:
Amazing! ( Walter Brennan!??!!? I had no idea. ) -- I have some pretty good versions by Doc Watson, Katy Kallick, Keith Little & the Highwood String Band, if you'd like to add them in to an expanded version.
I love this kind of stuff. I have several I made long ago of millions of covers, but I haven't put them on CD yet. You give me courage!
WOW! AMAZING!
I like it.
Woo-hoo! I've thought about doing this with "Stagger Lee" and variations . . . also "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," not because it should be done but because it can. I've looked at all your mixes, and my hat is off to you.
I missed this...don't know the song but props for it!
This mix has been included in "Never Too Much of a Good Thing" - opening today at the AoTM Exhibitions page.
Props for Bob Wills! As an Okie girl I have some pride for my hometown and Bob Wills ghost is still haunting the Cains Ballroom. Awesome mix.
Nina Simone does a version or two - but then, she does a version of everything.