The lyrics to Betty & Dupree always vary slightly, depending on the performer, but this one seems to have whole verses that I've not heard before. It also has a pleasing amount of distortion from Smilin' Jack B's homemade instrument.
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Thursday, 6 February 2014
Smilin' Jack B's cigar box guitar
Another rendition of our eponymous theme song has appeared on YouTube. This one played on a cigar box guitar:
The lyrics to Betty & Dupree always vary slightly, depending on the performer, but this one seems to have whole verses that I've not heard before. It also has a pleasing amount of distortion from Smilin' Jack B's homemade instrument.
The lyrics to Betty & Dupree always vary slightly, depending on the performer, but this one seems to have whole verses that I've not heard before. It also has a pleasing amount of distortion from Smilin' Jack B's homemade instrument.
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Billy Lee Riley - Betty and Dupree
Havn't posted one of these songs for a while.
Here's a rockabilly version by Billy Lee Riley, better known for his hits "Red Hot" and "Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll"
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Etta James
In memory of Etta James, who recorded a handful of duets with Harvey Fuqua
under the pseudonym of Betty & Dupree.
under the pseudonym of Betty & Dupree.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Where's our name from?
For those of you wondering about the origins of our name, it comes from an old American folk ballad. There's many recorded versions, but our favourite is this 1958 rendition by "King of the Stroll" Chuck Willis
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