Willie Bryant
Willie Bryant (August 30, 1908 – February 9, 1964) was an American jazz bandleader, vocalist, and disc jockey.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bryant grew up in Chicago and took trumpet lessons to little success. His first job in entertainment was dancing in the Whitman Sisters Show in 1926. He worked in various vaudeville productions for the next several years, and in 1934 he appeared in the show Chocolate Revue with Bessie Smith.
In 1934, he put together his first big band, which at times included Teddy Wilson, Cozy Cole, Johnny Russell, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Eddie Durham, Ram Ramirez, and Taft Jordan. They recorded six times between 1935 and 1938; Bryant sings on 18 of the 26 sides recorded.
Once his ensemble disbanded, Bryant worked in acting and disc jockeying. He recorded R&B in 1945 and led another big band between 1946 and 1948. During September and October 1949, he hosted Uptown Jubilee, a short-lived all-black variety show on CBS-TV . The show aired on Tuesday nights.
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- Dope & Glory: Reefer Songs der 30er & 40er Jahre released: 2002
- Swingin' Uptown: The Big Band 1923-1952 released: 1998
- Viper Mad Blues: 25 Songs of Dope and Depravity released: 1991
Dope & Glory: Reefer Songs der 30er & 40er Jahre
Released 2002- Sendin' the Vipers
- Viper's Drag
- When I Get Low I Get High
- I'm Gonna Get High
- Spinach Song
- Do You Dig My Jive
- Ol' Man River
- Knockin Myself Out
- Reefer Man
- The Man From Harlem
- Here Comes the Man With the Jive
- If You're a Viper
- Texas Tea Party
- Light Up
- Jack I'm Mellow
- Sweet Marihuana Brown
- Viper Mad
- Weed Smoker's Dream
- The 'G' Man Got the 'T' Man
- All the Jive Is Gone
- The Stuff Is Here
- Weed
- Knockin' Myself Out
- If You're a Viper
- Save the Roach for Me
Swingin' Uptown: The Big Band 1923-1952
Released 1998- Franky and Johnny
- Chinatown, My Chinatown
- Blues of Avalon
- Strange Enchantment
- Sunday
- Rose Room
- Yellow Fire
- Mother Fuzzy
- A-La-Bridges
- Flo-Flo
- Sepia Panorama
- Embraceable You
- Tea for Two
- Dig Me, Honey
- Midnight Stroll
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Wonderful Thing
- Hallelujah!
- Idiot's Delight
- Manteca
- Blue Fields
- April in Paris
Viper Mad Blues: 25 Songs of Dope and Depravity
Released 1991- Kickin' the Gong Around
- Dope Head Blues
- Cocaine Habit Blues
- Pipe Dream Blues
- Smoking Reefers
- Take a Whiff on Me
- Killin' Jive
- You'Se a Viper
- The Stuff Is Here and It's Mellow
- Reefer Man
- The Onyx Hop
- Knockin' Myself Out
- Junker's Blues
- Reefer-Hound Blues
- The Reefer Song
- I'm Feelin' High and Happy
- When I Get Low, I Get High
- Ol' Man River (Smoke a Little Tea)
- Blue Reefer Blues
- Cocaine
- Reefer Head Woman
- Willie the Weeper
- Cocaine Blues
- Blue Drag
- A Viper's Moan
Born: 1908-08-30
Died: 1964-02-09
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We Would've Broken Up Once You Heard This Song Anyway
by: Ally Burnett[Verse 1:]
I want you to know that when I leave
It'll be the last you'll ever see of me
I tried so damn hard to fix you
To make you believe in what I see
If you wanna be broken, be broken
I won't dare try to mend you again
I've tried my best to get through
But there's no getting in
[Chorus:]
When I go, I'll pack my bags
Won't leave a note
No second chance
No, that's all we wrote
[Verse 2:]
I tell myself that this time
Something's gonna change
That you'll look into my eyes
And your heart will fall in place
Well you need space
Darling, you're such a headache
I'm not sure
How much I can take
[Chorus:]
When I go, I'll pack my bags
Won't leave a note
No second chance
No, that's all we wrote
When I go, I won't be back
Don't ask me for
A second chance
No, that's all I wrote
[Bridge:]
Drop everything baby
The bottle is calling
Whoa, you're sinking
Fall down, pass out
No you can't feel a thing
And if you start to honey
Just keep drinking
[Chorus:]
When I go, I'll pack my bags
Won't leave a note
No second chance
No, that's all we wrote
When I go, I won't be back
Don't ask me for
A second chance
No, that's all I wrote
[Bridge:]
Drop everything baby
The bottle is calling
Whoa, you're sinking (sinking)
Fall down, pass out
No you can't feel a thing
And if you start to honey