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This is the same as Cocaine Blues. I have both songs, but one just
says transfusion, and the other says cocaine. but it's right, though.
-macg1 | 10/25/2005 | Song: Transfusion Blues
By Johnny Cash
Original music and lyrics by traditional, T.J. Arnall
On audio album Now, There Was a Song! (1960)
This cover is credited to Roy Hogsed, which we think is a mistake. The confusion is probably due to the fact that Roy Hogsed had a little hit with a cover version of "Cocaine Blues". Finally, note that the song was renamed "Transfusion Blues" because cocaine was taboo. Interestingly, when Johnny Cash released this song under the original title "Cocaine Blues" in 1968 it was again credited to T.J. Arnall.
Cover hierarchy
Little Sadie written by traditional ()
Little Sadie by Clarence Tom Ashley (1930)
Cocaine Blues by Slumber Nichols' Western Aces (1947)
Cocaine Blues by Roy Hogsed (1947)
Transfusion Blues by Johnny Cash (1960)
Cocaine Blues by George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1978)
Cocaine Blues by Hans Theessink & Blue Groove (1993)
Cocaine Blues by Hank Williams III (1999)
Little Sadie by Bob Dylan (June 8, 1970)
Bad Lee Brown by John Dilleshaw (1997)
-lmofle | 10/25/2005 | Oh, cocaine was taboo? I didn't know that.
People were singing about cocaine before the
song.I thought it was written as transfusion
blues, then Johnny changed it to cocaine
blues because he thought that it sounded better.Bob Dylan has a song called cocaine blues, but they're different words.
-macg1 | 12/10/2005 |
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