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Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
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Wikipedia article
"'Hand Me Down My Walking Cane'" is a song written by African-American James A. Bland in 1880. It has acquired the status of a folk song, and is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 11,733.
Recordings
The song has been recorded many times, in a variety of styles including country, cajun, jazz, mountain, bluegrass, rock and roll, and acoustic and electric blues. Recordings by artists having Wikipedia articles include:
* Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett (1926)
* Kelly Harrell (1926), Victor 20103
* Earl Johnson (1927) (unreleased)
* Ernest V. Stoneman (1927) Edison Record 11481
* Sid Harkreader and Grady Moore (1927) Paramount Records 3022
* Karl Radlach and His Orchestra (directed by Bernie Cummins) (1930)
* Cloma Breaux (1937), Decca 17059
* Jerry Lee Lewis (1956), Sun Records
* Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album '101 Gang Songs' (1961)
* Vern Williams and Ray Parks (1966), 'The Cabale, Berkeley, CA'
* Norman Blake, 'Whiskey Before Breakfast' (1976)
* The Knitters, 'Poor Little Critter on the Road' (1985)
* On 'The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1 (192627)', Document Recordshttps://www.amazon.com/Skillet-Lickers-Vol-1-1926-1927/dp/B001W4GCAK
* Robert Earl Keen, 'Gravitational Forces ' (2001), Lost Highway Records
* Michael Knott (2003), 'Spring 2003 Tour CD #2', independent
* Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (2005)
* Junior Wells and Pistol Pete (bluesman), 'Chicago Blues Jam Vol. 5' (DVD) (2005)
* Charlie Byrd and the Charlie Byrd Ensemble (2008), 'Great Chefs. Great Music'
* Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers (2009), 'Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers', Klang Industries
* Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
* Tex Morton
* Carson Robison
References in other songs
*The 1945 song "Look on Yonder Wall" includes the line "Look on yonder wall, hand me down my walkin' cane".
*"Please Don't Bury Me", on John Prine's 1973 album 'Sweet Revenge', has the line "Hand me down my walking cane / It's a sin to tell a lie", which also references the 1936 song "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"
*The opening line of the 1976 song "The Rubberband Man" from the album 'Happiness Is Being with the Spinners' is "Hand me down my walking cane / Hand me down my hat" (lyrics Linda Creed, music Thom Bell).
* The 1985 Dire Straits song "Walk of Life" includes the lyric "Here comes Johnny, gonna tell you the story / Hand me down my walkin' shoes".
* The 2002 Guy Clark song "Soldiers Joy, 1864" includes the lyric "Hand me down my walking cane / I aint cut out for war".
*Bob Dylan sings the line "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" in his song "Ain't Talkin'" on his 2006 album 'Modern Times'.
References
Category:1880 songs
Category:1926 singles
Category:American songs
Category:Blackface minstrel songs
Category:Jerry Lee Lewis songs
Category:Songs written by James A. Bland
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