Georgia White: I'll Keep Sittin' On It

Track

I'll Keep Sittin' On It (If I Can't Sell It)

Artist

Georgia White (vocals)

CD

Georgia White: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: 1936-37

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Musicians:

Georgia White (vocals), John Lindsay (bass), Ikey Robinson (guitar),

Richard M. Jones (piano)

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Composed by Alexandra Furmark Hill & Andy Razaf

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Albumcovergeorgiawhite-completeworks-volume2-1936-1937

Rating: 85/100 (learn more)

"When you want something good," Georgia White advises, "you've got to spend your jack." This track illustrates how, by the mid-1930s, the risqué tradition of jazz and blues as bedfellows in bawdy houses had been commodified. Through the voyeuristic medium of a phonograph, respectable folks could peek into dens of iniquity without risk of exposure or social disease. But, as Miss White makes clear, it's still cash on the barrelhead. A shrewd businesswoman with a chair to sell, she also has an ax to grind. Evidently some no-account ne'er-do-well has suggested that she give it away. Don't hold your breath!

Reviewer: Alan Kurtz

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