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I have some more videos to share with you, gentle readers (all four of you). No, they are not new wave. They’re nothing but pure unadulterated awesome.

Shake Rattle and Roll (Big Joe Turner, with the original very naughty lyrics):

St Louis Blues (Bessie Smith and her AMAZING voice, from the 1929 short film of the same name):

These two songs were staples of the summer of 2006, when the temperatures hovered around 100+ degrees every day and the daily subtropical storms that normally cool things down just wouldn’t come. It was like living in a tinder box, and I worked in a hot restaurant serving hotter food. The only bit of relief, obviously, was a bit of hot jazz and cool blues. And sweet tea. Lots of sweet tea.