It was 100 years ago that Ethel Waters recorded "Down Home Blues" for the Black Swan Label.

One can listen to a youtube video of the record played on a Victrola!

Wow, the blues are with us still.


I never felt so lonesome before.
My friend has quit me, he's gone for sure.
He broke my heart, for I loved him true.
So now I'm worried, lonesome, and blue.
I got the blues on my mind,
I just feel like crying all the time.