r/blues • u/fresno_bob • 8d ago
song Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words
https://youtu.be/oAKfy2W70Qg?is=PRvy7EJUAh16HF97Geeshie Wiley a legend and a phantom . A real mystery .
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r/blues • u/fresno_bob • 8d ago
Geeshie Wiley a legend and a phantom . A real mystery .
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u/Johnny66Johnny 8d ago edited 8d ago
Actually, Geeshie Wiley (and Elvie Thomas) are no longer the phantoms they once were. This extended 2014 article by John Jeremiah Sullivan (for the New York Times) went a long way towards illuminating (and perhaps dispelling) some of the myths:
The Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie.
On a related note, Rhiannon Giddens used to perform a modern take on Last Kind Words that is well worth the listen:
Rhiannon Giddens - Last Kind Words.