turn your lamp down low

 

Muddy Waters

I thought of another thing that 

Blues music

and

Film Noir

have in common:  cigarette-smoking.  Very prevalent.

Under one of the noir-style movies on You Tube, there are often Comments -- "they sure smoked a lot back then"...

        It's quite true -- as if there was no surgeon general at all...

Yesterday we mentioned the "turn your lamp down low" song -- on You Tube, find the video titled,

Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones - Baby Please Don't Go - Live At Checkerboard Lounge

-- uploader, The Rolling Stones,

and Play - !

It's about 10 minutes, so you see the Stones come in -- it's just a nightclub, it isn't the giant stage in a giant stadium situation, it's quite unique!  The Rolling Stones enter through a door to the street, just like I would, as a customer - and they get a table, just like anyone.  

        In a little bit they go up and join Muddy Waters and they perform together.  Mr. Waters has the leadership position in that club -- he "owns the room" - in a gentle, humble way.

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