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Must've Been The Devil

from Country Supper by Robert Connely Farr

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This song is a rendition of an old Skip James song "It Must've Been The Devil" - a rendition taught to me by Jimmy "Duck" Holmes in his juke joint the Blue Front Cafe. My understanding is Jimmy learned it from Jack Owens (who probably learned or heard it from Skip)

from Richard Séguin...
"It Must have Been The Devil” has a chronology of its own and the song changed over the years. It was first recorded by Skip James in 1931 under the title “Devil Got My Woman.” These early recordings, made in the midst of the Great Depression, sold poorly and drifted into obscurity, as did James himself. James was rediscovered in 1964 and made new recordings of most of his repertoire, including ‘Devil Got My Woman.” He died in 1969 at the age of 67 and the following year, musicologist David Evans met Jack Owens during a field trip to Bentonia. In 1970, he recorded Owens and blues harp player Bud Spires playing a number of songs on Owens’ porch, including the landmark recording of “It Must Have Been The Devil”, a song about isolation, betrayal and the supernatural. Evans was later quoted as saying “Hearing Jack Owens singing out across the fields late at night is one of the most moving experiences I have ever had.”

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Must’ve been the Devil
changed my woman’s mind
Must’ve been the Devil
Lawd changed my woman’s mind
Must’ve been the Devil
Lawd took my woman away
Must’ve been the Devil
Lawd I know she would’ve stayed

Come back woman
come back woman
Yeah come back woman
Lord gimme one more chance
Got my mind a wondering
wondering like a wild geese from the west

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from Country Supper, released November 20, 2020
original song written: Jack Owens
song performed as taught to Farr by Bentonia, Mississippi bluesman Jimmy "Duck" Homes

vocals: Robert Connely Farr
guitar: Robert Connely Farr & Jon Wood
bass: Tom "Tommy Ribs" Hillifer
drums: Jay Bundy Johnson

Recorded at Hipposonic Music in Vancouver, BC
Tracked & Engineered by: Liam Moes
Mixed & Mastered: Jon Wood

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Robert Connely Farr Vancouver, British Columbia

“Thunderous back alley blues”
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Robert Connely Farr is from Bolton, Mississippi, home of Charley Patton, Sam Chatmon & the Mississippi Sheiks. He currently resides in Vancouver, BC. A friend & protege of Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, his music is rooted in the Bentonia Style of the Delta Blues - a style originated not far from his home in rural Mississippi. ... more

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