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Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (April 12, 1915 - December 17, 1975) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer.
Career
Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1915 (although some sources say 1917). He originally played piano, but began playing guitar when he was 20. He moved to Chicago in 1942.
He became a full-time musician around 1957 but remained unknown outside of the Chicago area where he played small clubs in the black neighborhoods and also at the open-air Maxwell Street Market. He was known for his electrified slide guitar playing roughly styled after that of Elmore James, his cheap Japanese Teisco guitars, and his raucous boogie beats. He was also famed among guitar players for having six fingers on his left hand.
After hearing Taylor with his band, the HouseRockers (Brewer Phillips on second guitar and Ted Harvey on drums) in 1970 at Florence's Lounge on Chicago's South Side, Bruce Iglauer - at the time a shipping clerk for Delmark Records - tried to get him signed by his employer. Having no success getting Delmark to sign Taylor, Iglauer formed a small record label with a $2500 inheritance and recorded Taylor's debut album, Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, on his fledgling Alligator Records in 1971. It was the first release on Alligator, now a major blues label. It was recorded in a studio in just two nights. Iglauer began managing and booking the band, which toured nationwide and performed with Muddy Waters and Big Mama Thornton.[citation needed] The band became particularly popular in the Boston area, where Taylor inspired a young protégé named George Thorogood. A live album Live At Joe's Place documented a Boston appearance from 1972.
Their second release, Natural Boogie, was recorded in late 1973, and led to greater acclaim and touring. In 1975, Taylor and his band toured Australia and New Zealand with Freddie King and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. His third Alligator album, Beware of the Dog, was recorded live in 1974 but was only released after his death. More posthumous releases occurred as well, including Genuine Houserocking Music and Release the Hound, on the Alligator label as well as some bootleg live recordings.
Taylor died of lung cancer in 1975, and was buried in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Taylor was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1984.[citation needed]
Discography
Hound Dog Taylor and The HouseRockers (1971)(Alligator Records)
Natural Boogie (1974)(Alligator Records)
Beware The Dog! (1976)(Alligator Records)
Genuine Houserocking Music (1982)(Alligator Records)
Hound Dog Taylor - Deluxe Edition (1999)(Alligator Records)
Release The Hound (2004)(Alligator Records)
Legacy
George Thorogood dedicated "The Sky Is Crying" (song 9) to "the memory of the late great Hound Dog Taylor" on his Live album (EMI America CDP 7 46329 2).
Sadie
Hound Dog Taylor Lyrics
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Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Oh Sadie, will you come back home tonight
I love you, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
You don't love me, why didn't you let me know
Oh lord, why didn't you let me know
I called her, and I called her on the phone
I called her, and I called her on the phone
Some maid told me that she wasn't at home
I've got it and I roll up to her door
Got in my car and I rolled up to her door
She told me "I can't use you anymore"
Sadie, why do you treat me the way you do
Oh Sadie, how come you treat me the way you do
I love you, I don't love no one but you
I cry, I cry all night long
I cry, I cry all night long
Baby, you know your doing me wrong
I tell me, what you want your man to do?
Oh Sadie, what you want your man to do?
I love you, I don't love no one but you
Sadie, will you give me just one more chance
Oh lord, will you give me just one more chance
I'll prove it, oh lord I'm still a man
Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Oh lord, will you come back home tonight
I love you, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
Sadie, will you give me just one more chance
Oh lord, will you give me just one more chance
I love you, I'm gonna prove that I'm a man
The lyrics to "Sadie" by Hound Dog Taylor presents a man's plea to his former love, Sadie, to come back home and give their love another chance. The man is deeply in love, and he asserts that he will treat Sadie right if she comes back. He is confused and hurt as he does not understand why she left him in the first place. The chorus begs Sadie to return home and shows the man's vulnerability and desperation for love. As he pleads with her, he shows his genuine love for her.
The second verse reveals that the man has been trying to contact Sadie, but she has not been answering his phone calls. He even went to her house, but she told him that she can't use him anymore. His heartbreak shows as he continues to question Sadie’s reasons for leaving him. He tries to understand why she treated him the way she did, and ultimately comes back to his declaration of love. The man is willing to do anything to win Sadie back, and he promises to prove that he is still a man and that he is capable of loving her.
Overall, "Sadie" is a traditional blues song that tells the story of a man who has lost his love and trying to win her back. The lyrics portray the man’s vulnerability, desperation, and heartbreak. The repetition of the chorus, "Sadie, will you come back home tonight" underscores how much the man needs his love to return.
Line by Line Meaning
Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Asking Sadie to come back home.
Oh Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Repeating the request for Sadie to come back home.
I love you, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
Assuring Sadie that he loves her and will treat her well.
You don't love me, why didn't you let me know
Expressing confusion and hurt over Sadie not expressing her feelings about their relationship.
Oh lord, why didn't you let me know
Asking a higher power why Sadie didn't communicate her lack of love.
Maybe, somebody will let you go
Speculating that someone else may help Sadie leave the relationship.
I called her, and I called her on the phone
Attempting to contact Sadie via phone.
Some maid told me that she wasn't at home
Receiving information from someone else that Sadie is not home.
I've got it and I roll up to her door
Having an idea about what he should do and driving to Sadie's house.
Got in my car and I rolled up to her door
Further emphasizing that he drove to Sadie's house.
She told me "I can't use you anymore"
Sadie directly communicating to him that she can no longer continue the relationship.
Sadie, why do you treat me the way you do
Questioning why Sadie is treating him poorly.
Oh Sadie, how come you treat me the way you do
Repeating the question about why Sadie is treating him poorly.
I love you, I don't love no one but you
Reaffirming his love only for Sadie.
I cry, I cry all night long
Expressing how much he is hurting over the relationship.
Baby, you know your doing me wrong
Stating that Sadie is causing him pain and is in the wrong.
I tell me, what you want your man to do?
Asking Sadie what she wants him to do to show his love.
Oh Sadie, what you want your man to do?
Rephrasing the question, still asking what he can do to show his love.
Sadie, will you give me just one more chance
Asking for another chance with Sadie.
Oh lord, will you give me just one more chance
Asking a higher power for permission and help to get another chance with Sadie.
I'll prove it, oh lord I'm still a man
Promising to prove that he deserves another chance and asserting his masculinity.
Contributed by Alyssa P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Oh Sadie, will you come back home tonight
I love you, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
You don't love me, why didn't you let me know
Oh lord, why didn't you let me know
Maybe, somebody will let you go
I called her, and I called her on the phone
I called her, and I called her on the phone
Some maid told me that she wasn't at home
I've got it and I roll up to her door
Got in my car and I rolled up to her door
She told me "I can't use you anymore"
Sadie, why do you treat me the way you do
Oh Sadie, how come you treat me the way you do
I love you, I don't love no one but you
I cry, I cry all night long
I cry, I cry all night long
Baby, you know your doing me wrong
I tell me, what you want your man to do?
Oh Sadie, what you want your man to do?
I love you, I don't love no one but you
Sadie, will you give me just one more chance
Oh lord, will you give me just one more chance
I'll prove it, oh lord I'm still a man
Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Oh lord, will you come back home tonight
I love you, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
Sadie, will you give me just one more chance
Oh lord, will you give me just one more chance
I love you, I'm gonna prove that I'm a man
jordanaya
One of the greatest blues songs ever..
Roxanne Kilby
One of a kind.. I just love signature sounds.
Jose Blues
Muy bueno, para estar en casa, con buenos amigos, tomando unas copas ,y con este gran tema de Hound Dong, de fondo.autentico,, genuino...
Roberto Aguirre
WOW! Simply amazing, Chicago Blues at its best.
Cora Visser
Brilliant love this what a legends we have.
Tony Conway
This guy invented the groove
David Lee
Loving you Hound Dog tonight and for all eternity thank you for getting thru to me this late in the game. You really had somethin’ else man really somethin special .
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Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Oh Sadie, will you come back home tonight
I love you, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
You don't love me, why didn't you let me know
Oh lord, why didn't you let me know
Maybe, somebody will let you go
I called her, and I called her on the phone
I called her, and I called her on the phone
Some maid told me that she wasn't at home
I've got it and I roll up to her door
Got in my car and I rolled up to her door
She told me "I can't use you anymore"
Sadie, why do you treat me the way you do
Oh Sadie, how come you treat me the way you do
I love you, I don't love no one but you
I cry, I cry all night long
I cry, I cry all night long
Baby, you know your doing me wrong
I tell me, what you want your man to do?
Oh Sadie, what you want your man to do?
I love you, I don't love no one but you
Sadie, will you give me just one more chance
Oh lord, will you give me just one more chance
I'll prove it, oh lord I'm still a man
Sadie, will you come back home tonight
Oh lord, will you come back home tonight
I love you, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
Sadie, will you give me just one more chance
Oh lord, will you give me just one more chance
I love you, I'm gonna prove that I'm a man
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