Life and career
Joseph Benjamin Hutto was born in Blackville, South Carolina, the fifth of seven children. His family moved to Augusta, Georgia when Hutto was three years old. His father, Calvin, was a preacher and Hutto, along with his three brothers and three sisters, formed a gospel group called The Golden Crowns, singing in local churches. Hutto's father died in 1949, and the family relocated to Chicago. Hutto served as a draftee in the Korean War in the early 1950s, driving trucks in combat zones.
In Chicago, Hutto took up the drums and played with Johnny Ferguson and his Twisters. He also tried the piano before settling on the guitar and playing on the streets with the percussionist Eddie 'Porkchop' Hines. After adding Joe Custom on second guitar, they started playing club gigs, and harmonica player George Mayweather joined after sitting in with the band. Hutto named his band J.B. Hutto & The Hawks, after the wind that blows in Chicago. A recording session in 1954 resulted in the release of two singles on the Chance label and a second session later the same year, with the band supplemented by pianist Johnny Jones, produced a third.
Later in the 1950s Hutto became disenchanted with music, and gave it up after a woman broke his guitar over her husband's head one night in a club where he was performing; during the next eleven years Hutto worked as a janitor in a funeral home to supplement his income. He returned to the music industry in the mid-1960s, with a new version of the Hawks featuring Herman Hassell on bass and Frank Kirkland on drums. His recording career resumed with, first, a session for Vanguard Records released on the compilation album Chicago/the Blues/Today! Vol. 1, and then albums for Testament and Delmark. The 1968 Delmark album, Hawk Squat!, which featured Sunnyland Slim on organ and piano, and Maurice McIntyre on tenor saxophone, is regarded as his best work on album up to this point.
After Hound Dog Taylor died in 1975, Hutto took over his band the Houserockers for a time. In the late 1970s he moved to Boston and recruited a new band which he called J.B. Hutto & The New Hawks, with whom he recorded further studio albums for the Varrick label. His 1983 Varrick album Slippin' & Slidin', the last of his career and later reissued on CD as Rock With Me Tonight, has been described as "near-perfect".
Death and Legacy
In the early 1980s, Hutto returned to Illinois, where he was diagnosed with cancer. He died in 1983, at the age of 57, in Harvey. He was interred at Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.
In 1985, the Blues Foundation inducted Hutto into its Hall of Fame. His nephew, Lil' Ed Williams (of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials) has carried on his legacy, playing and singing in a style close to his uncle's.
A "J.B. Hutto" model guitar is often used to refer to a mid-1960s, red, Montgomery Ward Res-O-Glas Airline guitar. Although he was not a paid endorser, Hutto made the guitar famous by appearing with it on the cover of his Slidewinder album.
Tell Me Mama
J.B. Hutto Lyrics
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歌手名称：R&B
坏习惯 把课本翻烂
瞌睡虫快喀掉我的脑袋
不想管三顾茅庐赤壁大战
快醒来 出师表还有一段
Tell me why
天花乱坠神经错乱 怎么办
书到用时方恨少 活该
快叫 孔子站台
这样 妈妈不爱
快叫 爱因斯坦别再发呆
快叫 BABE赶快
趁着 爸爸不在
快叫 齐天大圣也一起high
跳起来 是这么的帅
高兴的话包睡袋睡在讲台
友情绑一绑变成了幸运带
靠过来 向孤单说声 bye bye
Tell me why
星星全都掉了下来 怎么办
Tell me why
地球因为你而逆转 ON MY
快叫 孔子站台
这样 妈妈不爱
快叫 爱因斯坦别再发呆
快叫 BABE赶快
趁着 爸爸不在
快叫 齐天大圣也一起high
Get down get down
Rap: 想起小的时候
叔叔伯伯说我很聪明
为什么现在感觉我的聪明一点都不行
昏黄灯光在摇摆 书上的字变蚂蚁
一步一步成群结队慢慢爬出我记忆
台风天的时候习惯去公园玩溜滑梯
快下雪的天气喜欢去麦当劳吹冷气
我的日记本里只会注明约会的日期
到底什么时候老师才会给我一点鼓励
没错 大雨过去总会看到天晴
总有一天你也可以变成 R&B
梦还没醒 下课钟已响起
收拾我的书包 准备迎接下一场游戏
快叫 孔子站台
这样 妈妈不爱
快叫 爱因斯坦别再发呆
快叫 BABE赶快
趁着 爸爸不在
快叫 齐天大圣也一起high
快叫 孔子站台
这样 妈妈不爱
快叫 爱因斯坦别再发呆
快叫 BABE赶快
趁着 爸爸不在
快叫 齐天大圣也一起high
The lyrics to R&B's Tell Me Why center around the struggles of a student, who is facing several issues while trying to focus on his studies. He talks about his bad habits of procrastination and getting distracted, leading to frustration and a lack of motivation. He wishes to know why he feels so lost and distracted all the time. The lyrics ask for help in understanding how to deal with these issues and become more productive.
The song also speaks about the desire for attention and praise from authority figures, in this case, the student's teachers. He wonders when he will receive encouragement from his teachers, and why he feels so alone and unmotivated. The lyrics ask for someone to take notice of the student's talents and intelligence, and acknowledge the struggles he faces.
Overall, the song 'Tell Me Why' expresses the universal struggle of students dealing with distractions, lack of motivation and seeking validation from authority figures. The lyrics aim to capture and vocalize these common issues and call upon listeners to relate to and find comfort in the shared struggle.
Line by Line Meaning
坏习惯 把课本翻烂
My bad habit is flipping through my textbooks recklessly.
瞌睡虫快喀掉我的脑袋
I'm so sleepy that I can barely keep my eyes open, and I feel like I'm about to fall asleep at any moment.
不想管三顾茅庐赤壁大战
I don't feel like paying attention to the Three Kingdoms period or the Battle of Red Cliff.
快醒来 出师表还有一段
I need to wake up, because there's still a section of the essay 'Memorial for Departing from Xuchang' that I haven't read yet.
Tell me why 天花乱坠神经错乱 怎么办
Can you tell me why I feel like my head is exploding and my nerves are all jumbled up?
Tell me why 书到用时方恨少 活该
Can you tell me why I'm regretting not studying harder now that it's come back to bite me?
快叫 孔子站台 这样 妈妈不爱
Quick, call for Confucius to come to my rescue. If I keep this up, my mom won't love me anymore.
快叫 爱因斯坦别再发呆
Quick, remind Einstein to stop daydreaming and focus on his work.
快叫 BABE赶快 趁着 爸爸不在
Quick, call Babe over while my dad's not home.
快叫 齐天大圣也一起high
Quick, call Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) and let's party together.
跳起来 是这么的帅
When we jump up, we look so cool.
高兴的话包睡袋睡在讲台
If we're happy, we'll roll up our sleeping bags and sleep in the classroom.
友情绑一绑变成了幸运带
By binding our friendship together, we've created a lucky charm.
靠过来 向孤单说声 bye bye
Let's come together and say goodbye to loneliness.
Tell me why 星星全都掉了下来 怎么办
Can you tell me why all the stars are falling from the sky and what we should do about it?
Tell me why 地球因为你而逆转 ON MY
Can you tell me why the Earth is reversed because of you, ON MY?
Get down get down
Get ready to dance.
想起小的时候 叔叔伯伯说我很聪明
I remember when my uncles and aunts used to tell me that I was so smart when I was younger.
为什么现在感觉我的聪明一点都不行
But now, why do I feel like I'm not smart at all?
昏黄灯光在摇摆 书上的字变蚂蚁
As the dim light sways, the words in my book seem to come alive and turn into ants crawling around.
一步一步成群结队慢慢爬出我记忆
Step by step, these memories come creeping out of my mind in groups.
台风天的时候习惯去公园玩溜滑梯
On typhoon days, I love to go to the park and play on the slide.
快下雪的天气喜欢去麦当劳吹冷气
When it's about to snow, I like to go to McDonald's and enjoy the air conditioning.
我的日记本里只会注明约会的日期
All I write in my diary are the dates of my secret rendezvous.
到底什么时候老师才会给我一点鼓励
When will I finally get some encouragement from my teacher?
没错 大雨过去总会看到天晴
That's right, after the heavy rain, the sky will always clear up eventually.
总有一天你也可以变成 R&B
Someday, you can become R&B too.
梦还没醒 下课钟已响起
Before we know it, the class bell rings and our dream hasn't even finished yet.
收拾我的书包 准备迎接下一场游戏
So I pack up my bag and get ready for the next adventure.
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