Rockin' Johnny Burgin - Empty Bed Blues

Album: Greetings From Greaseland | Official Website: johnnyburgin.com/ | Buy Album: johnnyburgin.com/discography/... | Lyrics:
I love my baby.
She ran off with another guy.
Love my baby.
She ran off with another guy.
I’m feeling so lost,
I feel like I could die.
A bed without a woman
Is like a body without a soul.
A bed without a woman
It’s like a body without a soul.
I lay here dreaming about my baby,
My heart feels like a hole.
What’d you say I did?
I see her face,
I call her name,
And ask her to come home.
I see her face,
I call her name,
I asked her to come home.
I wake up cold in my bedroom,
Crying all alone.
I can’t even find my baby,
I can’t even call her on the phone.
I can’t even find my baby,
(I asked over all town, I can’t call her on the phone.)
I reach out for my baby,
All I feel is cold.
One more time!
Thanks to madaroxana9222 for the lyrics
Johnny had a bang-up year in ’23, earning a BMA Nomination for Best Traditional Blues Artist and playing 200 dates across the US, Mexico, Japan and Europe. But if you’d told him this would be his career when he was in High School, he wouldn’t have belived you. Johnny grew up in Misssissippi and South Carolina and went to University of Chicago with the intention of becoming a writer. When a friend took him out to a West Side ghetto club to hear the blues singer Tail Dragger, it was a conversion moment. The blues came to life for Johnny and he fell headfirst into the vibrant Chicago blues scene. Choosing the blues clubs over the library, Johnny eagerly absorbed the lessons from the blues masters who practiced their craft nightly. By persistence and practice, Johnny gained a spot in Tail Dragger, and started gigging and recording with traditional blues veterans like Sam Lay, Billy Boy Arnold, and Pinetop Perkins. By the late 90s, Johnny was working regularly in Chicagoland blues clubs under his own name. Johnny started a Monday night residency at The Smoke Daddy in Wicker Park, featuring vocalist Jimmy Burns. Their success led to a record deal with Delmark and the first of several European tours.
The shangri-la of being “King of Division Street” eventually ran its course. In the early aughts, Johnny dropped off the scene entirely to raise a daughter. When the music eventually called Johnny back, his comeback was noted by The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Blues Guide, and the Dutch blues magazine BLOCK. As noted blues producer Dick Shurman wrote, “Johnny’s skills, passion and commitment were undiminished.” His move to the Bay Area in 2016 led to a creative burst and his most notable recordings. Johnny had always done road work, but during this time, he grew into the role of the constantly touring road warrior he’s known as today.
Johnny’s produced eleven CDs as a leader to his credit and dozens more as a sideman. He’s recorded with veterans like Johnny Sansone, Paul DeLay, Bob Corritore, and Jimmy Burns as well as up and comers like Aki Kumar, Joel Astley, and Ben Levin. Johnny’s developed from a young guitar slinger and local blues hero to a matured bluesman, fully fledged singer and the confident and engaging bandleader. In recent years, he has been a resident instructor at the Pinetop Perkins Foundation and the Chicago Blues Guitar Workshop and has developed a loyal following on KZbin channel for his weekly looks at the blues guitar greats. Johnny’s recordings have evolved from being very Chicago-centric, to a fusion of West Coast and Chicago styles, and finally,to a more inclusive, international approach. His latest CD, No Border Blues Japan, is the first American compilation of the underground Japanese blues scene.
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I don't see anything wrong with the lyrics. This song is the perfect Sock-eyed bedroom blues baby. Keep up the good tunes man!

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My father was a callous man, or, he appeared to be. Can’t forget the evening my view of him changed. Summer night, breeze stirring, I was home from university and mucking about with friends. Arrived home quietly, heard soft sounds from the backyard. I approached quietly and stood in the dark where I could see but not be seen. He was seated at a small fire, the light shining on his face. A small radio played a soft tune. His face shone from tears. I went inside quietly, but saw a small change in his eyes, a humanity, after that day and our relationship improved even though I never told him . Years later, I would play the song he was listening to that night in my car, and think of his expression softening. Peace to all Cheers, Don

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Bellissimo Blues❤

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Great song, as always :) It was a pleasure to listen to. Here is my transcription of the lyrics, though I’m not 100% sure about the one I put in brackets: I love my baby. She ran off with another guy. Love my baby. She ran off with another guy. I’m feeling so lost, I feel like I could die. A bed without a woman Is like a body without a soul. A bed without a woman It’s like a body without a soul. I lay here dreaming about my baby, My heart feels like a hole. What’d you say I did? I see her face, I call her name, And ask her to come home. I see her face, I call her name, I asked her to come home. I wake up cold in my bedroom, Crying all alone. I can’t even find my baby, I can’t even call her on the phone. I can’t even find my baby, (I asked over all town, I can’t call her on the phone.) I reach out for my baby, All I feel is cold. One more time!

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