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Kansas City - 8.26.12 Cigar Box Guitar Fest - Kansas City Missouri

The KC CBG fest is hosted by Kevin Kraft. Held at BB's Lawnside BBQ & Blues. This is the real deal for blues and BBQ in a town that loves both. 8.26.12. I'm going to try the combination plate. ;}

Kansas City

I'm going to [I] Kansas City, Kansas City here I come.

I'm going to [IV] Kansas City, Kansas City here I come.

They got some [V] crazy little women there and

[IV] I’m gonna get me [I] one.

Gonna stand on the corner of Twelfth Street & Vine.

I'’ll be standing on the corner on the corner of Twelfth Street & Vine.

With my Kansas City baby and a bottle of Kansas City wine.

Well I might take a train I might take a plane,

but if I have to walk I'm gonna get there just the same.

I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come.

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I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come

They got some crazy little women there and I’m gonna get me one.

by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952. First recorded by Little Willie Littlefield the same year.
Later became a #1 hit when it was recorded by Wilbert Harrison in 1959.

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Comment by Uncle John on July 19, 2012 at 8:00am: Hey, C. Got the info off to you.

Comment by Mr.C on July 8, 2012 at 6:42pm: Send me some info on that i have a sister in kc

Comment by Uncle John on July 5, 2012 at 8:52pm: Ha, good one eK!

Thanks Letha. Loved your latest too.

Comment by Letha Allen on July 5, 2012 at 8:49pm: Loved this John. Nice sound and good song. Love harp too! Thanks!

Comment by eK on July 5, 2012 at 8:25pm: Nice performance from one of my favorite duos here.

Apparently John lives what he sings too. Seems he's got himself one of those "little women" he's talkin'' about.

Comment by Uncle John on July 4, 2012 at 6:36pm: Ah... Phillip. I did not know that. You sir, are a musicologist.

Comment by Phillip Robert on July 4, 2012 at 3:45pm: Many thanks Uncle John for that nice song....legendary Leiber and Stoller wrote that marvelous tune and many others i love, like "Hound Dog"......°<[:-) [---]==={...

Comment by Uncle John on July 3, 2012 at 7:38pm: Very good, Delvero and Ms D!

Comment by Delvero on July 3, 2012 at 7:18pm: Well Uncle John and Aunt Linda, hope you can find room for a couple of distant relatives from Detroit there at the festival this year! Planning on making the trek this year if all goes! Hope too see you then!!