Motherless Child Day

My Mother died at the age of 93 in the fall of 2018.
I miss her and will not be sending a card…

https://youtu.be/7PUM0W1gjPs?list=RD7PUM0W1gjPs

Overton Vertis Wright – Motherless Child(1939-1980)

“Sometimes I feel like a motherless child…”

https://youtu.be/Zj8v8yHKkD0?list=RDZj8v8yHKkD0

Mother’s Blues · Lead Belly

https://youtu.be/TZip_br_v3w?list=RDTZip_br_v3w

Julia (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles “Julia” was written for John’s mother, Julia Lennon (1914–1958), who was killed by a car driven by a drunk off-duty police officer when John was 17 years old. Julia Lennon had encouraged her son’s interest in music and bought him his first guitar.

https://youtu.be/OIW4ARVbhrw?list=RDOIW4ARVbhrw

Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (BB)

https://youtu.be/ceOmwUPYR2c?list=RDceOmwUPYR2c

Elmore James – Mean Mistreatin’ Mama

https://youtu.be/lcY5SQECqks?list=RDlcY5SQECqks

J.J. Cale – Crazy Mama

https://youtu.be/BgOsWyG4UMg?list=RDBgOsWyG4UMg

Steppenwolf – Hey Lawdy Mama

https://youtu.be/aOr1nV9p_XE?list=RDaOr1nV9p_XE

Heart – Mother Earth Blues

https://youtu.be/CV-l8ydHbM4?list=RDCV-l8ydHbM4

Son Seals – Mother Blues

https://youtu.be/sMmTkKz60W8?list=RDsMmTkKz60W8

Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd

https://youtu.be/1bwZSEtoUVU?list=RD1bwZSEtoUVU

Tell Mama ~ Etta James

Tell Mama: The Music of Etta James - FRINGE WORLD Festival - Perth

https://youtu.be/OusADDs_3ps?list=RDOusADDs_3ps

Mother’s Little Helper

https://youtu.be/tXiLzAw9dSQ?list=RDtXiLzAw9dSQ

Prince Motherless Child Live!

https://youtu.be/A-mRHNAeJXE?list=RDA-mRHNAeJXE

Deep Moaning Blues (Ma Rainey, 1928)

https://youtu.be/5alA8gpxQmE?list=RD5alA8gpxQmE

Big Mama Thornton – Everything Gonna Be Alright

https://youtu.be/hcikD_DX15A?list=RDhcikD_DX15A

Nina Simone: Blues For Mama

https://youtu.be/LWs70QtBqI4?list=RDLWs70QtBqI4

Lightnin’ Hopkins-Mama Blues

https://youtu.be/OemxVkDk3GM

Boardinghouse Blues (1948) | Moms Mabley Dusty Fletcher

Motherless Child and Motherless Children Blues

https://youtu.be/vmj23UrVF80?list=RDvmj23UrVF80

This video is part of an interactive feature that follows the trail of the women who changed American music and then vanished without a trace. The footage shows one of only two known records of “Motherless Child Blues,” sung by Elvie Thomas.

https://youtu.be/Su50hm-VeQo?list=RDSu50hm-VeQo

Joe Bonamassa Official – “Motherless Children” – British Blues Explosion Live

https://youtu.be/h9d2ZeAvBgA?list=RDh9d2ZeAvBgA

Eric Clapton – Motherless Children (Live In San Diego)

https://youtu.be/8LWoC9J3qzM?list=RD8LWoC9J3qzM

Bob Dylan – Motherless Children

https://youtu.be/7v8bbThyG-U?list=RD7v8bbThyG-U

Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton: ‘Motherless Child Blues

https://youtu.be/ZXg9UFUXFXU?list=RDZXg9UFUXFXU

Odetta – Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

https://youtu.be/894v6kNSYu8?list=RD894v6kNSYu8

Louis Armstrong – Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

https://youtu.be/mqs0CVJrfok?list=RDmqs0CVJrfok

Memphis Slim – (Sometimes I Feel Like A) Motherless Child

https://youtu.be/2SY_h4pqhNY

Odetta - Sometimes i feel like a motherless child - YouTube

Blind Willie Johnson “Mother’s Children Have A Hard Time”

https://youtu.be/8XgCpfKRa4I?list=RD8XgCpfKRa4I

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Basie)

https://youtu.be/Jtb0PNSfviE?list=RDJtb0PNSfviE

Harmonica Paul – Motherless Child

https://youtu.be/RxyORqdqKxw?list=RDRxyORqdqKxw

Motherless Children – Son House

https://youtu.be/IcmGBVFbZoI

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan

https://youtu.be/brCD_QVc91k?list=RDbrCD_QVc91k

The Early Years 1944-1948 by Sarah Vaughan | CD | Barnes & Noble®

SARAH VAUGHAN SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD (1944)

https://youtu.be/rlkYc0_EkAk?list=RDrlkYc0_EkAk

RICHIE HAVENS ~ Motherless Child ~

https://youtu.be/1e5TMUB2IKI

Ray Brown, Milt Jackson, Vocal Marion Williams – Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

https://youtu.be/oA_55K75kOY?list=RDoA_55K75kOY

VAN MORRISON ~ Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

“At this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when every day is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved.”

~Nina Simone