I was going to include this video of "Trouble So Hard" in the post I did on Paolo Nutini earlier this month. But then I decided that the song deserved a separate post. I like Nutini's reggae take on this blues song.
This song goes back to a recording by Vera Hall (1902-1964). It was made for the Library of Congress during the 30's or 40's as part of a project to document musical style around the United States.
The song came to prominence in 1999 when Moby sampled the song as part of his recording "Natural Blues". In Moby's recording Hall's original vocals were used, but here is a video of him performing it with Jill Scott and the Blue Man Group.
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