Cripple Creek Song

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Cripple creek song. Up on cripple creek which draws on the band s musical roots is sung from the viewpoint of a truck driver who goes to lake charles in louisiana to stay with a lover called bessie. A 1976 live performance of up on cripple creek appears in the band s. Girls up on cripple creek about half grown jump on a man like a dog on a bone i ll roll my britches up to my knees an wade in ol cripple creek when i please. When i get out of rehab i m going to get me some horse heroin.

Monroe s performing career. Cripple creek bill monroe buy this song. It was released as a edited single on capit. The song was written by lead guitarist robbie robertson and sung by.

William smith monroe september 13 1911 september 9 1996 was an american musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass which takes its name from his band the blue grass boys named for monroe s home state of kentucky. Up on cripple creek is the band s fifth song on their self titled second album which was released in 1969 on capital records. I ll make me my little freebasing station which involves drawing the now liquified narcotic. There is a substance abuse center that came up on a cripple creek heroin search but i don t know if that place was there back in the day when this song was written.

Cripple creek is an appalachian style folk song often in old time arrangement for the fiddle although it is played on stringed instruments such as the banjo. It was released as an edited single on capitol 2635 in november 1969 and reached no. Up on cripple creek was written by band guitarist robbie robertson with drummer levon helm singing lead vocal. Flatt and scruggs play cripple creek.

Up on cripple creek is the fifth song on the band s eponymous second album the band. Goin up t cripple creek goin on the run goin up t cripple creek t have a little fun goin up t cripple creek goin in a whirl goin up t cripple creek t see my girl.