The WELL: deadsongs.vue.57: Deep Elem Blues

#12: beneath the blue suburban skies (aud) Sat 9 May 09 09:57

Sat, 09 May 2009 09:57:00 PDT

which i just listened to. thanks! it's such a cool old tune and i loved hearing it like that.

i remember hearing it from random folkies long before i heard the GD do it. [Read entire topic]

#11: Alex Allan (alexallan) Sat 9 May 09 04:43

Sat, 09 May 2009 04:43:00 PDT

>i'd love to hear one fo those really old recordings.

I've emailed you the Pure Prairie Ramblers version [Read entire topic]

#10: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Thu 7 May 09 12:25

Thu, 07 May 2009 12:25:00 PDT

Aha! [Read entire topic]

#9: Christian Crumlish (xian) Wed 6 May 09 08:41

Wed, 06 May 2009 08:41:00 PDT

no, it is still Elm St, I believe, but the signage (it's an official neighborhood) spells it Deep Ellum. [Read entire topic]

#8: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Wed 6 May 09 06:15

Wed, 06 May 2009 06:15:00 PDT

You mean it is not called Elm St?

I have seen the song spelled "Deep Ellum Blues" several times. [Read entire topic]

#7: Christian Crumlish (xian) Tue 5 May 09 16:53

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:53:00 PDT

agreed - just sayin' they totally do not spell it that way there now [Read entire topic]

#6: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Tue 5 May 09 05:14

Tue, 05 May 2009 05:14:00 PDT

Given that it is derived from Elm, I think Elem is a pretty good way to spell it. [Read entire topic]

#5: beneath the blue suburban skies (aud) Mon 4 May 09 17:53

Mon, 04 May 2009 17:53:00 PDT

i'd love to hear one fo those really old recordings. [Read entire topic]

#4: Alex Allan (alexallan) Mon 4 May 09 13:47

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:47:00 PDT

Yes, it was spelt Deep Elem on some of the first recordings, eg by the Shelton Brothers and the Prairie Ramblers in the 1930s. [Read entire topic]

#3: now my preaching days are through (xian) Mon 27 Apr 09 19:02

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:02:00 PDT

I was just there in March, surprised at how dead it is at night.

Wonder if it was ever spelled Elem by anyone besides the Dead? [Read entire topic]