Dirty Blues Duo

Cabaret and Comedy Blues

Suzanne (vocals) and George (piano) perform “dirty” Blues and Jazz from the 1920s-1940s, an era when lewd songs ruled the jukeboxes with titles such as ‘If it doesn’t fit, don’t force it’ and ‘Sam the Hot Dog Man.’

The songs were first performed in speakeasies and vaudeville theatres by luminaries such as Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter and Ethel Waters, and less famous singers such as Lil Johnson and Julie Lee Boyfriends. Cheeky and fun, Suzanne and George are the perfect accompaniment to a mint julep or bootleg/craft gin in a cosy bar or pub.

This vintage act works equally well at hen or stag parties, where guests are encouraged to sing along. Alongside the dirty blues, Suzanne and George have a substantial repertoire of jazz standards from the era.

Repertoire

• Bawdy  Anybody want to try my cabbage
• Bawdy. Big long sliding thing
• Bawdy. Bring your greenbacks
• Bawdy. Do your duty
• Bawdy. Don’t you feel my leg
• Bawdy. Empty bed blues
• Bawdy. Handyman
• Bawdy. How long, How long blues
• Bawdy. I need a little sugar in my bowl
• Bawdy. I’ll keep sitting on it
• Bawdy. I’m a sales lady
• Bawdy. I’m the last of the red hot mamas
• Bawdy. If it don’t fit don’t force it
• BawdyIf your kisses can’t hold
• Bawdy. King size papa
• Bawdy. Let’s get drunk and truck
• Bawdy. Love me
• Bawdy. One Scotch, One Bourban, One Beer
• Bawdy. Press my button, ring my bell
• Bawdy. Refrigeratin’ Papa
• Bawdy. Romance in the dark
• Bawdy. Sam the hot dog man
• Bawdy. Snatch and grab it
• Bawdy. Standing at the crossroads
• Bawdy. Stavin’ Chain
• Bawdy. When I can get it
• Bawdy. Why don’t you do right?
• Bawdy. You can’t do what my last man did
• Standard. After you’ve gone
• Standard. All of me
• Standard. All the Things you Are
• Standard. Alone Together
• Standard. Autumn Leaves
• Standard. Birth of the blues
• Standard. Bewitched
• Standard. Blue moon
• Standard. Body & Soul
• Standard. Cheek to Cheek
• Standard  Fly me to the Moon
• Standard. Georgia on my Mind
• Standard. Girl from Ipanema
• Standard. Good morning heartache
• Standard. Gravy Waltz
• Standard. Have you Met Miss Jones
• Standard. Honeysuckle rose
• Standard. How High the Moon
• Standard. I can’t give you anything but love
• Standard. I could write a book
• Standard. I Put a Spell on You
• Standard. It don’t Mean a Thing
• Standard. L-O-V-E
• Standard. Living for you (Easy Living)
• Standard. Love for Sale
• Standard. Lover Man
• Standard. Lullaby of Birdland
• Standard. Mack the Knife
• Standard. Mad about the boy
• Standard. My Favourite Things
• Standard. My Funny Valentine
• Standard. Night and Day
• Standard. Over the Rainbow
• Standard. Satin Doll
• Standard. Smoke Gets in your Eye
• Standard. Solitude
• Standard. Someone to Watch over Me
• Standard. Stormy Weather
• Standard. Summertime
• Standard. Take the A Train
• Standard. What is thing called love
• Standard. When I Fall in Love
• Standard. When You’re Smiling
• Standard. You Make me Feel so Young

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