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Carnival of Souls (Hey Buddy Bolden)

from 12​/​45 by Howard Levy

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Carnival of Souls (Hey Buddy Bolden)

Hey, Buddy Bolden 
I heard you play 
In my dreams of yesterday 
Taking your trumpet to the street 
Leading the band with your swinging beat 
But now you wander like a ghost 
Far from those places that you loved the most 
You’re the king of the trumpet without your crown 
Gone and forgotten in your own home town 
And that’s why, I’m singing the Blues for you 
Nobody here will ever know 
The sounds that came from your horn 
The way you made the dance hall swing 
And made the ladies shake their thing 
Oh, Mr. Bolden, we’ll never know just how… 
So let the tuba player play it now 
And now the piano player will tickle the ivories in your memory 
And the clarinet player play a filigree 
Like those wrought iron railings down on Bourbon Street 
No jazz band played your funeral 
They laid you in a pauper’s grave 
Nobody knows where your body lays 
And it’s a mystery till this very day 
Hey, Buddy Bolden 
I thought I heard you play 
In my dreams of yesterday 
You were the king of the trumpet 
But you lost your crown 
Gone and forgotten in your own home town

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from 12​/​45, released December 12, 2020

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Howard Levy Chicago, Illinois

Howard Levy is an acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica, a superb pianist, innovative composer, recording artist, bandleader, teacher, and producer.

Equally at home in Jazz, Classical, Rock, Folk, Latin, and World Music, the two- time Grammy Award Winner is a favorite with audiences worldwide.

Howard has been touring as a solo artist and with The Flecktones, Trio Globo, & Chris Siebold.
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