Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

But you been a fool. That's what counts.
Eleven dollars. Four dollars of it belong to Cutler.
I ain't done nothing to the gal. I just asked her her name.
- Mwah. That's my baby. - Hey, boy. Hey, boys, Ma.
If Levee kept his mind on his work, we wouldn't be in this fix.
And then you got one thing.
The white folks don't care nothing about who she is
The sooner you understand it ain't what you say,
What band?
I want you to get her in here,
I ain't studying you or Mr. Irvin.
What was that about Toledo?
You did it. You did it!
Where's Ma? How come she isn't with the band?
♪ I wanna learn that dance Yes, sir ♪
to whoever wanted to sign on with the devil.
Over there.
I can tell you what happened if you wanna know.
I'm talking about being satisfied with a bone somebody done throwed you.
He got the names of them mans from Mama.
Save him like you did my mama!
- Okay, gotta go. - Just go!
Levee got to be Levee!
Please?
You crazy!
You wanna blaspheme my God! That's my God! My God, you worthless...
You told me you was gonna let me record them.
I'm ready to get on outta here, anyway.
♪ Way down South in Alabamy ♪
You talking some old-woman foolishness.
I got style.
Reverend Gates got off this train in Sigsbee.
He done gone off of shares and bought this land
I heard it singing. I heard you.
♪ I don't know ♪
The band, Ma. The boys in the band.
- Let her know you're doing all right. - Okay.
It's Slow Drag, all right.
That's what made them stop.
I studies the white man, I got him studied good.
I can agree with that. I got to have my music too.
Is there something wrong?
I'm talking to Cutler's God! You hear me?
Can't tell a fool nothing.
He a man of God,
Yeah, so what that mean?
Can or can't, he gonna do it.
You done got jealous 'cause Mr. Irvin using my version.
Niggas got a right to be dissatisfied.
♪ I'm on my way ♪
Then I'm gonna carry my black bottom on back down to Georgia, you hear me?
I just play the piece. Whatever they want. I don't criticize other people's music.
There's 25 for you.
You lucky they let you be an entertainer. You're lucky and don't even know it.
- I'll just take this. - Yessir, Mr. Sturdyvant.
- I'm saying that's the song she sang. - I've been doing this a long time.
You gonna fix yourself to have bad luck.
Okay, Ma. Get your Coke.
If Levee had his mind on what he was doing.
The man asked how the part go. Ain't ask for all that.
♪ I had the blues so bad ♪
How much you pay for something like that, Levee?
What the hell having a good time mean? That's what I want to know.
My mama wrapped me in a blanket,
These folks done messed with the wrong person.
I don't bite.
If there ain't, then this is a piss-poor life we're living
Eh, we got, uh…
Let's get ready to rehearse.
Mr. Sturdyvant, peoples is tired of hearing jug-band music.
You boys know what's keeping Ma?
About a half size bigger.
Come over here and let me see that dress.
That's what I'm talking about, nigga.
not to see that she needed something that I wasn't giving her,
It's right out front. I got the keys right here.
Nigga, don't nobody care if you quit. Whose heart you gonna break?
Irvin, get him a mic.
Nigga, what is you talking about?
♪ I'm on my way ♪
How many times you done play them songs?
Hey, come on in, boy. I'm Cutler.
Damn the cost. You always talking about the cost.
We just figured...
I told you when you came on here, this ain't none of them hot bands.
♪ Black bottom stomps And the new baby prances ♪
Mother of the Blues, Mel. Mother of the Blues.
Death will kick your ass and make you wish you never been born.
Ma Rainey's gonna show you her black bottom.
Trial come up. Judge cut him loose.
I promised the boy he could do the part, so he gonna do it.
♪ You can swing it, you can bring it ♪
I got my time coming to me.
show you a good time.
I ain't doing nothing.
The more music you have in the world, the fuller it is.
What's the matter, Ma?
Take what and do what?