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This is The Carolina Chocolate Drops covering “Hit ‘Em Up Style,” from their 2010 album, Genuine Negro Jig.  It is my favorite of the Carolina Chocolate Drops’ albums, although if you are into old time music, their other two offerings are definitely worth listening to.

I enjoy this album most because it has the broadest range of music.  Not only do they cover Blu Cantrell, but there’s also a version of Tom Waits’s “Trampled Rose,” which is equally successful at changing the sound of a song without changing its purpose.  Besides the covers, there is a terrific version of jug standard “Your Baby Ain’t Sweet Like Mine,” and plenty of fiddle tunes.

I admit, I don’t listen to the Carolina Chocolate Drops for their fiddle tunes, but that has more to do with my taste than with the quality of their music.  They deliver on grade-A old time stuff, I’m just not that wild about fiddle tunes these days.

Sincerely,

Reverend Harris

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   their style. Their MySpace says that they’re playing...Richmond show in September, so

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    Carolina Chocolate Drops - Hit ‘Em Up Style (cover)

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    BEST COVER EVER.

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    this is a great, unexpected cover of Blu Cantrell’s Hit ‘em Up Style by the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

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    Saw them last fall for free at Nightfall here in Chattanooga…really good stuff…they’re coming back for Riverbend in...

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