Mother's Last Word to Her Son

"Mother's Last Word to Her Son"
Single by Washington Phillips
B-side "Paul and Silas in Jail"
Format 10" 78rpm single
Recorded December 2, 1927; Dallas, TX
Genre Gospel blues
Length 2:50
Label Columbia 14369-D
Writer(s) Washington Phillips
Producer(s) Frank B. Walker [1]
Washington Phillips singles chronology
"Denomination Blues" Parts 1 and 2 "Mother's Last Word to Her Son" / "Paul and Silas in Jail" "Jesus Is My Friend" / "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today"

"Mother's Last Word to Her Son" is a gospel blues song written by Washington Phillips (1880–1954) and recorded by him (vocals and zither) in 1927.[2]

The song is in strophic form, and consists of five quatrains in rhyming couplets. The mother advises her son as he leaves home to always remember Jesus. The fourth verse contains the line, "And you have a burden, He'll make them light", alluding to Christ's words in the Gospel of Matthew at 11:30:

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

The same Biblical verse is alluded to in Phillips' song "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There", recorded on the same day; that song is a Christian hymn written in 1916 by Charles Albert Tindley.

As of 2015, it seems "Mother's Last Word to Her Son" has only been recorded, other than by Washington Phillips, by Stefano Blanca (http://www.soundcloud.com/stefanoblanca).

In 1929, Phillips recorded a companion song, "A Mother's Last Word to Her Daughter".

Recordings

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References

  1. ↑ Corcoran, Michael (December 29, 2002). "Exhuming the Legend of Washington Phillips". Austin Statesman. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Washington Phillips discography". wirz.de. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Washington Phillips: Mother's Last Word To Her Son at AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ George Washington Phillips: Mother's Last Word to Her Son, Composed by George Washington Phillips at AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ A.C. Forehand / Blind Mamie Forehand / George Washington Phillips: Mother's Last Word to Her Son, Composed by Traditional at AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mother's Last Words to Her Son at AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2015.


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