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{{Infobox song
| name = Drill Daddy Drill
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dorothy Ellis
| B-side = Must Go Out and Play
| released = {{Start date|1952|??}}
| recorded = January 16, 1952
| genre = ]
| length = 2:55
| label = ] 12070
| writer = A-side : ?? and ??<br/>
B-side : ??
}}

"'''Drill Daddy Drill'''" is a ] song, initially recorded by Dorothy Ellis. It was released on ]. The ] of the record was "Must Go Out and Play".<ref>http://www.globaldogproductions.info/f/federal.html</ref>

==History==
The song was recorded on January 16, 1952, in ], ], with backing by the ] and her Orchestra. The personnel involved were Dorothy Ellis (vocal), Lee Graves (trumpet), George Washington (trombone), Rene Bloch (alto saxophone), ] (tenor saxophone), Lorenzo Holderness (tenor saxophone), Walter Henry (baritone saxophone),
Devonia Williams (piano), Pete Lewis (guitar), Mario Delagarde (double bass) and Leard Bell (drums).<ref>https://www.1540brewster.com/sessions/7OKFAnHwibhP</ref>

] supplied his tenor saxophone playing to the track, which was described as "excellent but ordinary".<ref>{{cite book|page=143|title=Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster|isbn=9780472025985|date=5 February 2010|publisher=]|author=Frank Buchmann-Moller}}</ref>

==Wording==
The verb 'drill' was used in either of its various descriptive terms as "produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill"<ref>https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dictionary+definition+of+%22drill%22&source=hp&ei=Ao8PY7SfDvWZhbIP9OiHsAc&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYw-dEidd2R3UNks_sKaiClEwtoEYmv2Y&ved=0ahUKEwi0qI-_wvH5AhX1TEEAHXT0AXYQ4dUDCAk&uact=5&oq=dictionary+definition+of+%22drill%22&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBggAEB4QDzIKCAAQHhAPEAcQBTIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDOg4IABCPARDqAhCMAxDlAjoRCC4QjwEQ1AIQ6gIQjAMQ5QI6DgguEI8BEOoCEIwDEOUCOhEILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARDRAzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6CAguELEDEIMBOgsILhCABBCxAxCDAToOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQ0QM6CAgAEIAEELEDOhEILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARCvAToLCC4QsQMQgwEQ1AI6BQguEIAEOhQILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARDRAxDUAjoICC4QgAQQsQM6CwguEIAEELEDENQCOgUIABCABDoQCAAQgAQQsQMQgwEQRhD5AToKCAAQgAQQRhD5AToGCAAQHhAWOggIABAeEA8QDToKCAAQHhAPEBYQCjoICAAQHhAPEBY6CggAEB4QDxAIEAc6CAgAEB4QDxAIUPkdWJW-AWDrwwFoAnAAeACAAXuIAYoikgEENDUuNpgBAKABAbABCg&sclient=gws-wiz</ref> and "meaning to have sex from a male perspective". This is exemplified in the song's lyric, "When one well goes dry, we'll use another hole".<ref>{{cite book|page=743|title=The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English|isbn=9781317372523|date=26 June 2015|publisher=]|editor1=Terry Victor|editor2=Tom Dalzell}}</ref>

The release of the single was listed in '']'''s issue dated May 3, 1952.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mB0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=%22dorothy+ellis%22.+%22drill+daddy+drill%22.+1952&source=bl&ots=9c6Y06In3b&sig=ACfU3U32W_EOiN-hOaCSwLElKXhHfer9qg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS_fmnr_H5AhVQPcAKHadnDgU4FBDoAXoECBUQAw#v=onepage&q=%22dorothy%20ellis%22.%20%22drill%20daddy%20drill%22.%201952&f=false</ref> '']'' in its May 17, 1952, issue, was more forthcoming with its short review noting the main track as "A hustling bounce novelty with double entendre lyrics is treated to a forceful reading by thrush Dorothy Ellis".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1952/CB-1952-05-17-OCR-Page-0022.pdf|format=PDF|title=The Cash Box Jazz 'n Blues Reviews|page=22|date=May 17, 1952|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref>

==Worth==
A copy of the original vinyl single sold in May 2017 for $204.37.<ref>https://gripsweat.com/item/371891537928/rare-1952-risque-blues-dorothy-ellis-drill-daddy-drillmust-go-out-and-play-hear</ref>

==Singer==
Dorothy Ellis, an American blues singer, was inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in 2004. (Last.fm ?!)


==Other versions==


==Compilation album re-releases==
The track was included in the compilation album, ''He Got Out His Big Ten Inch: Risque R&B and Rude Blues'', released in 2005.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/he-got-out-his-big-ten-inch-risque-r-b-and-rude-blues-mw0000744534</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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Revision as of 21:46, 31 August 2022

1952 single by Dorothy Ellis
"Drill Daddy Drill"
Single by Dorothy Ellis
B-side"Must Go Out and Play"
Released 1952 (1952-??)
RecordedJanuary 16, 1952
GenreDirty blues
Length2:55
LabelFederal Records 12070
Songwriter(s)A-side : ?? and ??
B-side : ??

"Drill Daddy Drill" is a dirty blues song, initially recorded by Dorothy Ellis. It was released on Federal Records. The B-side of the record was "Must Go Out and Play".

History

The song was recorded on January 16, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, with backing by the Little Esther and her Orchestra. The personnel involved were Dorothy Ellis (vocal), Lee Graves (trumpet), George Washington (trombone), Rene Bloch (alto saxophone), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Lorenzo Holderness (tenor saxophone), Walter Henry (baritone saxophone), Devonia Williams (piano), Pete Lewis (guitar), Mario Delagarde (double bass) and Leard Bell (drums).

Ben Webster supplied his tenor saxophone playing to the track, which was described as "excellent but ordinary".

Wording

The verb 'drill' was used in either of its various descriptive terms as "produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill" and "meaning to have sex from a male perspective". This is exemplified in the song's lyric, "When one well goes dry, we'll use another hole".

The release of the single was listed in Billboard's issue dated May 3, 1952. Cash Box in its May 17, 1952, issue, was more forthcoming with its short review noting the main track as "A hustling bounce novelty with double entendre lyrics is treated to a forceful reading by thrush Dorothy Ellis".

Worth

A copy of the original vinyl single sold in May 2017 for $204.37.

Singer

Dorothy Ellis, an American blues singer, was inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in 2004. (Last.fm ?!)


Other versions

Compilation album re-releases

The track was included in the compilation album, He Got Out His Big Ten Inch: Risque R&B and Rude Blues, released in 2005.

References

  1. http://www.globaldogproductions.info/f/federal.html
  2. https://www.1540brewster.com/sessions/7OKFAnHwibhP
  3. Frank Buchmann-Moller (5 February 2010). Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster. University of Michigan Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780472025985.
  4. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dictionary+definition+of+%22drill%22&source=hp&ei=Ao8PY7SfDvWZhbIP9OiHsAc&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYw-dEidd2R3UNks_sKaiClEwtoEYmv2Y&ved=0ahUKEwi0qI-_wvH5AhX1TEEAHXT0AXYQ4dUDCAk&uact=5&oq=dictionary+definition+of+%22drill%22&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBggAEB4QDzIKCAAQHhAPEAcQBTIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDOg4IABCPARDqAhCMAxDlAjoRCC4QjwEQ1AIQ6gIQjAMQ5QI6DgguEI8BEOoCEIwDEOUCOhEILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARDRAzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6CAguELEDEIMBOgsILhCABBCxAxCDAToOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQ0QM6CAgAEIAEELEDOhEILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARCvAToLCC4QsQMQgwEQ1AI6BQguEIAEOhQILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARDRAxDUAjoICC4QgAQQsQM6CwguEIAEELEDENQCOgUIABCABDoQCAAQgAQQsQMQgwEQRhD5AToKCAAQgAQQRhD5AToGCAAQHhAWOggIABAeEA8QDToKCAAQHhAPEBYQCjoICAAQHhAPEBY6CggAEB4QDxAIEAc6CAgAEB4QDxAIUPkdWJW-AWDrwwFoAnAAeACAAXuIAYoikgEENDUuNpgBAKABAbABCg&sclient=gws-wiz
  5. Terry Victor; Tom Dalzell, eds. (26 June 2015). The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. Taylor & Francis. p. 743. ISBN 9781317372523.
  6. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mB0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=%22dorothy+ellis%22.+%22drill+daddy+drill%22.+1952&source=bl&ots=9c6Y06In3b&sig=ACfU3U32W_EOiN-hOaCSwLElKXhHfer9qg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS_fmnr_H5AhVQPcAKHadnDgU4FBDoAXoECBUQAw#v=onepage&q=%22dorothy%20ellis%22.%20%22drill%20daddy%20drill%22.%201952&f=false
  7. "The Cash Box Jazz 'n Blues Reviews" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. May 17, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. https://gripsweat.com/item/371891537928/rare-1952-risque-blues-dorothy-ellis-drill-daddy-drillmust-go-out-and-play-hear
  9. https://www.allmusic.com/album/he-got-out-his-big-ten-inch-risque-r-b-and-rude-blues-mw0000744534

External links

Category:1952 songs Category:1952 singles Category:Blues songs Category:Federal Records singles Category:Dirty blues musicians Category:Songs written by Thomas A. Dorsey Category:American songs