The Vanderbilt Family Evolved From The Greens To The Blues

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One hundred years ago, a white man named 
Cornelius Vanderbilt was the wealthiest man
in the United States  not named Rockefeller.

One hundred years ago, 
Being in the Green 
was an expression
that meant you had 
a lot of money.

Only Mr. Rockefeller 
was greener than 
Mr. Vanderbilt. ➞

The opposite of 
Being in the Green
meant being dirt poor.

The opposite of Being in the Green
meant having the blues.

One hundred years ago, the most talented  people 
having the blues were musicians who were
either black men or black women.

BUT TIME CHANGES THINGS 

and today the most talented blues musician 

in the United States not named  Buddy Guy 

is the great grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

His name is  John Hammond.

He is white on the outside but black on the inside.

Click  here  to hear him sing  THE WALKING BLUES.

Click  there  to hear the great-grandson 
of Mr. Vanderbilt sing GET BEHIND THE MULE.

 

 One hundred years ago,

 Cornelius Vanderbilt owned 

 the equivalent of one billion mules!

 

 One Hundred years later, the son of  his grandson
 recorded a duet with the inimitable TOM WAITS
(a/k/a, illegitimate grandson of Louis Armstrong).

 A verse from this previously posted song  goes like this:

See that little Jersey girl 

in the see-through top,

with the peddle pushers 
sucking on a soda pop,

well i bet she's still a virgin 

but it's only twenty-five 'til nine,

you can see a million of 'em 

on  Heart Attack and Vine.

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