https://call-recall.digitalscholarship.brown.edu/files/original/9001520b1a2ddacc089dbfcd22ce0e9c.jpg 07929b37bd75a497ac546b93520b79e9 https://call-recall.digitalscholarship.brown.edu/files/original/e862292998b440213cd3de3132fed7e3.mp4 aef72f411e30ec8150fec27f3782846f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Billy Tipton Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Music Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 4:13 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around you just like a fool Falling head and heels in love like a kid out of school My poor heart is in an awful state now But it's too late now to call a halt So if I become a nuisance it's all your fault Don't blame me for falling in love with you I'm under your spell but how can I help it Don't blame me Can't you see when you do the things you do! If I can't conceal the thrill that I'm feeling Don't blame me I can't help it if that doggoned moon above Makes me need someone like you to love! Blame your kiss as sweet as a kiss can be And blame all your charms that melt in my arms But don't blame me I like every single thing about you Without a doubt you are like a dream In my mind I find a picture of us as a team Ever since the hour of our meeting I've been repeating a silly phrase Hoping that you'll understand me one of these days Don't blame me for falling in love with you I'm under your spell but how can I help it! Don't blame me! Can't you see when you do the things you do! If I can't conceal the thrill that I'm feeling Don't blame me I can't help it if that doggoned moon above Makes me need someone like you to love! Blame your kiss as sweet as a kiss can be And blame all your charms that melt in my arms But don't blame me Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Don't Blame Me" by Billy Tipton Subject The topic of the resource Tipton, Billy, 1914-1989 Jazz musicians Transgender people Jazz music -- audio recordings The Billy Tipton Trio Description An account of the resource This is an instrumental jazz performance of "Don't Blame Me," a popular standard, recorded by Billy Tipton and his group—the Billy Tipton Trio. The song has lyrics and words, but the Billy Tipton Trio did not have a main vocalist. Instead, Tipton played piano or saxophone, Dick O'Neil played drums, and Kenny Richards played bass. Tipton might have sang in some performances, but there is no recording of it. The wordlessness of the music, but the expressiveness of the playing, compels one to ponder the spoken and unspoken parts of Tipton's life and career, and the different ways he conveyed them. Though born Dorothy Lucille Tipton, even in his school years he found a way to go by a different name—the nickname "Tippy." Then, as he started his professional music career, he took on the name "Billy." This was not a move without risk, and yet Tipton made it. How bitter, yet beautiful, that the secret he guarded so fiercely is today the thing that brings generations of new listeners to his music. Please click on the second attached file to play and listen to the piece in your browser. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Billy Tipton The Billy Tipton Trio Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sweet Georgia Brown (Album) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tops Records Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource ℗ 2013 Vintage Music Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio Language A language of the resource None Type The nature or genre of the resource mp4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://youtu.be/TiRa8opWUSc Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Billy Tipton Dick O'Neil Kenny Richards audio