"Bessie Girl" in The Band's Up on Cripple Creek

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Posted by redstick13

on 5/3 at 6:55 pm

Does anyone know if this girl in Lake Charles was just a fictitious person or someone actually from Lake Charles?

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Posted by DMagic

on 5/3 at 6:57 pm to redstick13

she told me to just come on by if there was anything she could do

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Posted by redstick13

on 5/3 at 7:04 pm to DMagic

As someone that grew up on Lake Charles, I smile anytime I hear this song.

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Posted by BobLoblaw

on 5/3 at 7:09 pm to redstick13

Everything you would ever want to know about Up on Cripple Creek

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Little Bessie is an echo of Rick's song Bessie Smith from the basement tapes. People always wanted to know who she was, and I'd tell em it was Caledonia's cousin

- Levon Helm

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Posted by Funky Tide 8

on 5/3 at 7:32 pm to BobLoblaw

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Little Bessie is an echo of Rick's song Bessie Smith from the basement tapes. People always wanted to know who she was, and I'd tell em it was Caledonia's cousin

awesome.

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