The Dirty Blues Show: Hot Dogs and all!

Get ready for a night of filthy fun, as George Webster on piano and vocalist Suzanne Noble team up to perform once-banned, risqué songs from the 1920s-40s, many of which prominently feature the word ‘hot dog’. Joining them is the talented vintage clarinettist Lana-May Hodge.

Together, they will regale you with tunes like ‘If I can’t sell it, I’ll keep sitting on it,’ ‘My Big 10″,’ and ‘Sam, the Hot Dog Man.’ These songs were originally sung by celebrated artists such as Bessie Smith and Alberta Hunter, as well as lesser-known names like Lil Johnson and Bo Carter. Back in the day, you would have heard these songs in brothels, speakeasies, and vaudeville theatres. Prepare yourself for laughter, and if you’re musically inclined, join in the sing-along. There’s no doubt that you’ll leave the show with a big smile on your face.

‘It’s both dirty and divine, filthy and fabulous’– Kevin Sessums

‘I had no idea that songs from that era could be so risqué! Highly recommended. A wonderful night out listening to a genre of songs that you won’t hear elsewhere’– Bill Harding

‘A selection of once banned songs from the 1920s to the 1940s, where imaginative lyricists plunder every context, from the kitchen to the cabbage seller, to find new metaphors that glory in the unmentionable, universal act.’– Watford Fringe Reviews

‘Suzanne Noble is some foxy dame with a most infectious personality!’-Christopher Morgan