Monday, April 21, 2025

Amos Carter - Slew Foot Stu Boogie

 Amos Carter's latest tells the tale about one of his band members; Stu Milligan, rhythm guitar player. At least a certain part of Stu's anatomy, mainly his slew feet. Now being slew footed means your toes point out towards the side, the opposite of pigeon toes where the toes point inwards. Stu's had the nickname Slew Foot for a long time, since he was in the Army. He takes it with good humor, and even contributed to the writing of this song, Slew Foot Stu's Boogie. Amos told us Stu came up with the chorus for  the song.

The song was recorded at Delmar Gentry's studio in Flagstaff, and Delmar produced it as well as filled in on piano for their regular piano player who couldn't make the session. Amos and his band keep adding to their original songs they can play at their gigs, as well as doing numerous covers. Amos handles the double bass and lays down a solid bass to the song as usual. Amos' band has played quite a few gigs in the Flagstaff area this past winter. Amos still works at the horse ranch since Delmar bought it, but it's not a full-time horse barn like it was before, with horses being bought, sold, and bred. So he's got a lot more time on his hands to devote to the band. 

Delmar continues to support three people from his horse ranch that have made recordings. Doyle Harseth, the former owner of the ranch has more recordings in the works, Amos is always working on a new song, with Marie Flores being occupied with her mother temporarily living with her on the ranch with no foreseeable plans to record, although Delmar has said that he's working on some ideas for her when she's free.

We've got a member of the band 
Who walks in his own special style 
Toes stickin' out past his ankles 
His feet flomp and stomp down the aisle 
 
His toes always catching on things 
We all call him bunches of names 
Feet like two extended wings 
He was born that way, not to blame 
 
Slew foot Stu, struttin' down the hall 
Like a duck, with turned out feet 
Like Chaplin in a silent flick 
All with a boogie woogie beat 
 
He plays the rhythm guitar well 
Keeps a real steady boogie beat 
Nothin' throws him off you can bet 
Just glad he don't play with his feet! 
 
 Imagine his hands stickin' out 
Like a couple two by four boards 
He'd have hell of a time strummin' 
And couldn't finger no dang chords! 
 
Slew foot Stu, struttin' down the hall 
Like a duck, with turned out feet 
Like Chaplin in a silent flick 
All with a boogie woogie beat 
 
When Stu went into the army 
He was issued boots normal size 
He made his platoon sargent mad 
Kept wearin' out the boot sole sides! 
 
Sargent hollered at him always 
He'd yell at him when marchin' "HALT! 
Point your damn feet straight!" he'd tell him 
Stu would mutter 'It ain't my fault!" 
 
Slew foot Stu, struttin' down the hall 
Like a duck, with turned out feet 
Like Chaplin in a silent flick 
All with a boogie woogie beat 
 
All the ribbin' is in good fun 
Great that Stu's got a real thick hide 
Glad that he laughs, doesn't get mad 
He takes it all well in his stride 
 
But he gets even with some us
Givin' his own kind of abuse 
Those got pigeon toes he tells 'em 
 "Best put some bird food in them shoes!" 
 
Slew foot Stu, struttin' down the hall 
Like a duck, with turned out feet 
Like Chaplin in a silent flick 
All with a boogie woogie beat


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