Christopher Wyze & The Tellers Release New Single “Tired of Your Low Down Ways” Today

Historic New Album Pays Tribute To Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Big Radio Records artist Christopher Wyze & The Tellers return with their third single, “Tired of Your Low Down Ways,” out today. This new single taps directly into the bedrock of early blues while bringing its emotional bite into the present. The track is the latest preview of the upcoming album NAPTOWN BLUES, due October 2 via Big Radio Records and distributed by Select-O-Hits.

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Rooted in the tradition of hard-traveled, working-life blues storytelling, “Tired of Your Low Down Ways” carries forward a lyric legacy that has echoed through generations of American music. First recorded in Chicago on December 19, 1928 by Leroy Carr (piano/vocals) and Scrapper Blackwell (guitar) and issued as Vocalion 1261, the song is widely noted for an enduring line about working through the year and having to “take Christmas in my overalls” — one of the earliest documented commercial recordings of a verse that would become a well-used traveling blues line.

“We wanted to approach this project in a way that felt true to the music Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell created,” says Wyze. “There are no drums or percussion on the album, and we relied heavily on acoustic instruments, including guitar, bass, and harmonica. Keeping the arrangements stripped down and centered around a single vocal allowed us to capture the intimacy and raw character of those early recordings while still giving the songs our own identity.” — Christopher Wyze

That “Christmas in my overalls” sentiment would later surface in multiple corners of the blues and beyond — including Lead Belly (in two 1935 recordings, All Down and Out and You Don’t Know My Mind), and later in versions of “Sitting on Top of the World,” notably Howlin’ Wolf’s 1957 Chess recording, as well as Ray Charles’ 1950 Swing Time release — underscoring how a single, plainspoken line can travel for decades and still land with force.

“Tired of Your Low Down Ways” arrives as NAPTOWN BLUES: Songs of Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell builds toward its Oct. 2 release. This album is Christopher Wyze & the Tellers tipping our hats to the two greatest bluesmen of their hometown, Indianapolis, Indiana.

The album featuresChristopher Wyze (lead vocals/harmonica), Gerry Murphy (acoustic bass), and John Boyle (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar), Recording sessions and mixing took place in downtown Indy at Postal Recording, about 2.5 miles from where Carr and Blackwell first recorded for Vocalion in 1928.

For more information, visit christopherwyzeandthetellers.com.

About Christopher Wyze & The Tellers:

Christopher Wyze & The Tellers blend the grit of traditional blues with the storytelling spirit of Americana, creating a sound that’s raw, soulful, and unmistakably their own. Led by frontman and songwriter Christopher Wyze, the band’s music captures life’s highs, heartbreaks, and hard-earned lessons with honesty and fire. Their debut album, Stuck in the Mud, earned international acclaim and won the 2025 Blues Blast Music Award for Best New Artist Debut Album, landing on blues charts around the world. With authentic lyricism, powerhouse musicianship, and an energy that connects across generations, Christopher Wyze & The Tellers are redefining what modern blues can be—real, rootsy, and relentlessly human.