Jack Norton sings "Ghost of the St. Louis Blues" with wife Kitty Norton

Two Old Ghosts Sittin’ Down By The River [VIDEO]

ByJack Norton September 15, 2025September 16, 2025

One time when me and Kitty were gonna play a show at the Acoustic Cafe in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, we got the bright idea to make a music video (cuz we got to town early). So we thought about it, and decided: let’s be ghosts down by the river!

We went to a thrift store and bought two white sheets.

Went down the river and started to mess around.

Ran into typical problems: wind, nosy people, and also couldn’t really see very well as the eye holes in our sheets kept moving around on account of the wind.

All in all a miserably fun shoot. Truly miserable. Truly fun.

Cheers!
Jack

PS: I learned this tune from an old Emmett Miller and his Georgia Crackers record. Was recorded by Miller for OKeh in 1929. Al Bernard also has a nice version of this tune!

Jack Norton

Heigh-ho, everybody, heigh-ho! I've been singing vaudeville blues music since 1925. I also host a radio show (and podcast), make movies, write books, and perform children's music under the name "Conductor Jack" - from the kids show I have with my wife Kitty called The Zinghoppers. I live in Nashville, TN and Winona, MN (where I drink lutefisk lattes and say "uff da" a lot).