# I bought Whitey Ford Sings the Blues - **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 26, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134 "2008-01-26T23:12:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/1 "2008-01-26T23:12:02Z")
and I like it! I’m a pushin’ 50 old white broad, but I’ve heard _What It’s Like_ (the bleeped version, dammit) several times, so I bought the CD. Everlast rocks! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/2 "2008-01-26T23:16:32Z")
I love the title song. I have it on my PC at work and at home. I like the rest of the album not as much, but I still enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/3 "2008-01-26T23:55:33Z")
I just realized this should be in Cafe Society - could a kindly mod move it for me, please? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/4 "2008-01-27T01:47:12Z")
Moved at request of OP. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/5 "2020-10-09T17:12:22Z")
Bumping an old thread … Whitey Ford just passed at age 91. He was the greatest starter in Yankees History and most World Series Wins ever. The other “Chairman of the Board” has passed. Pretty much the last great Yankee of that era. Damn. I saw him at many an Old Timers Game but never saw him pitch, he was before my time. A very colorful character too, a true Lefty. ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/6 "2020-10-09T17:23:17Z")
I only knew Whitey Ford from his appearance in a Simpsons sketch wherein he is knocked unconscious by a barrage of pretzels. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JMB-XiewSKw/hqdefault.jpg "and here come the pretzels") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMB-XiewSKw) Interesting to learn he was regarded as such an amazing player. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/7 "2020-10-09T17:43:33Z")
I guess Death came callin’ ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/8 "2020-10-10T00:34:41Z")
I didn’t remember this original thread and not being a huge baseball fan don’t really know Whitey Ford from, well, [the guy I actually thought about](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_Bulger) when I saw the title. Now I’m wondering if the other one could sing (to someone other than the FBI of course) 😄. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-whitey-ford-sings-the-blues/435134/9 "2020-10-17T01:32:55Z")
Very nice bump! RIP, Whitey.