“If You Can Dish It (I Can Take It)” – Lil Johnson (1935)

The wonderful Lil Johnson delivers her sly come-on song “If You Can Dish It” to the lively accompaniment of Black Bob on piano and Bill Settles on the “bass fiddle” as it’s referred to on the label.

You can feel her delightful and commanding stage presence through this record almost 90 years later. During the instrumental break Johnson playfully exhorts her accompanists: shouting “Dish it out – dish it out, Bob!” and “Hit that Fiddle!”

Recorded in Chicago, Illinois on December 17, 1935.
Released as Conqueror 8647.

Credits
Lil Johnson – vocals
Bill Settles – string bass
Black Bob – piano