Sorry, Armond. This is something that I seem to have known so long that I no
longer remember where I learned it.

Tom

"Armond Perretta" wrote in message
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Tom Dacon wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote ...
Tom Dacon wrote:

Any of you guys know what the terms candy man and salty dog actually
mean?

Terms like this typically derive from the so-called "race music" of
the early 20th century. Many of the black artists who recorded
blues and country music were able to use terms that combined sexual
double meanings and humor. "Candy Many" refers to a person whose
sexual prowess was not disputed. There were quite a few recordings
of the song "Candy Many" that included lines like: "You must be
stuck on the candy man's stick" and so on. Not sure about "salty
dog" but Google will probably be a good friend in this regard.

A candy man was a prostitute's first trick of the day (or first sex,
if it was with her pimp), and a salty dog was her last trick of the
day.

I guess you _can_ teach an old dog some new tricks (multi-puns
copyrighted).
I have been listening to "Candy Man Blues" by van Ronk, Gary Davis, John
Hurt, and many other performers for probably 50 years, and never knew this
meaning. I don't, however, seem to be having any luck digging up a
reference about this meaning on the Web or elsewhere. Do you perhaps have
a
reference or two I can take a look at to learn a bit more? Thanks.

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