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Traditional blues verses in folk-music tradition have also been called floating lyrics or maverick stanzas.Floating lyrics have been described as “lines that have circulated so long in folk communities that tradition-steeped singers call them instantly to mind and rearrange them constantly, and often unconsciously, to suit their personal and community aesthetics”.
"Statesboro Blues" is a Piedmont blues song written by Blind Willie McTell, who recorded it in 1928. The title refers to the town of Statesboro, Georgia . In 1968, Taj Mahal recorded a popular blues rock adaptation of the song with a prominent slide guitar part by Jesse Ed Davis .
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Helen Merrill dates are always something special. This set for Metrojazz, which has been reissued as a Verve CD, matches the cool-toned yet inwardly heated singer with an all-star sextet."
In spite of the song's title, it is not a blues but rather a folk song that uses the same chord pattern as Pachelbel's Canon. [1] Dylan scholar and musicologist Eyolf Ostrem notes that "[m]usically, it is a close cousin of "'Cross the Green Mountain" with which it shares the ever-descending bass line and some of the chord shadings that never manage to decide whether they're major or minor (and ...
"Singing the Blues" is a popular song composed by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The highest-charting version was by Guy Mitchell and the first recording of the song was by Marty Robbins . It is not related to the 1920 jazz song " Singin' the Blues " recorded by Frank Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke in 1927.
"Singing in Viet Nam Talking Blues" (or "Singin' in Viet Nam Talkin' Blues") is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. Released in May 1971 [3] [4] as the second single (Columbia 4-45393, with "You've Got a New Light Shining" on the opposite side) [5] from Cash's that year's album Man in Black, [6] the song reached #18 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart [7] and #124 on ...
Blues Fell This Morning is a notable [1] 1960 book published by Cassell and written by Paul Oliver. [2] [3] The book follows Olivers' educational insight into the blues, as well as American folk music between the 1920s and the 1950s. The book provides insights into problematic periods during this time; such as relationships, the depression ...
"Oh aint I got the Blues!" is a song and dance tune written by A.A. Chapman and published in 1871. [1] In the song the dancer is bemoaning how unlucky he is. Each verse ends with the chorus :