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Jimmie Rodgers’s first blue yodel, “Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) ”, was recorded on November 30, 1927, in the Trinity Baptist Church at Camden, New Jersey. When the song was released in February 1928 it became "a national phenomenon and generated an excitement and record-buying frenzy that no-one could have predicted." [1]
The "blue yodel syntax", [7] the combination of blues and yodeling, first appeared in 1923 in the song of the same name composed by Clarence Williams, which was first recorded by Williams' wife Eva Taylor together with Sara Martin, and later in the same year by Bessie Smith. The lyrics read, among other things "I’m gonna yodel my blues away".
As 1928 progressed, "Blue Yodel" became a major success. [31] The song marked the first of a series of blue yodels. [32] The unknown origin of Rodgers' yodel has been attributed to several sources, including traditional alpine songs, its use by gandy dancers and its use in vaudeville and minstrel shows. [33]
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It was paired with a song from a later session, "Blue Yodel No. 4", and was released on February 8, 1929, with the catalog number V-40014. It was copyrighted on March 23. [19] On the record pressing, "Waiting for a Train" was assigned to V-40014-B. [20] Victor added "A" and "B" at the end of the catalog number to differentiate the sides. [21]
His first blue yodel, known as "Blue Yodel No. 1" (T For Texas), was recorded in the Trinity Baptist Church at Camden, New Jersey. [42] When the song was released in February 1928 it became "a national phenomenon and generated an excitement and record-buying frenzy that no-one could have predicted".
The tune for "Blue Yodel" follows the traditional blues AAB pattern, which consists of singing a line twice and closing with a third one. [23] The end of each stanza features a yodeling break, as its turnarounds emulate the conventional blues licks of the time. [26] "Blue Yodel" features a slowed down ragtime rhythm. [27]
"Blue Yodel no. 8, Mule Skinner Blues" (a.k.a. "Muleskinner Blues", and "Muleskinner's Blues") is a classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers. The song was first recorded by Rodgers in 1930 and has been recorded by many artists since then, acquiring the de facto title "Mule Skinner Blues" after Rodgers named it "Blue Yodel #8" (one of his ...