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"The Saint Louis Blues" (or "St. Louis Blues") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914. It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song and remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire.
Writing about the first time "Saint Louis Blues" was played, in 1914, Handy said, The one-step and other dances had been done to the tempo of Memphis Blues. ... When St Louis Blues was written the tango was in vogue. I tricked the dancers by arranging a tango introduction, breaking abruptly into a low-down blues. My eyes swept the floor ...
Pages in category "St. Louis blues musicians" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Tommy Bankhead;
Sheet music from "Saint Louis Blues" (1914) Handy was a formally trained musician, composer and arranger who helped to popularize the blues by transcribing and orchestrating blues in an almost symphonic style, with bands and singers.
An allegorical figure of music is on The Arts Fountain at the Missouri State Capitol. Music of Missouri has a storied musical history. Missouri has had major developments in several popular music genres and has been the birthplace or career origin of many musicians. St. Louis was an important venue for early blues, jazz, country, and bluegrass.
Blind Blues Darby: 1906 1975 Kentucky St. Louis blues [29] Reverend Gary Davis: 1896 1972 South Carolina Piedmont blues [30] Walter Davis: 1911* 1963 Mississippi St. Louis blues [31] Tom Delaney: 1889 1963 South Carolina Urban blues [32] Georgia Tom Dorsey: 1899 1993 Georgia Urban blues [33] Little Buddy Doyle: 1911* 1960* Tennessee Memphis ...
James Crutchfield (May 25, 1912 – December 7, 2001) was a St. Louis barrelhouse blues singer, piano player and songwriter whose career spanned seven decades. His repertoire consisted of original and classic blues and boogie-woogie and Depression-era popular songs.
Originally concentrating on jazz while at college and later rock music, Johnson met blues playing musicians in Soulard, St. Louis. [4] For most of his performing career, Johnson has also worked in his day job as a billboard labourer. [3] He spent a decade living and working on the Gulf Coast in Texas. Johnson was a first place finalist in the ...