SONG: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry ARTIST: Hank Williams YEAR: 1949 Listen to it here: THE SONG: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry was written and recorded by Hank Williams in 1949. The song was put to tape on August 30th of that year and Williams was backed by the Pleasant Valley Boys. TheContinue reading “Song 36 – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”
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Song 35 – Saturday Night Fish Fry
SONG: Saturday Night Fish Fry ARTIST: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five YEAR: 1949 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Today, we’re welcoming another song from the jump blues genre: Saturday Night Fish Fry, written by Louis Jordan and Ellis Walsh, and made famous by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. The first recording ofContinue reading “Song 35 – Saturday Night Fish Fry”
Album 4: The Wildest!
ALBUM TITLE: The Wildest! ARTIST NAME: Louis Prima YEAR OF RELEASE: 1956 Favourite Song: Holly: Night Train Kelly: Just a Gigolo ALBUM HISTORY: The Wildest! was recorded in April 1956 and released by Capitol Records in November of that same year. The album features Prima with his wife of the time and performance partner KeelyContinue reading “Album 4: The Wildest!”
Song 34 – Nature Boy
SONG: Nature Boy ARTIST: The Nat King Cole Trio YEAR: 1948 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Nature Boy was written by eden ahbez (yes, not capitalized) in Palm Springs in 1941. Ahbez followed philosophies called Naturmensch (nature person) and Lebensreform (life reform). Followers of the philosophies had long hair and beards, ate nothing butContinue reading “Song 34 – Nature Boy”
Song 18 – The Gallis Pole
SONG: The Gallis Pole ARTIST: Lead Belly YEAR: 1939 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Gallis Pole aka Gallows Pole was originally a centuries-old folk song of unknown origin titled The Maid Freed from the Gallows. The song may have originated in continental Europe, more specifically Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and Hungary, with over 50 notedContinue reading “Song 18 – The Gallis Pole”
Song 6: St James Infirmary Blues
SONG: St James’ Infirmary ARTIST: Armstrong and his Hot Five YEAR: 1929 Listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzcpUdBw7gs THE SONG: St James Infirmary was made famous by Louis Armstrong, but no one knows for sure the origins of this song or the author. A man named Joe Primrose is often credited with the song, holding theContinue reading “Song 6: St James Infirmary Blues”
Song 3: Allons à Lafayette
SONG: Allons à Lafayette ARTIST: Joe & Cleoma Falcon YEAR: 1928 Listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04NhkP86Rpk THE SONG: This is our first “B-side” classic. This song appeared on the B side of a 78 released by Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux in 1928. It’s based on an even older folk song called “Jeunes gens campagnard”Continue reading “Song 3: Allons à Lafayette”
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