Recording: Birth of the Blues

Performed by

Irving Abrams & His Orchestra

Recording date

June 1926

First release

On Audio single This Is My Lucky Day (1926)

Rating

Song info

Song

The Birth of the Blues

Music written by

Ray Henderson

Lyrics written by

B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown

First recording

Birth of the Blues by Irving Abrams & His Orchestra (June 1926)

Language

English

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	Birth of the Blues	Irving Abrams & His Orchestra	1926
2	The Birth of the Blues	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra	1926
3	Birth of the Blues	Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra	1926
4	Birth of the Blues	Harry Richman	1926
5	The Birth of the Blues	Broadway Broadcasters	1926
6	Birth of the Blues	The Revelers	1926
7	Birth of the Blues	Willard Robison	1926
8	The Birth of the Blues	Bing Crosby with Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra	1941
9	The Birth of the Blues	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra	1941
10	Birth of the Blues	Nellie Lutcher	1951
11	Birth of the Blues	Eddie Heywood	1951
12	Birth of the Blues	Pearl Bailey	1952
13	The Birth of the Blues	Sammy Davis Jr.	1955
14	The Birth of the Blues	Ray Anthony	1955
15	Birth of the Blues	Jerry Lewis	1956
16	Birth of the Blues	Russell Procope	1956
17	Birth of the Blues	Johnny Hartman	1956
18	Birth of the Blues	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1957
19	Birth of the Blues	Meade Lux Lewis	1957
20	The Birth of the Blues	Morton Gould	1957
21	The Birth of the Blues	Louis Prima and Keely Smith With Sam Butera and The Witnesses	1957
22	The Birth of the Blues	King Curtis	1958
23	The Birth of the Blues	Perry Como	1958
24	The Birth of the Blues	Della Reese	1958
25	The Birth of the Blues	Bud Freeman	1959
26	Birth of the Blues	The Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959
27	The Birth of the Blues	Sonny Stitt	1960
28	The Birth of the Blues	Earl Grant	1960
29	The Birth of the Blues	Ethel Smith	1960
30	The Birth of the Blues	Wingy Manone	1960
31	The Birth of the Blues	Helen Shapiro, Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	November 1961
32	Birth of the Blues	Ray Charles	1961
33	Birth of the Blues	Gloria Lynne and the Earl May Trio	1961
34	Birth of the Blues	Pete Fountain	1961
35	The Birth of the Blues	Bobby Rydell	1961
36	The Birth of the Blues	Erskine Hawkins Quintet	1961
37	Birth of the Blues	Red Nichols and the Five Pennies	1962
38	The Birth of the Blues	Al Hirt	1963
39	Birth of the Blues	Patti Page	1964
40	Birth of the Blues	The Jonah Jones Quartet	1966
41	The Birth of the Blues	Blanche Thomas, The Last Straws	1972
42	Birth of the Blues	Sheik - Robinson	1975
43	The Birth of the Blues	Chet Atkins, Les Paul	1976
44	Birth of the Blues	Freddy Randall	1977
45	Birth of the Blues	Don Ewell-Jack Maheu Quartet	1979
46	Birth of the Blues	Max Collie's Rhythm Aces	1985
47	Birth of the Blues	Randy Travis with Willie Nelson	September 1990
48	Birth of the Blues	Henri Chaix Trio	1991
49	Birth of the Blues	Keith Ingham & Marty Grosz	1995
50	The Birth of the Blues	Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy	1998
51	The Birth of the Blues	Eddie Zip & Sweet Magnolia	2001
52	Birth of the Blues	Deana Martin	August 15, 2006