Song: The Memphis Blues

Click the next button to see more versions.
Music written by
W.C. Handy
Publication date
1912
Comments
"The Memphis Blues" was originally an instrumental and was Handy's first published song. He sold the rights to the song to Theron Bennett, who hired George Norton to write lyrics.

Originals

First recording
The Memphis Blues by Victor Military Band (July 15, 1914)

Adaptation tree

Versions

The Memphis Blues written by W.C. Handy jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 The Memphis Blues Victor Military Band 1914
2 Memphis Blues Prince's Band 1914
3 Memphis Blues Harry James and His Orchestra 1942
4 Memphis Blues Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band 1950
5 Memphis Blues Pee Wee Erwin and His Dixieland Band 1955
6 Memphis Blues Sammy Gardner and His Mound City Six 1958
7 Memphis Blues Ted Heath and His Music 1959
8 The Memphis Blues Johnny Maddox and His Dixie Boys 1959
9 The Memphis Blues Pete Fountain 1959
10 Memphis Blues Leonard Gaskin 1962
11 Memphis Blues Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen 1963
12 Memphis Blues Jim Cullums' Happy Jazz with Bobby Hackett 1967
13 Memphis Blues Teddy Buckner 1972
14 The Memphis Blues Sverges Jazzband 1978
15 The Memphis Blues Ralph Sutton & Kenny Davern, Gus Johnson 1980
16 Memphis Blues Doc Cheatham & Sammy Price 1980
17 Memphis Blues Eddy Davis and the Hot Jazz Orchestra 1981
18 The Memphis Blues Prowizorka Jazz Band 1986
19 Memphis Blues John Gill 1992
20 Memphis Blues Rick Fay's Endangered Species 1993
21 Memphis Blues Hal Smith, Keith Ingham, Bobby Gordon 1993
22 Memphis Blues Marty Grosz Quartet 1997
23 Memphis Blues The Brian White/Alan Gresty Ragtimers 1999
24 Memphis Blues Aki Takase, Rudi Mahall, Fred Frith, Nils Wogram, Paul Lovens 2001
25 Memphis Blues Aki Takase March 12, 2012

The Memphis Blues written by George A. Norton - English jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Memphis Blues A. Collins & B. Harlan 1915
2 Memphis Blues Dinah Shore 1943
3 Memphis Blues Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Clancy Hayes 1955
4 The Memphis Blues Lee Wiley with Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra 1957
5 Memphis Blues Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein 1980
6 Memphis Blues Kid Ory and His Creole Band 1992

Added by tsk on
Page generated on

Report missing cover Report errors about this work