Composer: W. C. Handy / Year: 1914 / Country: United States / Genre: Jazz / Form: Song / Lied
A classic blues published by W. C. Handy in 1914. It blends a tango rhythm into the blues form and became one of the standards most often played by jazz musicians.
Recommended recordings by performer (compare)
Louis Armstrong (1954, Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy / Columbia): From the album dedicated to the composer W.C. Handy. Armstrong sings the blues classic in the language of jazz.