St Louis Blues Song

It was also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song.

St louis blues song. Louis armstrong with velma middleton his all stars saint louis blues album. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians repertoire. Saint louis blues or st. Louis armstrong plays w c.

It was sung by theresa harris and played several times including in the opening credits in the 1933 movie baby face. Bessie smith with orchestra louis armstrong cornet fred longshaw harmonium st. In 1914 it appeared in the charlie chaplin movie the star boarder. Louis blues is an american popular song composed by william christopher handy in the blues style.

This song has been used in a number of films. Louis blues is a popular american song composed by w. Louis blues parlophone ca 1935 british re edition of the us columb. It has been performed by numerous musicians of all styles from louis armstrong and bessie smith to glenn miller.

Blues is a music genre and musical form which was originated in the deep south of the united states around the 1870s by african americans from roots in african musical traditions african american work songs and spirituals blues incorporated spirituals work songs field hollers shouts chants and rhymed simple narrative ballads. It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song and remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians repertoire. In 1929 bessie smith made her only film appearance starring in a movie titled st. Handy in the blues style and published in september 1914.