The Story of the Blues explained

The Story of the Blues
Type:studio
Artist:Della Reese
Cover:Dellablues.jpg
Released:1959
Recorded:1959
Genre:Jazz, R&B
Length:35:58
Label:Jubilee

The Story of the Blues (1959) is an album by singer and actress Della Reese. It is a concept album about the history of the blues. Before each song, there is a small spoken narrative by Reese.

Track listing

  1. "The Story of the Blues"
  2. "Good Morning Blues"
  3. "Empty Bed Blues"
  4. "Squeeze Me"
  5. "You've Been a Good Old Wagon"
  6. "Sent for you Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)"
  7. "St. James Infirmary"
  8. "Lover Man"
  9. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
  10. "Stormy Weather"
  11. "There's Always the Blues"

Release history

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DateFormatLabelRef.
North America1959Vinyl LPJubilee Records[1]

Notes and References

  1. Reese . Della . The Story of the Blues (Disc Information) . . 1959 . JGM-1095.

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