Tishomingo Blues Explained
| Tishomingo Blues |
| Cover: | Tishomingo Blues cover.png |
| Caption: | Sheet music, 1917 |
| Published: | 1917 |
"Tishomingo Blues" is a song by Spencer Williams. The tune was first published in 1917. The title refers to Tishomingo, Mississippi.[1]
The song was first recorded in 1918 by Eddie Nelson on Emerson Records #913. It became a jazz standard, and continues to be performed and recorded into the 21st century. The song has been adapted with different lyrics, written by Garrison Keillor, as the theme song of A Prairie Home Companion.[2]
Lyrics
First verseChorusSecond verseRepeat Chorus
Recordings
- Eddie Nelson, Emerson Records #913, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVg13XeTPH8, 1918
- Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra, 1928
- Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band, 1945
- Big Chief Jazzband, recorded in Oslo, Norway on May 10, 1953 and released on the 78 rpm record His Master's Voice A.L. 3307
- Sweet Emma Barret and her New Orleans Boys, 1961, with Percy Humphrey (trumpet); Willie Humphrey, clarinet; Jim Robinson, trombone; Emma Barrett, piano; Emanual Sayles, guitar; McNeal Breaux, bass; Josiah Frazier, drums
Notes and References
- Muir, Peter C. Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America, 1850-1920. University of Illinois Press 2009. Page 43.
- https://apnews.com/article/1b07b0c1b56649b99a23c0e31f5be2a8
