SONG
"Well, it's nice and depressing. Ha! She has a very powerful voice. It compels me to imagine what drinking in a speakeasy would have been like; delightfully rebellious and pretty glamourous." - LC
Written by: W.C. Handy
Label: Columbia
FACTS
- It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song.
- It became so popular that it inspired the Foxtrot.
- The cornet you can hear being played in this version of the track is none other than Louis Armstrong.
- The song has since been recorded by artists such as Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Hank Williams Jr. (son of Hank Williams) and Stevie Wonder.
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# 9 Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (1931)
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