Birth of the Blues

~ Song

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lyricist:Lew Brown
Buddy DeSylva
composer:Ray Henderson
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/119158 [info]
Wikidata:Q7718135 [info]
referred to in medleys:Medley: How About You? / The Birth of the Blues (order: 2)
Sleeptime Down South Medley (order: 7)
later translated versions:Othello (Birth of the Blues)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1926-08-12The Birth Of The BluesPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:17
1941-05-26The Birth of the BluesBing Crosby and Mary Martin with Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra3:16
1941-05-26The Birth of the BluesBing Crosby3:15
1941-08-15The Birth of the Blues (alternate take 1) (1941-08-15)Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:25
1941-08-20The Birth of the BluesBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:16
1945-08-15The Birth of the Blues (live, 1945-08-15)liveCab Calloway and His Orchestra2:42
1951-09-01The Birth of the BluesinstrumentalEddie Heywood Trio3:47
1952-06-03The Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:30
1952The Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:28
1953Birth of the BluesliveKid Ory5:04
1954-09-20The Birth of the BluesinstrumentalBenny Carter4:10
1955-02-01The Birth of the BluesinstrumentalTeddy Wilson Trio2:53
1956-11Birth of the BluesJohnny Hartman2:57
1957-10-13Birth of the BluesliveFrank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong3:30
1957-10-13Birth of the BluesliveFrank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong3:24
1959-05-18Birth of the BluesinstrumentalThe Oscar Peterson Trio2:38
1959-05-18The Birth of the BluesinstrumentalThe Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen2:35
1959-12-22Birth of the BluesinstrumentalSonny Stitt5:57
1960-12-27Birth of the BluescoverRay Charles5:14
1961-04-24Birth of the BluesinstrumentalReno and Smiley2:16
1962-11-26The Birth of the Blues (without intro)cover and liveFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.1:40
1962-12-02Birth Of The BluesliveThe Rat Pack and2:22
1962-12-02Birth Of The Blues (Reprise)liveThe Rat Pack and1:45
1964Birth of the Blues (live, 1964: Frank Sinatra Spectacular)liveThe Rat Pack2:27
1965Birth of the Blues / Closing Tune (live, 1965: St. Louis, Missouri)liveThe Rat Pack2:50
1965The Birth of the BluescoverThe Golden Gate Quartet2:53
1966-06-04The Birth of the Bluescover and liveSammy Davis Jr. & Buddy Rich3:35
1977-04-09The Birth of the Bluescover and liveSammy Davis Jr.4:29
1977-05-15Birth of the BluesLionel Hampton3:53
1978-09Birth of the Bluesinstrumental and liveTeddy Wilson3:52
1987-08New York, New York Medley: For Me and My Gal / Mack the Knife / Birth of the Blues / Send a Little Love My Way / How High the Moon / New York, New Yorklive and medleyMel Tormé & George Shearing6:02
1966-04-15: The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show #14: Birth of the BluesSammy Davis Jnr.2:59
1966-04-15: The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show #14: Credits / Closing Themeinstrumental and partialSammy Davis Jnr.1:18
Birth of BluesChet Atkins3:25
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.3:17
Birth of the BluescoverHank Snow2:36
Birth of the BluesinstrumentalGary Lambert & Eddie Cochran1:45
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.5:14
Birth of the BluesThe Hi‐Lo’s with Frank Comstock and his Orchestra1:52
Birth of the BluesinstrumentalKing Curtis2:34
Birth of the BluesLeslie Uggams3:37
Birth of the BluesPerry Como3:28
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong3:21
Birth of the BluescoverRandy Travis with Willie Nelson2:41
Birth of the BluesGordon MacRae4:03
Birth of the BluescoverRay Charles5:10
Birth of the BluescoverRay Charles5:12
Birth of the BluesKeith Ingham & Marty Grosz4:32
Birth of the BluesinstrumentalOscar Peterson5:35
Birth of the BluesinstrumentalChet Atkins & Les Paul3:06
Birth of the BluesinstrumentalFlip Phillips?:??
Birth of the BluesLionel Hampton5:23
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong3:22
Birth of the BluesLouis Armstrong feat. Frank Sinatra3:28
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:27
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:32
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:31
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:27
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:27
Birth of the Bluescover and liveFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.2:23
Birth of the BluesJerry Douglas3:43
Birth of the BluesThe Oscar Peterson Trio2:38
Birth of the BluesBing Crosby2:11
Birth of the BluesRay Charles5:09
Birth of the Bluescover and liveSammy Davis Jr.1:48
Birth of the BluescoverFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.0:56
Birth of the BluesinstrumentalWilliam “Cat” Anderson3:27
Birth of the BluesJohnny Hartman3:00
Birth of the Bluescover and liveFrank Sinatra with Harry Sosnik & the Savings Band Orchestra3:44
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra3:29
Birth of the BluesFrank Sinatra?:??
Birth of the BluesLeonard Leigh?:??
Birth of the BluesPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra?:??
Birth of the BluesChet Atkins2:33
Birth of the BluesChet Atkins3:04
Birth of the BluesChet Atkins & Les Paul3:05
Birth of the BluesChet Atkins?:??
Birth of the BluesChet Atkins2:29
Birth of the Bluescover and instrumentalTommy Emmanuel & Jim Nichols5:40
Birth of the BluescoverPeggy Lee with the Four of a Kind1:55
Birth of the BluesJan Garber & His Orchestra2:17
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.4:14
Birth of the Bluescover and liveSammy Davis Jr.2:27
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.4:34
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.5:11
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.3:19
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.3:58
Birth of the BluescoverSammy Davis Jr.5:12
Birth of the BluescoverRay Charles?:??
Birth of the BluescoverRay Charles?:??
Birth of the BluescoverRay Charles5:07
Birth of the BluescoverRay Charles5:10
Birth Of The BluesBing Crosby?:??
Birth Of The BluesBing Crosby?:??
Birth Of The BluesLionel Hampton, William "Cat" Anderson, Eddie Chamblee, Paul Moen, Milt Buckner, William "Billy" Mackel, Barry Smith & Frankie Dunlop3:51
Birth Of The BluesFrank Sinatra3:29
Birth Of The BluesOscar Peterson2:34
Birth of the Blues (reprise)cover and liveFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.1:31
Birth of the Blues (with Frank Sinatra)Louis Armstrong2:09
Birth of the Blues / Closing TimecoverFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.2:49
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