Dinah Washington
birth of the blues
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oh! they say some people long ago
were searching for a diff'rent tune,
one that they could croon
as only they can.
they only had the rhythm so
they started swaying to and fro.
they didn't know just what they had
and that is how the blues really began:
they heard the breeze in the trees
singing weird melodies
and they made that
the start of the blues.
and from a jail came the wail
of a down hearted frail,
and they played that
as part of the blues.
from a whippoorwill out on a hill,
they took a new note,
pushed it through a horn
'til it was born into a blue note.
and then they nursed it, rehearsed it,
and gave out the news
that the southland
gave birth to the blues!
- Album:
- A Bouquet Of Hits
- Miscellaneous
- First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story
- Please Send Me Someone To Love
- The Collection
- Golden Greats
- Essential Jazz Singers
- The Best Of
- Unforgettable
- Ahora Jazz
- The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Volume 2...
- The Queen Sings
- Jazz Masters
- Blues for a Day
- Great Jazz Giants: Smooth Jazz, Volume 2
- Queen Of The Blues
- Memories are made of This
- Satin Dolls
- Blue Box 2: The Finest in Jazz Vocalists
- The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! Volume 3