Posts that showcase a song about the Mississippi River
Alice Moore CD cover In a couple of weeks, St. Louis will celebrate its 250th birthday, so I call that a good excuse to spend a month highlighting songs from St. Louis musicians. We'll start by reaching back to the Great Depression, a time when the music scene in St. Louis was arguably
Pete Seeger (WikiCommons) Pete Seeger passed away yesterday at the age of 94. A prolific songwriter, performer, and activist, the Song of the Day Department pays its respect with this classic Seeger tune, written in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam War.
There are a whole bunch of songs called Mississippi River Blues (that darn river sure does depress some people!) but the one I'm playing for you today is the classic that was first recorded by Big Bill Broonzy. The song is based on an older tune that you can also hear in Crow Jane Blues
Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie The great Mississippi River flood of 1927 inspired dozens of songs. Among those recorded a bit later was a tune from Kansas Joe (born Wilber McCoy) and Memphis Minnie (born Lizzie Douglas), a husband and wife team, called When the Levee Breaks that they recorded in 1929. The song
The original Mississippi Mud is a catchy pop tune penned by Harry Barris and James Cavanaugh in 1927. Among the first to record it was the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with Davenport’s Bix Beiderbecke and a vocal group called The Rhythm Boys whose members included a young Bing Crosby. The catchy, perky tune is paired with
The Song of the Month Department is kicking off the new year with a special theme: Remakes! During January, every Song of the Day post will feature the original version of a song plus an interesting remake. We'll start with a classic, Old Man River from the musical Showboat by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein. Below
