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 Day Department is reaching back in time a few decades to bring you today's song: Where the Lazy River Goes By, a sweet and sentimental tune sung by Barbara Stanwyck and Tony Martin in the 1936 film Banjo on My Knee.
It's a new month, so we say good-bye to the flood theme and focus our efforts in May across the ocean to feature songs recorded about the Mississippi River from musicians outside the US. Let's kick things off with the song Mississippi recorded by the Dutch group Pussycat in 1976. The song was a big
