Posts that showcase a song about the Mississippi River
Clara Smith Clara Smith was a contemporary of the great Bessie Smith, with a voice nearly as good, too. (Read more about her life here, where you can also download many of her songs.) In Steamboat Man Blues, recorded in 1928, she gets a chance to show just how powerful her voice can
David Allan Coe is a free spirit who has followed an unconventional career path. Nothing wrong with that. He's also a pretty darned good songwriter. While Johnny Paycheck made the song famous, Coe was the one who wrote Take This Job and Shove It, giving voice to a feeling that all of us have experienced
Willard Robison We're reaching back in time 85 years for today's Song of the Day: Deep River Blues performed by the Willard Robison Orchestra in 1928. Robison, was born 40 miles west of Hannibal in Shelbina, Missouri; he formed a band in the 1920s that he called the Deep River Orchestra and even
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.
Shawnee Kilgore A while back I was searching through Bandcamp.com for songs about the Mississippi and came across this lovely tune from Austin-based Shawnee Kilgore. It fits perfectly with our August theme of songs that celebrate good times on the river, and what better way to enjoy the Mississippi than spending some time
August is prime vacation time in these parts, those parts being along the Upper Mississippi River, so what better time to feature songs that celebrate the good times to be had along the river? We'll start with one of my personal favorites, Mississippi Mud, by Hank Williams III. There was a time not too long
