C F7 CI hate to see that evening sun go down F F7 CHate to see that evening sun go down G7 Cause the man I love (F7) G7 CHe done left - this - townC F7 CFeeling tomorrow like I feel todayF F7 CFeel tomorrow like I feel today G7I’ll pack my bags (F7) G7 C And make my get - a - way Cm Fm G7 St. Louis Woman with her diamond rings G7 CmPulls that man around by her apron stringsCm Fm G7 T’weren’t for powder, and for store bought hairG7 Cm D7 G7The man I love he wouldn’t gone no where, no where C C7I got the St. Louis Blues just as blue as I can be F7 CThat man got a heart like a rock cast in the sea G7 COr else he wouldn’t have gone so far from meC C7Now a black headed woman makes a good man leave town F7 C > C7 > CAnd a red headed woman makes a good man leave town G7 CBut a blonde headed woman makes a good man slap his papa downC C7I got the St. Louis Blues just as blue as I can be F7 CThat man got a heart like a rock cast in the sea G7 COr else he wouldn’t have gone so far from me

Ukulele Club of Santa CruzThe "Early Blues" Meeting June 2005Our "St. Louis Blues" was Arranged and Led by

Jayme Kelly Curtis

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Undoubtedly the most long lived and popular bluessong ever written is William Christopher Handy'simmortal classic, "St. Louis Blues," which has almosttaken on a life of it's own since it was written overninety years ago in 1914. It has been played andenjoyed the world over ; it's longevity shows no sign of slowing down. Amazingly, "St. Louis Blues" has beenrecorded more than any other American written song.The first audio recording of St. Louis Blues was byAl Bernard in July 1918. The list of groups that hadtop twenty hits with "St. Louis Blues" reads like aWho's Who of American pop and jazz musicians andvocalists. In 1925, Bessie Smith teamed with LouisArmstrong for a number 3 ranking and Louis didalmost as well solo in 1930. "St. Louis Blues" wasalways a favorite with vocalists, so it's no surprisethat Rudy Vallee, Cab Calloway the Mills Brothersand the Boswell Sisters all had top selling record-ings of the song. Jazz legend Benny Goodman hada successful turn with it in 1939 .

St. Louis Blues has been recorded by...The Mills BrothersLouis ArmstrongChet AtkinsPearl BaileyLaVern BakerTex BeneckeCharlie BarnetCount BasieChuck BerryPat BooneTheresa BrewerBig Bill BrooznyCharles BrownDave BrubeckRuth BrownCharlie ByrdNat King ColePerry ComoLarry CoryellNatalie ColePapa John CreachBing CrosbyEddie CondonDeep PurpleBessie SmithDinah ShoreBobby ShortSons of the PioneersOtis SpannMaxine SullivanRalph SuttonArt TatumClarence "Gatemouth" Brown

The Boswell SistersThe Dorsey BrothersCliff "Ukulele Ike" EdwardsDuke EllingtonFerrante & TeicherElla FitgeraldStephane GrappelliDizzy GillespieBenny GoodmanErskine HawkinsBillie HolidayAl HirtLena HorneThe Ink SpotsThe Isley BrothersEtta JamesHarry James OrchestraQuincy JonesStan KentonKing CurtisEartha KittGene KrupaLeadbellyBrenda LeePeggy LeeDjango ReinhardtSun RaPaul RobesonSonny RollinsJimmy RushingPete SeegerArtie Shaw OrchestraDoc Severinsen

Furry LewisLiberaceGuy LombardoDuane EddyRamsey LewisHerbie MannBig Joe TurnerRudy ValeeFats WallerEthel WatersDoc WatsonLawrence WelkJosh WhitePaul WhitemanMargaret WhitingBob Wills & His Texas PlayboysGeorge WettingJackie WilsonJimmy WitherspoonStevie WonderJack TeagardenGeorge Thorogood & The DestroyersGlenn Miller OrchestraFelix Mendelssohn & the Hawaiian SerenadersHugh MontenegroRoy OrbisonLes Paul & Mary FordLouis PrimaJimmy Reed

...plus dozens of others!

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