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The Birth of the Blues
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The Birth of the Blues was released on January 1, 1961 by ABKCO (US) as a part of the album Bobby Rydell Salutes the "Great Ones" / Rydell at the Copa (Live)
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1961
LabelABKCO (US)
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM105

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bobby Rydell
Bobby Rydell
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Henderson
Ray Henderson
Composer
Wendy Aaliyah Wang
Wendy Aaliyah Wang
Composer
Buddy DeSylva
Buddy DeSylva
Composer

Lyrics

They say some people long ago
Were searching for a different tune
One that they could croon
As only they can
They only had a rhythm so
Started swingin' to and fro
They didn't know just what to use
And this is how the blues
Really began
They heard a breeze in the trees
Singin' a melody
And they made that the start of the blues
And from a jail came a wail
Of a down hearted frail
And they played that as a part of the blues
From a whippoorwill high on a hill
They took a new note
Pushed it through a horn
Till it was born
Into a new note
And then they nursed it, rehearsed it
And then they sent out the news
That the old southland gave birth to the blues
From a whippoorwill high on a hill
They took a new note
Pushed it through a horn
Till it was born
Into a new note
And then they nursed it, rehearsed it
And then they sent out the news
That the old southland gave birth to the blues
Written by: Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
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