Shirley Bassey - The Birth Of The Blues

1957 (A young Shirley Bassey recorded this American Songbook 'Blues' Standard back in 1956 and it was released as a track on her first LP in 1957. One of the songs from this LP, 'Born To Sing The Blues' was released as a single in 1956. Shirley has recorded & performed many genre's of music over her past 58+ years in show business due to her powerful voice & musical instincts, but jazz & the blues were among the first that she mastered.

ABOUT This song:
"The Birth of the Blues" is a popular song.

The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. The song was published in 1926, and recorded by Cab Calloway in 1943 or 1944. The song was later a hit for Frank Sinatra and was frequently performed by popular singers such as Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jr., Shirley Bassey, Keely Smith, Jack Teagarden and Pearl Bailey.

An Oscar nominated (Music Scoring) film "Birth of the Blues" starring Bing Crosby was released in 1941.

LYRICS:
Oh, they say some people long ago
Were searching for a diffrent tune
One that they could croon
As only they can

They only had the rhythm soul
They started swaying to and fro
They didn't know just what to use
And this is how the blues really began

They heard the breeze in the trees
Singing weird melodies
And they made that the start of the blues

And from a jail came the wail
Of a down-hearted frail
And they played that
As part of the blues

From a whippoorwill
Out on a hill
They took a new note
Pushed it through a horn
Till it was worn
Into a blue note

And then they nursed it
Rehearsed it
And gave out the news
That the Southland gave birth to the blues

And then they nursed it
Rehearsed it
And gave out the news
That the Southland gave birth to the blues

That the Southland, they gave birth to the blues

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Shirley Bassey
• Ray Henderson
• Buddy G. DeSylva
• Lew Brown

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