St. Louis Blues

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"St. Louis Blues" is a landmark early 20th-century American blues song, widely regarded as one of the most influential and frequently recorded standards in jazz and popular music history.

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St. Louis Blues canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues standard
jazz standard
popular song
song
associatedWith W. C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues"
linked to: W. C. Handy
composer W. C. Handy
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalStatus landmark of early 20th-century American music
one of the most recorded jazz standards
decade 1910s
era early 20th century
firstPublishedBy Pace & Handy Music Company
genre blues
jazz
popular music
hasForm hybrid of blues and popular song forms
multi-strain composition
hasSetting St. Louis, Missouri
influencedGenre jazz
popular music
rhythm and blues
isStandardIn American popular songbook
blues repertoire
jazz repertoire
keyFeature combines blues form with tango rhythm elements
features a 12-bar blues section
features a 16-bar minor-key strain
features a habanera-tango rhythm
language English
lyricist W. C. Handy
namedAfter St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
notableRecordingArtist Art Tatum
Benny Goodman
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Bing Crosby
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Glenn Miller
Guy Lombardo
Louis Armstrong
performancePractice commonly used as a vehicle for improvisation in jazz
frequently performed by blues singers
frequently performed by jazz bands
publicationYear 1914
publisher Pace & Handy Music Company
subjectMatter emotional suffering
lost love
romantic heartbreak
yearWritten 1914

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W. C. Handy wrote St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith notableWork St. Louis Blues
W. C. Handy notableWork St. Louis Blues
subject linked to: Handy
Bessie Smith notableWork St. Louis Blues
subject linked to: Bessie
St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) title St. Louis Blues