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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Part of The Complete Recordings, Volume 2, also Weeping Willow Blues, Soft Pedal Blues and Dixie Flyer Blues
Written by William Christopher Handy, also Careless Love (Fats Domino), Yellow Dog Blues (Louis Armstrong) and The Memphis Blues (or Mister Crump) (Louis Armstrong)
Released on Legacy, also September (Earth, Wind & Fire), Sexy M.F. (Prince) and Can You Feel It (The Jacksons)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
William Christopher Handy wrote 17 songs on fono
William Christopher Handy first appears on fono in 1951, 36 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- William Christopher Handy
- Performed by
- Bessie Smith, Fred Longshaw and Louis Armstrong
- Written by
- William Christopher Handy
- Performed by
- Bessie Smith, Fred Longshaw and Louis Armstrong
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Same writer: William Christopher Handy
Same label: Columbia
Same release: The Complete Recordings, Volume 2
Same label: Legacy
Same writer: William Christopher Handy
Same label: Columbia
Same release: The Complete Recordings, Volume 2
Same label: Legacy
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1MusicBrainz The St. Louis Blues was performed by Bessie Smith
The St. Louis Blues was performed by Bessie Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The St. Louis Blues was performed by Fred Longshaw
The St. Louis Blues was performed by Fred Longshaw
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The St. Louis Blues was performed by Louis Armstrong
The St. Louis Blues was performed by Louis Armstrong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The St. Louis Blues was written by William Christopher Handy
The St. Louis Blues was written by William Christopher Handy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The St. Louis Blues is part of the release The Complete Recordings, Volume 2
The St. Louis Blues is part of the release The Complete Recordings, Volume 2
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song The St. Louis Blues
Columbia is the label of the song The St. Louis Blues
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7MusicBrainz Legacy is the label of the song The St. Louis Blues
Legacy is the label of the song The St. Louis Blues
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The St. Louis Blues was released on 1987
The St. Louis Blues was released on 1987
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026