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He’s a Son of the South

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

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16 cited facts

  • 1971
  • 2:40
  • 108 BPM · A# major

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  1. Released on Classics, also Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Muggles and Solo Flight (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)

  2. Part of The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1932-1933, also Some Sweet Day, Swing, You Cats and Don’t Play Me Cheap

  3. Written by Joe Davis, also Alligator Crawl (Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven), Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (CAKE) and Save It, Pretty Mama

  4. Written by Reginald Foresythe, also Serenade for a Wealthy Widow (Fats Waller and His Rhythm), Mississippi Basin and Deep Forest (Earl Hines and His Orchestra)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Joe Davis first appears on fono in 1926, 45 years before this song

  • Reginald Foresythe first appears on fono in 1926, 45 years before this song

Credits

All 15 credits
Written by
Joe Davis and Reginald Foresythe
Performed by
Big Mike McKendrick, Bill Oldham, Budd Johnson, Elmer Whitlock, George Oldham, Keg Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Scoville Browne, Teddy Wilson, Yank Porter and Zilner Randolph
Part of
The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1932-1933
Released on
Classics

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  1. 1MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Big Mike McKendrick

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Big Mike McKendrick

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  2. 2MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Bill Oldham

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Bill Oldham

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  3. 3MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Budd Johnson

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Budd Johnson

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  4. 4MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Elmer Whitlock

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Elmer Whitlock

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  5. 5MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by George Oldham

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by George Oldham

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  6. 6MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Keg Johnson

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Keg Johnson

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  7. 7MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Louis Armstrong

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Louis Armstrong

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  8. 8MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Scoville Browne

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Scoville Browne

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  9. 9MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Teddy Wilson

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Teddy Wilson

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  10. 10MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Yank Porter

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Yank Porter

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  11. 11MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was performed by Zilner Randolph

    He’s a Son of the South was performed by Zilner Randolph

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  12. 12MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was written by Joe Davis

    He’s a Son of the South was written by Joe Davis

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  13. 13MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was written by Reginald Foresythe

    He’s a Son of the South was written by Reginald Foresythe

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  14. 14MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South is part of the release The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1932-1933

    He’s a Son of the South is part of the release The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1932-1933

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  15. 15MusicBrainz Classics is the label of the song He’s a Son of the South

    Classics is the label of the song He’s a Son of the South

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  16. 16MusicBrainz He’s a Son of the South was released on 1971

    He’s a Son of the South was released on 1971

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