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Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)
Written by Count Basie, also Good Bait (Nina Simone), Jumpin’ at the Woodside (Duke Ellington) and Harvard Blues
Part of The Complete Decca Recordings, also Panassie Stomp, Dark Rapture and Blame It on My Last Affair
Written by Jimmy Rushing, also Good Morning Blues (Ella Fitzgerald), Goin’ to Chicago Blues (Peggy Lee) and Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Jimmy Rushing first appears on fono in 1937, 55 years before this song
Credits
All 21 credits
- Written by
- Count Basie, Harry “Sweets” Edison and Jimmy Rushing
- Performed by
- Benny Morton, Buck Clayton, Count Basie, Dan Minor, Dicky Wells, Earle Warren, Ed Lewis, Freddie Green, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jack Washington, Jimmy Rushing, Jo Jones, Leon “Chu” Berry, Lester Young, Shad Collins and Walter Page
- Released on
- Decca Records
- Written by
- Count Basie, Harry “Sweets” Edison and Jimmy Rushing
- Performed by
- Benny Morton, Buck Clayton, Count Basie, Dan Minor, Dicky Wells, Earle Warren, Ed Lewis, Freddie Green, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jack Washington, Jimmy Rushing, Jo Jones, Leon “Chu” Berry, Lester Young, Shad Collins and Walter Page
- Released on
- Decca Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Count Basie
Same writer: Jimmy Rushing
Same writer: Harry “Sweets” Edison
Same label: Decca Records
Same release: The Complete Decca Recordings
Same writer: Count Basie
Same writer: Jimmy Rushing
Same writer: Harry “Sweets” Edison
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Benny Morton
Evil Blues was performed by Benny Morton
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2MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Buck Clayton
Evil Blues was performed by Buck Clayton
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3MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Count Basie
4MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Dan Minor
5MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Dicky Wells
6MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Earle Warren
Evil Blues was performed by Earle Warren
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Ed Lewis
8MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Freddie Green
Evil Blues was performed by Freddie Green
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Harry “Sweets” Edison
Evil Blues was performed by Harry “Sweets” Edison
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Jack Washington
Evil Blues was performed by Jack Washington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Jimmy Rushing
Evil Blues was performed by Jimmy Rushing
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Jo Jones
13MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Leon “Chu” Berry
Evil Blues was performed by Leon “Chu” Berry
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Lester Young
Evil Blues was performed by Lester Young
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Shad Collins
Evil Blues was performed by Shad Collins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Evil Blues was performed by Walter Page
17MusicBrainz Evil Blues was written by Count Basie
18MusicBrainz Evil Blues was written by Harry “Sweets” Edison
Evil Blues was written by Harry “Sweets” Edison
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Evil Blues was written by Jimmy Rushing
20MusicBrainz Evil Blues is part of the release The Complete Decca Recordings
Evil Blues is part of the release The Complete Decca Recordings
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song Evil Blues
Decca Records is the label of the song Evil Blues
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22MusicBrainz Evil Blues was released on 1992-03-17