St. Louis Blues
E258117
"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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues standard
ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ popular song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
W. C. Handy
ⓘ
surface form:
W. C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues"
|
| composer | W. C. Handy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus |
landmark of early 20th-century American music
ⓘ
one of the most recorded jazz standards ⓘ |
| decade | 1910s ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPublishedBy |
W. C. Handy Music Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pace & Handy Music Company
|
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hybrid of blues and popular song forms
ⓘ
multi-strain composition ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Saint Louis City
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis
|
| 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 |
W. C. Handy Music Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pace & Handy Music Company
|
| subjectMatter |
emotional suffering
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ romantic heartbreak ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
W. C. Handy
subject surface form:
Bessie Smith