Every Day I Have the Blues

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blues standard song

"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.

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Every Day I Have the Blues canonical 13
Everyday I Have the Blues 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf blues standard ⓘ
song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
surface form: Everyday I Have the Blues
associatedArtist B. B. King ⓘ
surface form: B.B. King

Count Basie ⓘ
Joe Williams ⓘ
associatedInstrument blues harmonica ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
firstRecordingArtist Pinetop Sparks ⓘ
firstRecordingLabel Bluebird Records ⓘ
firstRecordingTitle Every Day I Have the Blues self-link ⓘ
firstRecordingYear 1935 ⓘ
frequentlyRecorded true ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
hasForm 12-bar blues ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Chicago blues ⓘ
blues-rock ⓘ
modern electric blues ⓘ
hasTitle Every Day I Have the Blues self-link ⓘ
isStandardIn blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Marion Sparks ⓘ
Pinetop Sparks ⓘ
notableVersionBy B. B. King ⓘ
surface form: B.B. King

Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
Elmore James ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ
Joe Williams ⓘ
John Lee Hooker ⓘ
Lowell Fulson ⓘ
Memphis Slim ⓘ
Ray Charles ⓘ
T‑Bone Walker ⓘ
surface form: T-Bone Walker
originalComposer Marion Sparks ⓘ
Pinetop Sparks ⓘ
performancePractice frequently used as an opening number in blues sets ⓘ
often performed with big band arrangement ⓘ
often performed with small blues combo ⓘ
popularizedBy B. B. King ⓘ
surface form: B.B. King

Count Basie ⓘ
Joe Williams ⓘ
Lowell Fulson ⓘ
Memphis Slim ⓘ
theme daily struggle ⓘ
emotional pain ⓘ
hardship ⓘ
vocalStyle blues vocal ⓘ

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B. B. King → notableWork → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Live at the Regal → hasTrack → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Every Day I Have the Blues → hasTitle → Every Day I Have the Blues self-link ⓘ
Every Day I Have the Blues → alsoKnownAs → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
this entity surface form: Everyday I Have the Blues
Every Day I Have the Blues → firstRecordingTitle → Every Day I Have the Blues self-link ⓘ
Riley B. King → notableWork → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) → closelyAssociatedSong → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Joe Williams → notableWork → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Joe Williams → notableAlbum → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Pinetop Sparks → coWrote → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Pinetop Sparks → notableWork → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Memphis Slim → notableWork → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Memphis Slim → notableSong → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Marion Sparks → notableWork → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Marion Sparks → alsoKnownAs → Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
subject surface form: Every Day I Have the Blues
this entity surface form: Everyday I Have the Blues