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.

Aliases (1)

Everyday I Have the Blues ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	blues standard → song →
alsoKnownAs	Everyday I Have the Blues →
associatedArtist	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 →
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 →
isStandardIn	blues → jazz → rhythm and blues →
language	English →
lyricist	Marion Sparks → Pinetop Sparks →
notableVersionBy	B.B. King → Count Basie Orchestra → Elmore James → Eric Clapton → Joe Williams → John Lee Hooker → Lowell Fulson → Memphis Slim → Ray Charles → 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 → Count Basie → Joe Williams → Lowell Fulson → Memphis Slim →
theme	daily struggle → emotional pain → hardship →
vocalStyle	blues vocal →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Every Day I Have the Blues ("Everyday I Have the Blues") →	alsoKnownAs
Every Day I Have the Blues →	firstRecordingTitle
Every Day I Have the Blues →	hasTitle
Live at the Regal →	hasTrack
B. B. King →	notableWork