Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)

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song

"Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" is a classic 1947 blues song by T-Bone Walker that became a standard and one of the most influential electric blues recordings.

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Surface form Occurrences
Stormy Monday 2
Call It Stormy Monday 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
composer T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coveredBy B.B. King NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bobby Bland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eric Clapton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eva Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koko Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lou Rawls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Allman Brothers Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
format 78 rpm single ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
hasLine Lord, the eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play ⓘ
They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday’s just as bad ⓘ
hasMusicalKey G major ⓘ
hasTempo slow blues ⓘ
hasTheme heartache ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ
includedIn T-Bone Walker’s live performance repertoire ⓘ
influenced Bobby Bland’s 1961 arrangement of "Stormy Monday" ⓘ
The Allman Brothers Band version of "Stormy Monday" ⓘ
influencedGenre Chicago blues NERFINISHED ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor becoming a widely performed blues standard ⓘ
expressive vocal phrasing ⓘ
influential electric guitar work ⓘ
originalArtist T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedBy T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Black & White Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle Call It Stormy Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf numerous blues guitar transcriptions ⓘ
title Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesChordProgression 12-bar blues ⓘ
writer T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1947 ⓘ
yearOfFirstRecording 1947 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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One Way Out → hasTrack → Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stormy Monday
Lou Rawls → notableAlbum → Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stormy Monday
T‑Bone Walker → notableSingle → Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) ⓘ
subject surface form: T-Bone Walker
In Session (with Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1999 release of 1983 recording) → notableTrack → Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Call It Stormy Monday
T‑Bone Walker → notableWork → Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) ⓘ
subject surface form: T-Bone Walker