Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
St. Louis Woman is a 1946 American musical by Arna Bontemps and Countee Cullen with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.The musical opened at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York on March 30, 1946, and ran for 113 performances.
"St. James Infirmary Blues" recorded by numerous musicians "Saint Of New Orleans" by PJ Parks "St. Patricks Day In New Orleans" by Alias Ron Kavana "St. Phillips St. Breakdown" by George Lewis "The Saints are Coming" by U2 and Green Day, 2006 (#2 on UK Singles Chart) "Saturday Night Fish Fry" by Louis Jordan "Save my Soul" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
"The Saint Louis Blues" (or "St. Louis Blues") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914. It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song and remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire.
Johnson was a first place finalist in the Houston, Texas, Regional Blues Challenge, sponsored by The Houston Blues Society in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In 2011, he was the winner of the St. Louis Blues Society International Blues Challenge, and went on to the semi-finals to represent St. Louis in Memphis, Tennessee. [5]
Writing about the first time "Saint Louis Blues" was played, in 1914, Handy said, The one-step and other dances had been done to the tempo of Memphis Blues. ... When St Louis Blues was written the tango was in vogue. I tricked the dancers by arranging a tango introduction, breaking abruptly into a low-down blues. My eyes swept the floor ...
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
In 1925, Johnson entered and won a blues contest at the Booker T. Washington Theatre in St. Louis, the prize being a recording contract with Okeh Records. [10] Between 1925 and 1932 he made about 130 recordings for Okeh, many of which sold well (making him one of the most popular OKeh artists).
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!