Definition of Singin' the Blues (Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Con Conrad and J. R. Robinson song)
"Singin' the Blues" is a 1920 jazz composition by J. Russel Robinson, Con Conrad, Sam M. Lewis, and Joe Young. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1920 as an instrumental and released as a Victor 78 as part of a medley with "Margie".
The song was released with lyrics by vocalist Aileen Stanley in 1920 on Victor. In 1927, Frank Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, and Eddie Lang recorded and released the song as an Okeh 78. The Trumbauer recording is a jazz and pop standard, greatly contributing to Frank Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke's reputation and influence (it remained in print at least until the Second World War). It was one of the first jazz recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It is regarded as one of the greatest jazz recording and performances of the 20th century.
It is not related to the 1956 pop song "Singing the Blues" first recorded and released by Marty Robbins in 1956.
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What is Singin' the Blues (Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Con Conrad and J. R. Robinson song)?
"Singin' the Blues" is a 1920 jazz composition by J. Russel Robinson, Con Conrad, Sam M. Lewis, and Joe Young. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1920 as an instrumental and released as a Victor 78 as part of a medley with "Margie".