- As Noted In: 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, B E S Publishing
- As Noted In: Notable Songs, Phantom
St Louis Blues is a notable song by Bessie Smith. - AsNotedIn
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/00/00 | W C Handy | Songwriter | W C Handy hears the tune to "St Louis Blues" in St Louis: "It had numerous one-line verses and they would sing it all night." | City of St Louis | Missouri | ||
| 1925/01/24 | Bessie Smith | Performer | Bessie Smith, with Louis Armstrong on cornet, records "St Louis Blues" New York City. | ||||
| 1925/01/24 | W C Handy | Songwriter | Bessie Smith, with Louis Armstrong on cornet, records "St Louis Blues" New York City. | ||||
| 1925/01/24 | Louis Armstrong | Cornet | Bessie Smith, with Louis Armstrong on cornet, records "St Louis Blues" New York City. | ||||
| 1928/04/27 | W C Handy | Musician | W C Handy, the cornetist and composer often called the Father of the Blues, brings his orchestra and Jubilee Singers to Carnegie Hall for a concert of jazz, plantation songs and concert music. | Carnegie Hall | New York City |
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