Every Day I have the Blues

[sunvalleylaw]

I was really getting into the Mayer Trio's version of this on his DVD, and thought I'd find the history of the song. First I thought it was a BB King piece, but no, this guy wrote it. So here are 3 different versions in chron order. What a great song!

Memphis Slim

BB King

Mayer Trio





Ok, one more, Chuck Berry with T-Bone Walker

 

[evenkeel]

Great post!!! Way cool to listen to the different takes on the tune.

Obviously it's not a contest but BB's versions just grabs me. His stinging guitar licks seem the perfect foil for the tune.

Good stuff, thanks!! :master:

 

[just strum]

I can't get the first one to go unless there is a 10 minute intro of that thing circling the center.

 

[birv2]

Great post, Steve!

We should do more of this chronicling of the evolution of a tune.

And you gotta love T-Bone trying to give Chuck his guitar back while Chuck is dancing away!
:bravo:
Bob

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I can't get the first one to go unless there is a 10 minute intro of that thing circling the center.

I checked it and it works now. I had a similar issue with a BB one earlier. I was guessing it was a connection or bandwidth thing. You gotta love Youtube though for the ability to do this. I think it is fun to trace back a tune.

 

[Bossfan]

Fantastic posting. Thanks for taking the time -love to see the contrast between the modern bluesman in Mayer compared against BB King and the others. Really cool!:AOK:

 

[Jimi75]

I love such work/posts!

Great Steve - Thank oyu for that!

:bravo:

 

[duhvoodooman]

Very cool. And while looking at the related YouTube links on the Memphis Slim video, I came across the following. Check out the line-up in this band!!!!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Yeah, DVM! I stopped by that one too. What a lineup!

 

[warren0728]

great post svl :AOK: each version was great in it's own way! :bravo: :beer:

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