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St. Louis Blues

Saint Louis Blues · St Louis Blues · The St. Louis Blues · Сент-Луи-Блюз
First released 1915English120+ recordingson 2,031 releasesISWC T-914.755.203-2, T-802.458.253-5

Written by

William Christopher HandyComposerWilliam Christopher HandyLyricist

From the films

Satchmo the GreatSatchmo the Great1957the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Lightning in a BottleLightning in a Bottle2004the film on Charmy Movies ↗
The American Epic SessionsThe American Epic Sessions2016the film on Charmy Movies ↗
MaestroMaestro2023the film on Charmy Movies ↗
American Epic2017the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:35
St. Louis BluesDjango Reinhardt3:04
St. Louis BluesRalph Sutton6:23
St. Louis BluesThe Dave Brubeck Quartet3:11
St. Louis BluesDave Brubeck9:49
St. Louis BluesMarian McPartland7:08
St Louis BluesBillie Holiday2:50
St. Louis BluesRay Bryant5:52
St. Louis BluesHerbie Hancock5:51
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:03
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:00
St. Louis BluesDizzy Gillespie3:09
St. Louis BluesBessie Smith3:11
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong8:52
St. Louis BluesOriginal Dixieland Jazz Band3:19
St. Louis BluesThe Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:07
St. Louis BluesDjango Reinhardt2:40
St. Louis BluesCanadian Brass4:58
St. Louis BluesEtta James4:32
St. Louis BluesDave Brubeck6:35
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:31
St. Louis BluesElla Fitzgerald3:09
St. Louis BluesErroll Garner6:27
St. Louis BluesThe Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond11:12
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong8:53
St. Louis BluesMarcus Roberts5:55
St. Louis Blues MarchThe BBC Big Band3:30
St. Louis Blues MarchThe BBC Big Band3:30
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:00
St. Louis BluesJimmy Smith3:20
St. Louis BluesRed Garland9:30
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong with Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:24
St. Louis BluesJimmy Witherspoon3:53
St. Louis BluesJimmy Witherspoon3:53
Saint Louis BluesSidney Bechet5:45
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:13
St. Louis BluesBillie Holiday2:51
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:02
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
St. Louis Blues (alternate take B)Louis Armstrong2:59
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:59
St. Louis BluesThe Dave Brubeck Quartet9:05
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:53
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:04
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:44
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
St Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:52
St. Louis BluesDjango Reinhardt4:08
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:00
St. Louis BluesBob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:24
St. Louis BluesDon Byron2:53
St. Louis BluesMose Allison4:05
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:02
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:54
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:04
St. Louis BluesAlbert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings2:58
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:47
St. Louis BluesEarl Hines5:50
St. Louis BluesFlamin’ Groovies2:40
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:51
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:57
St. Louis Blues (take 2)Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:55
St. Louis BluesSidney Bechet4:48
St. Louis BluesBenny Goodman5:02
St. Louis BluesGlenn Miller3:31
St. Louis BluesDjango Reinhardt3:29
St. Louis BluesBenny Goodman4:59
St. Louis BluesDorsey Brothers’ Orchestra3:08
St. Louis Blues MarchGlenn Miller and His Orchestra3:35
St. Louis Blues MarchThe Glenn Miller Orchestra4:16
St. Louis BluesStéphane Grappelli & McCoy Tyner5:04
The St. Louis BluesBessie Smith3:12
St. Louis BluesLena Horne3:02
St. Louis BluesPearl Bailey2:14
Saint Louis BluesThe Golden Gate Quartet2:29
St. Louis BluesRed Norvo2:36
St Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:03
St. Louis BluesLouis Prima with Sam Butera & the Witnesses2:56
St. Louis BluesDjango Reinhardt3:29
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:06
St. Louis BluesBillie Holiday2:54
St. Louis BluesGlenn Miller3:34
St. Louis BluesClaude Williams4:16
St. Louis BluesDjango Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, The Quintet of the Hot Club of France3:29
Saint Louis BluesSidney Bechet & The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street3:05
St. Louis Blues MarchJames Last3:29
St. Louis BluesBillie Holiday2:40
St. Louis Blues March (W.C. Handy)John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra3:02
St. Louis BluesElla Fitzgerald5:59
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:40
St. Louis BluesThe Boswell Sisters2:49
St. Louis BluesElla Fitzgerald3:12
St Louis Blues MarchGlenn Miller4:23
St. Louis BluesFirehouse Five Plus Two3:06
St. Louis BluesMaxine Sullivan3:08
St. Louis BluesRuth Brown9:36
St Louis BluesThe Ray Brown Trio4:46
Saint-Louis BluesDjango Reinhardt4:07
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:05
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:32
St. Louis BluesRuth5:13
St. Louis BluesJessica Williams8:29
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:55
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:27
St Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:41
St. Louis BluesBenny Goodman and His Orchestra5:03
St. Louis BluesSylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley2:47
St. Louis BluesRay Brown7:16
St Louis BluesArtie Shaw and His Orchestra3:04
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong2:54
St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong3:04
St. Louis BluesBrenda Lee2:55
Saint Louis BluesEddy Louiss3:36
St. Louis BluesCanadian Brass4:49
St. Louis BluesBenny Goodman4:49
St. Louis BluesPeggy Lee, Quincy Jones2:16
St. Louis BluesBenny Goodman3:14
St. Louis BluesSidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:49
St. Louis BluesDizzy Gillespie3:09

On these albums

Hesitating Blues / St Louis Blues
Hesitating Blues / St Louis BluesPrince's Band · 1915
The St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis BluesAl Bernard · 1918
Beale Street Blues / St. Louis Blues
Beale Street Blues / St. Louis BluesAl Bernard · 1920
The Memphis Blues / The St. Louis Blues
The Memphis Blues / The St. Louis BluesEsther Bigeou · 1921
The St. Louis Blues / Cold in Hand Blues
The St. Louis Blues / Cold in Hand BluesBessie Smith · 1925
Bell Hoppin' Blues / St. Louis Blues
Bell Hoppin' Blues / St. Louis BluesPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra · 1926
Trudy / St. Louis Blues
Trudy / St. Louis BluesPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra · 1926
St. Louis Blues / Lenox Avenue Blues
St. Louis Blues / Lenox Avenue BluesThomas Waller · 1926
St. Louis Blues / After You've Gone
St. Louis Blues / After You've GoneThomas Waller, Bennie Paine · 1930
Gotta Darn Good Reason Now / St. Louis Blues
Gotta Darn Good Reason Now / St. Louis BluesCab Calloway and His Orchestra · 1930
How Am I to Know? / St. Louis Blues
How Am I to Know? / St. Louis BluesFrankie Trumbauer's Orchestra / Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra · 1930
After You've Gone / Saint Louis Blues
After You've Gone / Saint Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra · 1930
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis BluesFats Waller · 1930
St. Louis Blues / Creole Love Call
St. Louis Blues / Creole Love CallBing Crosby with Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1932
St. Louis Blues / Sweet Sue-Just You
St. Louis Blues / Sweet Sue-Just YouLouis Armstrong And His Orchestra · 1933
St. Louis Blues / Dusky Stevedore
St. Louis Blues / Dusky StevedoreLouis Armstrong And His Orchestra · 1933
Milenberg Joys / St. Louis Blues
Milenberg Joys / St. Louis BluesDorsey Brothers’ Orchestra · 1934
Trav'lin' All Alone / St. Louis Blues
Trav'lin' All Alone / St. Louis BluesThe Boswell Sisters · 1935
St. Louis Blues / It Don’t Mean a Thing
St. Louis Blues / It Don’t Mean a ThingStéphane Grappelli and His Hot Four · 1935
St. Louis Blues / Four or Five Times
St. Louis Blues / Four or Five TimesBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1935
St. Louis Blues / China Boy
St. Louis Blues / China BoyQuintette du Hot-Club de France avec Django Reinhardt et Stéphane Grappelli · 1935
Basin Street Blues / St. Louis Blues
Basin Street Blues / St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong And His Orchestra · 1935
St. Louis Blues / 'way Down Yonder in New Orleans
St. Louis Blues / 'way Down Yonder in New OrleansRay Noble and His Orchestra · 1935
I’ve Found a New Baby / St. Louis Blues
I’ve Found a New Baby / St. Louis BluesFrank ‘Big Boy’ Goudie avec Section Rhythmique · 1935
Saint‐Louis Blues / Bouncin’ Around
Saint‐Louis Blues / Bouncin’ AroundDjango Reinhardt · 1937
New St. Louis Blues / Oozlin' Daddy Blues
New St. Louis Blues / Oozlin' Daddy BluesBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1937
I Wonder Who / St. Louis Blues
I Wonder Who / St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra · 1938
Minnie the Moocher / St. Louis Blues
Minnie the Moocher / St. Louis BluesCab Calloway and His Orchestra · 1939
St. Louis Blues / Messin’ Around
St. Louis Blues / Messin’ AroundAlbert Ammons / Meade “Lux” Lewis · 1939
Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues / Number 19
Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues / Number 19Earl Hines and His Orchestra · 1940
It Don't Mean a Thing / St. Louis Blues
It Don't Mean a Thing / St. Louis BluesThe Boswell Sisters · 1941
Brunswick Collectors’ Series
Brunswick Collectors’ SeriesCab Calloway and His Orchestra · 1943
St. Louis Blues / I Don’t Want Anybody at All / It Can’t Be Wrong
St. Louis Blues / I Don’t Want Anybody at All / It Can’t Be WrongGinny Simms / Dinah Shore / Bing Crosby · 1943
Strange Love / Penthouse Serenade / I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls / St. Louis Blues
Strange Love / Penthouse Serenade / I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls / St. Louis BluesMarie Greene and her Merry Men / Evelyn Knight · 1946
September Song / St. Louis Blues
September Song / St. Louis BluesDon Byas Quartet · 1946
Medley From “Snow White” and “Pinocchio” / St. Louis Blues
Medley From “Snow White” and “Pinocchio” / St. Louis BluesAndre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra · 1946
Duke Ellington Plays The Blues
Duke Ellington Plays The BluesDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1947
St. Louis Blues / Shufflin’ the Blues
St. Louis Blues / Shufflin’ the BluesAlbert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings featuring Gene Ammons · 1947
Saint Louis Blues / Lover Man
Saint Louis Blues / Lover ManBill Coleman, Don Byas et leur orchestre · 1949
A casinha pequinina / Violin Concerto Theme / Ole Creole Days / St. Louis Blues
A casinha pequinina / Violin Concerto Theme / Ole Creole Days / St. Louis BluesVarious Artists · 1949
St. Louis Blues / Prelude to a Nightmare
St. Louis Blues / Prelude to a NightmareBabs Gonzales and His Orchestra · 1949
Transblucency / St. Louis Blues
Transblucency / St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington & His Orchestra · 1949
Boogie Woogie Piano
Boogie Woogie PianoAlbert Ammons · 1949
St. Louis Blues / Super Tiger Rag
St. Louis Blues / Super Tiger RagLouis Armstrong U.S. Orchestra · 1952
On the Air (1937-38)
On the Air (1937-38)Benny Goodman · 1952
Bye Bye Blues!
Bye Bye Blues!Les Paul & Mary Ford · 1952
Chet Atkins’ Gallopin’ Guitar
Chet Atkins’ Gallopin’ GuitarChet Atkins · 1953
In Memoriam Django Reinhardt
In Memoriam Django ReinhardtDjango Reinhardt, Quintette du Hot Club de France · 1953
Stringin’ Along with Chet
Stringin’ Along with ChetChet Atkins · 1953
Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. HandyLouis Armstrong · 1954
When the Saints Go Marching In
When the Saints Go Marching InTurk Murphy And His Jazz Band · 1954
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From The Glenn Miller Story and Other Hits
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From The Glenn Miller Story and Other HitsGlenn Miller & His Orchestra · 1954
Moodsville
MoodsvilleJames Moody · 1954
Lady Day
Lady DayBillie Holiday · 1954
Sings the Blues
Sings the BluesLouis Armstrong · 1954
Barbara Carroll Trio
Barbara Carroll TrioBarbara Carroll Trio · 1954
Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy, Volume 1
Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy, Volume 1Louis Armstrong · 1954
I've Got a New Road Under My Wheels / St. Louis Blues
I've Got a New Road Under My Wheels / St. Louis BluesBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1954
Jazz At Storyville, Vol. 2
Jazz At Storyville, Vol. 2Pee Wee Russell, Ruby Braff · 1955
Blow Hot - Blow Cool
Blow Hot - Blow CoolHerbie Fields, The Melrose Avenue Conservatory Chamber Music Society · 1955

Source: MusicBrainz work d66a6d4c-abfd-3f24-b9c9-2a0fe5e0dfad (CC0).