BLUES N'AT

It's Monday and Mrs. Black-N-Gold has the blues again. "They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday is just as bad". "Stormy Monday " was written as a twelve-bar blues by the great T-Bone Walker. It was originally titled "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)" to avoid confusion with "Stormy Monday Blues" by Earl Hines from 1942. T-Bone Walker recorded this for Black & White Records with Paul Bass producing. It was released in November 1947. It reached #5 on Billboard's "Race Records" chart, the second-highest charted song for Walker. Through the years, Walker re-recorded the song several times. The Blues Foundation inducted it into the Blues Hall of Fame as a "Classic of Blues Recording-Single or Album Track" in 1983. The song was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "lasting qualitative or historical significance" in 1991. In 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named it as one of the"500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". It has been re-recorded by countless musicians. Bobby "Blue" Bland's version, released in 1962, became a hit for the veteran bluesman. The Allman Brothers Band put their stamp on it with a live version on their 1971 double-album "At Fillmore East". Other artists to record one of the most popular blues songs in history include Etta James, Eric Clapton, Latimore, Lou Rawls, and Them (with Van Morrison). B. B. King not only covered this song, but claimed it as an inspiration for his electric guitar playing. T-Bone Walker started the storm and others continue to carry it on. Until next time boys and girls. Keep It Bluesy.