The Story of the Blues
1959 studio album by Della Reese
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Studio album by Della Reese | |
Released | 1959 |
Recorded | 1959 |
Genre | Jazz, R&B |
Length | 35:58 |
Label | Jubilee |
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The Story of the Blues (1959) is an album by singer and actress Della Reese. It is a concept album about the history of the blues. Before each song, there is a small spoken narrative by Reese.
Track listing
- "The Story of the Blues"
- "Good Morning Blues"
- "Empty Bed Blues"
- "Squeeze Me"
- "You've Been a Good Old Wagon"
- "Sent for you Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)"
- "St. James Infirmary"
- "Lover Man"
- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
- "Stormy Weather"
- "There's Always the Blues"
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | 1959 | Vinyl LP | Jubilee Records | [2] |
References
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Della Reese
- Discography
- Filmography
- Amen!
- What Do You Know About Love?
- The Story of the Blues
- Della
- Della by Starlight
- Della Della Cha-Cha-Cha
- The Classic Della
- Black Is Beautiful
- "And That Reminds Me"
- "Don't You Know?"
- "Not One Minute More"
- "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"
- "After Loving You"
- "It Was a Very Good Year"
- "Games People Play"
- "Compared to What"