BLUES FOR HARD TIMES: St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong
- Producing Organization
- KEXP
- Contributing Organization
- KEXP (Seattle, Washington)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/24-11xd27bq
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- Description
- Description
- Written by African-American composer W.C. Handy, St. Louis Blues was one of the first popular blues songs. Handy had lived on the streets in St. Louis, trying to get some sleep in the winter, outdoors on the cold cobblestone. The opening lyrics are I hate to see the evening sun go down This version of the song is a collaboration between Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith.
- Description
- Date Produced: 2010-02-25
- Date
- 1993-00-00
- Media type
- other
- Credits
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Host: Michele Myers
Producer: Michele Myers
Producing Organization: KEXP
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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KEXP-FM
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- Citations
- Chicago: “BLUES FOR HARD TIMES: St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong,” 1993-00-00, KEXP, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 22, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-24-11xd27bq.
- MLA: “BLUES FOR HARD TIMES: St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong.” 1993-00-00. KEXP, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 22, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-24-11xd27bq>.
- APA: BLUES FOR HARD TIMES: St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. Boston, MA: KEXP, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-24-11xd27bq