... New Orleans there is a St. James Hotel . Orig- inally built on Magazine Street in 1859 , it served as a Union hospital A 1930 Victor Records advertisement for “St. James Infirmary” as Gambler's Blues ( St. James Infirmary Blues ) 135.
... St. James Infirmary blues . Sometimes you will find yourself in a situation where you have to play rhythm from a lead sheet . The trick to that isn't so much paying attention to the notes as much as the note values . I dug around in a ...
St. James Infirmary Blues " St. James Infirmary Blues " is an American folksong of anonymous origin , though sometimes credited to the songwriter Joe Primrose ( a pseudonym for Irving Mills ) . Louis Armstrong made it famous in his ...
A Guide to the Repertoire Ted Gioia. St. James Infirmary Blues 391 “St. James Infirmary Blues” (or simply “St. James Infirmary” as it's often called) must possess a similarly convoluted lineage. It has been traced back to “The ...
... St. James Infirmary Blues. Unfortunately, this colorful and imaginative association is not true; indeed, the song has no connection with New Orleans whatsoever.” Rose, however, makes no mention of St. James Hospital, which was active in ...
... St. James Infirmary Blues . Malheureusement , cette association haute en cou- leurs et fantaisiste n'est pas exacte ; en vérité , la chanson n'a absolu- ment aucun rapport avec La Nouvelle - Orléans . " Rose , néanmoins , ne fait pas ...
... back. Well, now you've heard my story. Well, have another round of booze. And if anyone should ever, ever ask you, I've got the St. James Infirmary blues! . ̇ œ George Collins (Child 85) Old-time English Ballad; DATE: 1810 in. 90.
... St James Infirmary Blues.” Contracting the 12-bar blues Going in the opposite direction, the blues is sometimes shortened to an 8-bar progression. One such example is the blues song “St James Infirmary Blues” (see Figures 12-6 and 12-7 ...
... ST JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES I ( Fm ) went. A very easy tune to try , which includes a barre chord , is ' St James Infirmary Blues , a song that my grandfather used to play for me on the piano ( but probably better known to you in the ...