Backwater Blues

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lyricist and composer:Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
piano arranger:James P. Johnson (in 1927)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/42496 [info]
Wikidata:Q4839188 [info]
later versions:Backwater Blues (Dylan Arrangement)
Backwater Blues (Leadbelly Arrangement)
is the basis for:Wossaproblem

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1927-02-17Back Water BluesBessie Smith3:16
1927-02-17Backwater Blues (matrix no. 143491-1)Bessie Smith and James P. Johnson3:19
1927-05-11Backwater Blues (studio, 1927-05-11)Uncle Dave Macon3:16
1927-06Back Water BluesViola McCoy2:40
1939-01-06Backwater Blues (1939-01-06)instrumentalAlbert Ammons4:03
1939-03-09Backwater Blues (matrix W-24207-1)Ruby Smith & Jimmy Johnson & His Orchestra2:49
1943-11-17Backwater BluesJames P. Johnson3:58
1943-11-17Backwater BluesinstrumentalJames P. Johnson4:01
1961-11-04Backwater Blues (live, 1961-11-04: Carnegie Chapter Hall, New York City, NY, USA)liveBob Dylan6:33
1962-08-12Backwater BluesCount Basie & His Orchestra5:04
1971-09-28Backwater Blues (live, 1971‐09‐28: Hamburg, Germany)cover and liveFrumpy4:57
1976-03-31Back Water BluesinstrumentalVic Dickenson4:36
1987-10-24Backwater Bluesinstrumental and liveHorace Parlan & Archie Shepp9:02
1987-10-24Backwater Bluescover and liveArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan9:02
2005Back Water BluescoverIrma Thomas3:32
Back Water BluescoverIrma Thomas3:31
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington4:57
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington4:58
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington4:38
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington4:48
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington5:04
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington4:38
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington4:56
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington2:55
Back Water Blues (unverified source)coverDinah Washington4:59
Back Water BluescoverDinah Washington5:00
Back Water Blues (live)cover and liveDinah Washington4:43
Back Water BluesDinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach & Don Elliott4:33
Back Water Blues (From Newport ’58)coverDinah Washington4:43
Back Waters BluescoverDinah Washington5:06
Backwater BluescoverDoug Ashdown?:??
Backwater BluesLouisiana Red3:50
Backwater BluesBessie Smith2:43
Backwater BluesBessie Smith3:20
Backwater BluescoverDinah Washington3:02
Backwater BluescoverDinah Washington4:43
Backwater BluescoverDinah Washington4:40
Backwater BluescoverDinah Washington4:42
Backwater BluescoverSimone White3:59
Backwater BluescoverDinah Washington4:45
Backwater Bluescover and liveDinah Washington4:41
Backwater BluesBessie Smith4:06
Backwater BluescoverThe Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band7:08
Backwater BluescoverDon McLean6:16
Backwater BluesBessie Smith3:20
Backwater BluesLead Belly3:00
Backwater BluesLead Belly2:59
Backwater BluesJames P. Johnson3:20
Backwater BluescoverDinah Washington4:17
Backwater BluescoverDinah Washington?:??
Backwater Blues (live)cover and liveDinah Washington4:37
Tupolo (or Backwater Blues) (live, 1960-06-24/26: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, USA)liveJohn Lee Hooker3:27