Driftin 'blues
| Driftin 'blues | |
|---|---|
| Johnny Moore's Three Blazers | |
| publication | December 1945 |
| length | 3:12 |
| Genre (s) | blues |
| Author (s) | Charles Brown Johnny Moore Eddie Williams |
| Label | Philo Records |
Driftin 'Blues is a blues standard written by Charles Brown , Johnny Moore and Eddie Williams , recorded in September 1945 and released on a 10 "single by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers that same year . Brown sings on the recording, accompanied by his piano . The title has been covered several times, sometimes completely rearranged and awarded by the Blues Foundation and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . It is the first song written and sung by Charles Brown.
Cover versions
Well-known cover versions come from Earl Hooker , Ray Charles , Lightnin 'Hopkins , Bobby "Blue" Bland , the Paul Butterfield Blues Band , Albert King , John Lee Hooker , Billy Eckstine , Little Willie Littlefield and Chuck Berry . British rock musician Eric Clapton also covered the song for his albums EC Was Here (1975) and From the Cradle (1994) and made the title both as the B-side of his single Motherless Child and a younger one during the From the Cradle World Tour Known to the public.
literature
- David Ritz: Brother Ray: Ray Charles's Own Story . Da Capo Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-306-81335-1 .
- Sebastian Danchin: Earl Hooker: Blues Master . University of Mississippi Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-57806-307-9 .
- Bryan Grove: Drifting Blues - Encyclopedia of the Blues . Psychology Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-415-92699-7 .