Little Queen of Spades
| Little Queen of Spades | |
|---|---|
| Robert Johnson | |
| publication | 1938 |
| length | 2:11 - 2:15 |
| Genre (s) | blues |
| Author (s) | Robert Johnson |
| Publisher (s) | MPCA King of Spades |
| Label | Vocalion |
| album | The Complete Recordings |
Little Queen of Spades is a blues title by the American blues musician Robert Johnson . He took the song on June 20, 1937 in San Antonio , and first published it in 1938 at the label Vocalion Records (# 04108). The first version has a playing time of 2 minutes and 11 seconds. A second, four seconds longer version of the piece is considered an alternate take and first appeared in 1990 on Johnson's album The Complete Recordings ( Columbia Records # 46222).
Cover versions
The British folk musician Ian A. Anderson recorded the song for the album The Inverted World (1969), which was presented together with Mike Cooper . Likewise coverte also the songwriter Nick Garrie the song. Eric Clapton made known through his interpretations of the title Little Queen of Spades . From the 1970s onwards, he often played the song during his concerts around the world, including the 2014 Eric Clapton World Tour . Clapton released a studio version on the studio albums Me and Mr. Johnson and Sessions for Robert J in 2004.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Clapton : Forever Man . Liner Notes . (3-CD box).
- ↑ Little Queen of Spades by Robert Johnson. (No longer available online.) All Song Facts, archived from the original on May 18, 2015 ; accessed on May 10, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Edward Komara: The Road to Robert Johnson . Hal Leonard, 2007, ISBN 0-634-00907-9 .
- ↑ Little Queen of Spades (Discogs)
- ↑ Live versions of the artist can be found on the recording for the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 as well as on Planes, Trains and Eric from 2014. Cf. Little Queen of Spades (Clapton) on Allmusic (English)
