Online since 2002. Patricia and James Cummings, Quilter's Muse Publications, Concord NH.
Written by Richard M. Jones (1892-1945)
blues/folk song sung by Patricia Cummings
Just about everyone who is human has felt the way the writer of this song felt when writing the blues. Blues music is a distinct American genre, seemingly connected, in ways, to another American music genre: jazz.
This song represents a fine example of the Blues in this website's Sampling of international and American music. When I sang it, I was not feeling like jumping off a bridge or being run over by a train. I just love "singing the blues."
This song is actually a hopeful one. "Trouble in mind, I'm blue, but I won't be blue always," indicates an expectation that life will improve in the future. My hope, as I record this song in September 2009, is that life will improve for all Americans as we face challenges on many fronts.
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