The Worried Blues

Title

The Worried Blues

Digital Object

Performer

Steele, Pete

Date Recorded

1938-03-29

AFS Number

1712A

AFC Collection

AFC 1938/004

AFC Catalog Record

Editor Note

Steele says he learned the tune from a record in Harlan Co., but admits he might have added some elements himself - it bears little resemblance to the Samantha Bumgarner and Frank Hutchison records of the same name. AFS card identifies it as "The Weary Blues," but Steele sings "worried" and clearly calls it "The Worried Blues."?¨

Genre

lyric song
blues

Instrumentation

vocal
banjo

State

Ohio

County

Butler

Town

Hamilton

Citation

“The Worried Blues,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed March 28, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/176.