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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

November 29, 2020 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues

The song of the day for Monday, November 30, 2020, is “I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues.”

About This Song

Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler wrote “I Got A Right To Sing The Blues” for the 1932 Broadway show Earl Carroll’s Vanities. It has been a blues and jazz standard ever since. Notable recordings include those by Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lean Horne, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bonnie Raitt recorded ” I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues” in 1992 for Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues.

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (with Bonnie Raitt)

Listen to I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (with Bonnie Raitt) on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2001.

“I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues,” as well as Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, is available from Apple Music.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Bonnie Raitt, Harold Arlen, Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, Ted Koehler, Tony Bennett

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