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The Year of Tony Bennett

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June 26, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Undecided Blues

The song of the day for Wednesday, June 27, 2018 is “Undecided Blues.”

About This Song

Jimmy Rushing

“Undecided Blues” was written in 1941 by blues shouter Jimmy Rushing (also known as Five-by-Five, due to his stature). Rushing was born in Oklahoma City into to a musical family; his father was trumpet player and his mother a singer. He started his career as an itinerant blues singer in the early 1920s. He sang with Jelly Roll Morton and other early jazz orchestras before joining the Bennie Moten band in 1929. When Moten died in 1935, he joined the Count Basie Orchestra, which was his home for many years. Rushing, with the Count Basie Orchestra, first recorded “Undecided Blues” in 1941. Jimmy Rushing died from leukemia in 1972.

 

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Undecided Blues” in 2001 for his album Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues. While not one of Bennett’s best known album, it is definitely worth a listen. Can Tony Bennett sing the Blues? Oh yes, he can. And does. The album features duets with artists ranging from B.B. King to Natalie Cole to Kay Starr and more. Today’s recording is one the several songs sung alone by Mr. Bennett.

Undecided Blues

Listen to Undecided Blues on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2001.

“Undecided Blues,” as well as Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, is available from iTunes.

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