The song of the day for Friday, November 6, 2026, is “I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues.”

About This Song

“I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues” was written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler in 1932 for Earl Carroll’s Vanities. This song has had a lot of good recordings, including those by Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bonnie Raitt recorded “I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues” in 2001 for the album Playing’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues, which was released 25 years ago on November 5, 2001. Featured on this album are Harry Allen on saxophone and Mike Melvoin on the Hammond B3 organ.

“I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues,” as well as Playing’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues, is available on Apple Music.