The first line sets the theme for the song: "Gee but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you". Back to all songs; Next: Down Home Rag; Down Hearted Blues. Song Year: 1923 . Various Artists Hunter sang it during her engagement at the Dreamland Cafe, in Chicago, where she performed with Joe "King" Oliver's band.
The board recognizes songs that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The first line sets the theme for the song: "Gee but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you." Alternate Song Name: Downhearted blues .
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Various Artists Black Water Blues 13. Performed on these programs: 60 - Battle of the Bands: New Orleans vs. San Antonio . Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists The National Recording Preservation Board included Smith's recording in the inaugural National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2002. In 2001, the Recording Industry Association of America, with the National Endowment for the Arts, included it at number 315 in the list of the Top 365 "Songs of the Century".
Columbia Records signed Smith to an eight-year contract in which she was paid a … Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! Gee, but it's hard to love someone When that someone don't love you I'm so disgusted, heartbroken, too I've got those down-hearted blues Once I was crazy 'bout a man He mistreated me all the time The next man I get has got To promise to be mine, all mine Trouble, trouble, I've had it all my days Trouble, trouble, I've had it all my days It seems that trouble's going to follow me to my grave I ain't never loved but three … Dyin' By The Hour 12. Hunter sang it during her engagement at the Dreamland Cafe, in Chicago, where she performed with Joe "King" Oliver's band. Weeping Willow Blues 5. Various Artists Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair 10. Various Artists
It was released as her first single (with "Gulf Coast Blues" on the B-side); 780,000 copies were sold in the first six months, and eventually 2 million copies were sold. She made a recording of the song in 1922. Smith's "Downhearted Blues" was a hit, selling 780,000 copies in six months, a staggering amount for 1923, when records were particularly expensive.
Start Time: 26:15. Various Artists About Downhearted Blues "Downhearted Blues" is a blues song composed by American jazz singer Alberta Hunter and musician Lovie Austin. Cold In Hand Blues 7. Various Artists Cemetery Blues 3. Smith's version of "Downhearted Blues" sold a reported 780,000 copies in 1923, a minor miracle for a song that had already hit nationwide for a variety of different artists. Though the song’s accompanying piano--the recording’s sole instrument—is light, even lilting, the song’s lyrics are not ambiguous.