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Backwater Blues

Song

Creators (3)

Composer

  1. Bessie Smith Tennessee blues singer

Lyricist

  1. Bessie Smith Tennessee blues singer

Arranger

  1. James P. Johnson

Related Works (3)

Later Versions

  1. Backwater Blues
  2. Backwater Blues

Is The Basis For

  1. Wossaproblem

Recordings (41)

  1. Back Water Blues 4:59 cover by Dinah Washington (1958)
  2. Back Water Blues 2:55 cover by Dinah Washington (1959)
  3. Tupolo (or Backwater Blues) 3:27 live by John Lee Hooker (1960) live, 1960-06-24/26: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, USA
  4. Backwater Blues ?:?? cover by Doug Ashdown (1966)
  5. Backwater Blues 4:17 cover by Dinah Washington (1976)
  6. Backwater Blues 4:03 instrumental by Albert Ammons (1983) 1939-01-06
  7. Back Water Blues 4:57 cover by Dinah Washington (1986)
  8. Backwater Blues 4:45 cover by Dinah Washington (1987)
  9. Back Water Blues 5:04 cover by Dinah Washington (04 Aug 1989)
  10. Backwater Blues 3:02 cover by Dinah Washington (1989)
  11. Backwater Blues 4:40 live, cover by Dinah Washington (1989)
  12. Back Water Blues 4:58 cover by Dinah Washington (1989)
  13. Backwater Blues 5:04 by Count Basie & His Orchestra (1991)
  14. Backwater Blues 4:06 by Bessie Smith (13 Apr 1992)
  15. Back Water Blues 4:37 cover by Dinah Washington (1993)
  16. Backwater Blues 3:58 by James P. Johnson (1994)
  17. Backwater Blues 4:01 instrumental by James P. Johnson (1995)
  18. Back Water Blues 2:39 by Viola McCoy (1995)
  19. Backwater Blues 3:20 by Bessie Smith (1995)
  20. Back Water Blues 4:37 cover by Dinah Washington (1995)
  21. Back Water Blues 3:16 by Bessie Smith (1996)
  22. Backwater Blues 4:42 cover by Dinah Washington (1996)
  23. Backwater Blues 6:33 live by Bob Dylan (1998) live, 1961-11-04: Carnegie Chapter Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  24. Backwater Blues (live) 4:37 live, cover by Dinah Washington (09 Nov 1999)
  25. Backwater Blues 3:20 by James P. Johnson (2000)
  26. Backwater Blues 3:20 by Bessie Smith (2001)
  27. Backwater Blues 2:59 by Lead Belly (23 Aug 2004)
  28. Back Water Blues 4:43 live, cover by Dinah Washington (2004)
  29. Backwater Blues 2:43 by Bessie Smith (2008)
  30. Back Water Blues 4:56 cover by Dinah Washington (2008)
  31. Back Water Blues (From Newport ’58) 4:43 cover by Dinah Washington (2010)
  32. Back Water Blues 4:59 cover by Dinah Washington (02 May 2011) unverified source
  33. Back Waters Blues 5:05 cover by Dinah Washington (2012)
  34. Backwater Blues 3:58 cover by Simone White (30 Sep 2014)
  35. Backwater Blues ?:?? cover by Dinah Washington (2017)
  36. Backwater Blues 6:16 cover by Don McLean (23 Oct 2020)
  37. Back Water Blues 4:47 cover by Dinah Washington ()
  38. Backwater Blues 4:42 cover by Dinah Washington ()
  39. Back Water Blues 4:36 instrumental by Vic Dickenson ()
  40. Backwater Blues 4:40 cover by Dinah Washington ()
  41. Backwater Blues 2:59 by Lead Belly ()

Links (2)

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4839188

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/42496