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New York Blues

New York Blues is primarily variations on jump blues and uptown blues, where the singer is prominent and the music is slightly more sophisticated and jazzy than its rural and urban counterparts.

New York Blues Song Highlights

Rockin' in Rhythm, Pts. 1 & 2 Harry Carney / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Lionel Hampton
So Long Remus Harris / Irving Melsher / Russ Morgan
Ruth Brown
Teardrops From My Eyes Rudy Toombs
Ruth Brown
I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright Bobby Sharp / Charlie Singleton / Charlie Singleton
Big Maybelle
Rag Mop Deacon Anderson / Johnnie Lee Wills
Lionel Hampton
Don't Flee the Scene Salty
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
Go Red Go Arnett Cobb
Arnett Cobb
Babalu Margarita Lecuona
Benny Carter
Cherry Red Pete Johnson / Big Joe Turner
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Blue Me
Arnett Cobb
Candy Mack David / Alex Kramer / Joan Whitney
Big Maybelle
When I Grow Too Old to Dream Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg
Arnett Cobb / Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Juice Head Baby Holmes Daylie / Cootie Williams
Ted Easton's Jazzband / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
It's a Groovy Affair Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Mambo Baby Rose Marie McCoy
Ruth Brown
Mambo Baby Rose Marie McCoy / Charlie Singleton / Charlie Singleton
Ruth Brown
Kidney Stew Blues Leona Blackman / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Please Don't Freeze
Ruth Brown
Rock! Daniel Kati Bell Nubin / Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Lucky Millinder
Blackout Sammy Lowe / Avery Parrish
Erskine Hawkins
Bear Mash Blues Sammy Lowe
Erskine Hawkins
Real Fine Frame Guadalupe Cartiero / Courtney Williams
Buddy Johnson / Ella Johnson
Needle Points Erskine Hawkins / B. Smith
Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
Take My Music Back to the Church James Blood Ulmer
James Blood Ulmer
Tuxedo Junction Julian Dash / Erskine Hawkins / Buddy Johnson
Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
After Hours Avery Parrish
Erskine Hawkins
Ghetto Child Johnny Copeland
James Blood Ulmer