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Composition Year | 1938 |
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Genre Categories | Blues; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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Work Title | The Down and Out Blues |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Mayo, Sam |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ISM 10 |
Key | E-flat major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1938 |
First Performance. | 1938 |
First Publication. | 1938 |
Librettist | Composer |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
Extra Information | One of the last songs Mayo wrote before dying. It is an autobiographical song, meant to represent Mayo's experiences after his son sadly died from a long battle of Tuberculosis. Made famous by Flanagan and Allen, who made recordings of said song. |