Back C. C. Rider German See See Rider Finnish C.C. Rider French See See Rider Italian See See Rider Dutch See See Rider NN See See Rider Polish See See Rider Russian See See Rider SIMPLE See See Rider Blues Swedish
| "See See Rider Blues" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ma Rainey | ||||
| A-side | "Jealous Hearted Blues" | |||
| Released | 1924–1925 | |||
| Recorded | October 16, 1924 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Paramount | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ma Rainey, Lena Arant | |||
| Ma Rainey singles chronology | ||||
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"See See Rider", also known as "C.C. Rider", "See See Rider Blues" or "Easy Rider", is a popular American 12-bar blues song that became a standard in several genres.[1] Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was the first to record it on October 16, 1924, at Paramount Records in New York.[2] The song uses mostly traditional blues lyrics to tell the story of an unfaithful lover, commonly called an "easy rider": "See see rider, see what you have done", making a play on the word "see" and the sound of "easy".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Blues Hallwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sullivan, Steve (2013). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Vol. 1. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 356. ISBN 9780810882966.