| "Statesboro Blues" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Blind Willie McTell | |
| A-side | "Three Women Blues" |
| Published | June 3, 1929 Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., New York[1] |
| Released | January 1929 |
| Recorded | October 17, 1928[2] |
| Studio | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genre | Piedmont blues |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Victor Victor 38001 |
| Songwriter(s) | Willie McTell |
| Official audio | |
| "Statesboro Blues" (Remastered 2002) on YouTube | |
"Statesboro Blues" is a Piedmont blues song written by Blind Willie McTell, who recorded it in 1928. The title refers to the town of Statesboro, Georgia. In 1968, Taj Mahal recorded a popular blues rock adaptation of the song with a prominent slide guitar part by Jesse Ed Davis. His rendition inspired a recording by the Allman Brothers Band, which is ranked number nine on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".[3] In 2005, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ranked "Statesboro Blues" number 57 on its list of "100 Songs of the South".[4]
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1929). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1929 Music For the Year 1929 New Series Vol 24 Part 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "Victor matrix BVE-47187. Statesboro blues / Blind Willie McTell - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ Brandon (30 May 2008). "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time". Stereogum. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Perry, Bryan (producer); Harrison, Shane; Murray, Sonia; Marino, Nick; and Ellison, Soyia. 100 Songs of the South Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-10-11.