I went down to St. James Infirmary
Subtitle: investigations in the shadowy world of early jazz-blues in the company of Blind Willie McTell, Louis Armstrong, Don Redman, Irving Mills, Carl Moore, and a host of others, and where did this dang song come from anyway?
By: Robert W. Harwood
Publisher: Harland Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Kitchener, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780980974300
Subjects: Blues (Music); St. James Infirmary (Song); Jazz; History and criticism; English Songs
Other titles: Investigations in the shadowy world of early jazz-blues
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183).
Table of contents: title: Dyin' crapshooter's blues; title: The unfortunate rake; title: Ding dong daddies from Dumas; title: Gambler's blues; title: St. James Infirmary, part I; title: St. James Infirmary, part II; title: Gambler's blues (St. James Infirmary blues); title: App. A. Song variants; title: App. B. Record labels; title: App. C. Comments on early recordings; title: App. D. A bit more about Carl Moore.