The jazz
and
blues lyrics given here are compiled from recordings from the first
part
of the 20th century. In many cases, the words are hard to catch.
Therefore,
you can expect errors in transcription. If you hear the words
differently
and think we have made mistakes, please
let us know.
Different
artists sing the songs differently. The same artist sings the song
differently
in different recordings. We will provide alternative lyrics to songs
with
different versions as we continue our transcriptions. Some of
these
songs may still be under copyright. The lyrics here are for personal
and
academic use only.
Finding the lyrics
you want:
A table of contents of
lyrics in
alphabetical order by title is given in our title
index.
If
you do not find the song or artist you are seeking:
It might
be
that the song was recorded after 1948. As a general rule, we do not
transcribe
songs recorded after that date. Another
possibility
is that we have not yet gotten to that song or artist. This is a
project
we have started recently, so we have barely made a dent in what's out
there!
We upload a song as soon as we decipher the lyrics. If you
would
like to request an artist or song, let
us know and we will transcribe the material if we have it in our
collection
and if the recording is pre-1948.
Title Index
[ A
| B | C
| D | E
| F | G
| H | I
| J | K
| L | M
| N | O
| P |
Q
| R | S
| T | U
| V | W
| X | Y
| Z ]
Organizations for preserving our jazz and
blues heritage:
Harlem
Jazz Foundation, Inc.: Program
to educate people, especially at-risk youngsters, about jazz, and to
establish
a school called Harlem International Institute of Jazz & American
Music
Studies.
