Furry Sings the Blues

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"Furry Sings the Blues" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its jazz-inflected style and vivid, narrative lyrics.

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Furry Sings the Blues canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
album Hejira
artist Joni Mitchell
associatedWithTour Hejira-era concerts
composer Joni Mitchell
countryOfOrigin Canada
criticalReception noted for sophisticated harmony
praised for evocative storytelling
era 1970s singer-songwriter movement
featuredMusician Jaco Pastorius
genre folk
folk jazz
jazz
hasMusicalStyle fusion of folk and jazz
jazz-inflected
hasSubject Beale Street
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

aging and change
blues tradition
urban decay
hasVocalStyle intimate
jazz-influenced phrasing
includedIn Joni Mitchell discography
inspiredBy Furry Lewis
instrumentation drums
electric bass
guitar
woodwinds
language English
lyricalSetting Memphis in the 1970s
lyricCharacteristic narrative lyrics
storytelling
vivid imagery
lyricist Joni Mitchell
narrativeStyle first-person
partOf Hejira
performer Joni Mitchell
producer Henry Lewy
Joni Mitchell
publicationDate 1976
recordingPeriod 1976
recordLabel Asylum Records
references Furry Lewis
trackPositionOnAlbum early track on Hejira

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Hejira hasPart Furry Sings the Blues