Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)

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"Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" is a classic 1947 blues song by T-Bone Walker that became a standard and one of the most influential electric blues recordings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
composer T-Bone Walker
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
countryOfOrigin United States
coveredBy B.B. King
linked to: B. B. King

Bobby Bland
Eric Clapton
Eva Cassidy
Koko Taylor
Lou Rawls
Taj Mahal
The Allman Brothers Band
format 78 rpm single
genre blues
electric blues
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
electric guitar
piano
hasLine Lord, the eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play
They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday’s just as bad
hasMusicalKey G major
hasTempo slow blues
hasTheme heartache
loneliness
melancholy
includedIn T-Bone Walker’s live performance repertoire
influenced Bobby Bland’s 1961 arrangement of "Stormy Monday"
The Allman Brothers Band version of "Stormy Monday"
influencedGenre Chicago blues
blues rock
electric blues
language English
lyricist T-Bone Walker
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
notableFor becoming a widely performed blues standard
expressive vocal phrasing
influential electric guitar work
originalArtist T-Bone Walker
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
performer T-Bone Walker
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
recordedBy T-Bone Walker
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
recordLabel Black & White Records
shortTitle Call It Stormy Monday
subjectOf numerous blues guitar transcriptions
title Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
usesChordProgression 12-bar blues
writer T-Bone Walker
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
yearOfComposition 1947
yearOfFirstRecording 1947

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T-Bone Walker notableWork Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
subject linked to: T‑Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker notableSingle Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
subject linked to: T‑Bone Walker
One Way Out hasTrack Stormy Monday
linked to: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
In Session (with Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1999 release of 1983 recording) notableTrack Call It Stormy Monday
linked to: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
Lou Rawls notableAlbum Stormy Monday
linked to: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East containsTrack Stormy Monday
linked to: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
Bobby "Blue" Bland notableWork "Stormy Monday" (interpretation)
linked to: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
Aaron Thibeaux Walker notableWork Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) title Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) shortTitle Call It Stormy Monday
linked to: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
In Session containsTrack Call It Stormy Monday
linked to: Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)