Exploring 'Stormy Monday': A Deep Dive into Blues Interpretations

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Music in this episode:

T-Bone Walker - "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday’s Just As Bad)" (1947)

T-Bone Walker - "Mean Old World" (1942)

Charlie Christian - "Air Mail Special" (1941)

Charlie Christian - "Solo Flight" (1941)

Bobby "Blue" Bland - "Stormy Monday Blues" (1961)

The Allman Brothers Band - "Stormy Monday" (1971)

The Allman Brothers Band - "Statesboro Blues" (1971)

The Allman Brothers Band - "Blue Sky" (1972)

Wilson Pickett - "Hey Jude" (1969)

Aretha Franklin - "The Weight" (1970)

Correction: I refer to the Allman Brothers Band as a "white band" multiple times, but one of the original members, drummer John Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson, is Black.