| "Cross Cut Saw Blues" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Tommy McClennan | |
| B-side | "You Can't Read My Mind" |
| Released | 1941 |
| Recorded | September 15, 1941 |
| Studio | RCA Studio A, Chicago |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:44 |
| Label | Bluebird |
| Songwriter(s) | Tommy McClennan (listed on record, see article) |
"Crosscut Saw", or "Cross Cut Saw Blues" as it was first called, is a hokum-style song "that must have belonged to the general repertoire of the Delta blues".[1] Mississippi bluesman Tommy McClennan's recording of the song was released in 1941 and has since been interpreted by many blues artists. "Crosscut Saw" became an early R&B chart hit for Albert King,[2] "who made it one of the necessary pieces of modern blues".[1]
- ^ a b Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Crosscut Saw". Encyclopedia of the Blues. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. pp. 435, 443. ISBN 1-55728-252-8.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 238. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.