| "Blues with a Feeling" | |
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| Single by Rabon Tarrant with Jack McVea and His Door Openers | |
| A-side | "Slowly Goin' Crazy Blues" |
| Released | After May 10, 1947 |
| Recorded | Los Angeles, 1947 |
| Genre | Jump blues |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Black & White |
| Songwriter(s) | Rabon Tarrant |
"Blues with a Feeling" is a blues song written and first recorded by Rabon Tarrant with Jack McVea and His All Stars in 1947,[1] as the B-side of "Slowly Goin' Crazy Blues". Although the original release was commercially unsuccessful, the song later became an important hit for Little Walter, with whom it is usually identified.
Walter transformed the tune from Tarrant's jump blues-oriented style to a Chicago blues harmonica classic. It became a blues standard and an important piece for blues harp players.
- ^ Original record labels give the band name as "Jack McVea and His Door Openers". McVea had previously had a hit with "Open the Door, Richard". See also Billboard, May 10, 1947, page 122.