| "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" | |
|---|---|
 Original 78 record label | |
| Single by Robert Johnson | |
| Released | March 1937 |
| Recorded | November 23, 1936 |
| Studio | Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:52 |
| Label | Vocalion, ARC |
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Johnson |
| Producer(s) | Don Law |
"Kind Hearted Woman Blues" is a blues song recorded on November 23, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas, by the American Delta bluesman Robert Johnson.[1] The song was originally released on 78 rpm format as Vocalion 03416 and ARC 7-03-56. Johnson performed the song in the key of A, and recorded two takes, the first of which contains his only recorded guitar solo. Both takes were used for different pressings of both the Vocalion issue and the ARC issue.[2] The first take (SA-2580-1) can be found on many compilation albums, including the first one, King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961). Take 2 (SA-2580-2) can be heard on the later compilation Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings (1990).
- ^ Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
- ^ Dixon, Robert M. W., John Godrich, & Howard Rye (1997) Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943 Fourth edition, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-816239-1