| "Mean Old World" | |
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| Single by T-Bone Walker | |
| B-side | "I Got a Break, Baby" |
| Released | November 1945 |
| Recorded | Hollywood, July 20, 1942 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:56 |
| Label | Capitol |
"Mean Old World" is a blues song recorded by American blues electric guitar musician T-Bone Walker in 1942.[1] It has been described (along with the single's B-side) as "the first important blues recordings on the electric guitar".[2] Over the years it has been interpreted and recorded by numerous blues, jazz and rock and roll artists.
- ^ The opening verses appear in Bill Gaither's "Mean Old World to Live In" (1938 Decca 7606); Big Bill Broonzy's "Mean Old World" has different lyrics and arrangement (1937 ARC 7-07-64).
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