See See Rider

For the LaVern Baker album, see See See Rider (album).
For the British band, see See See Rider (band).
For the transit service in Oregon, see Columbia County Rider.
For the film character C.C. Ryder, see C.C. and Company.
This article is about a song also known as "Easy Rider". For other songs named "Easy Rider", see Easy Rider.
"See See Rider Blues"
Single by Ma Rainey
A-side"Jealous Hearted Blues"
Released1924 (1924)–1925
RecordedOctober 16, 1924
GenreBlues
Length3:16
LabelParamount
Songwriter(s)Ma Rainey, Lena Arant
Ma Rainey singles chronology
"Booze and Blues"
(1924) 		"See See Rider Blues"
(1924) 		"Cell Bound Blues"
(1924)

"See See Rider", also known as "C.C. Rider", "See See Rider Blues" or "Easy Rider", is a popular American 12-bar blues song that became a standard in several genres.[1] Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was the first to record it on October 16, 1924, at Paramount Records in New York.[2] The song uses mostly traditional blues lyrics to tell the story of an unfaithful lover, commonly called an "easy rider": "See see rider, see what you have done", making a play on the word "see" and the sound of "easy".

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Blues Hall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sullivan, Steve (2013). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Vol. 1. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 356. ISBN 9780810882966.