Standing on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9)

"Blue Yodel #9" (also called "Standing on the Corner" from the opening line) is a blues/country song by Jimmie Rodgers and is the ninth of his "Blue Yodels". Rodgers recorded the song on July 16, 1930 with an unbilled Louis Armstrong on trumpet and his wife Lil Hardin Armstrong on piano.[1]

The song is set in Memphis at the corner of Beale Street and Main Street, a block from the current location of B.B. King's Blues Club. It tells a tale warning all the "rounders" in Memphis of the arrival a "Tennessee hustler". As he tells a policeman who demands his name:

I said, you'll find my name on the tail of my shirt
I'm a Tennessee hustler and I don't have to work

The song was selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 1970 Armstrong performed the song with Johnny Cash on The Johnny Cash Show.[2]

The song has been covered by the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band on Almost Acoustic, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman on Been All Around This World and Steve Earle on Shut Up And Die Like An Aviator.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jimmie Rodgers & Louis Armstrong: Blue Yodel #9". Jazz.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash, "Blue Yodel No 9" Video". NME.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09.


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