Old Yazoo
| "Old Yazoo" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Boswell Sisters | |
| Released | August 8, 1932 |
| Genre | Jazz, Holiday |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Songwriter | Fats Waller |
Old Yazoo is a 1932 song written by Fats Waller[1] and released by the Boswell Sisters.
Composition
The song highlights characteristic features of Boswell arrangements: tempo changes, choruses in minor keys, and subtle changes of chord structure and melodic lines.[2] Other than that, this song simply uses the same instruments that the Boswell Sisters use in other songs.
Versions
There have been 15 versions of Old Yazoo, 7 out of the 15 were either released in 1932 or 2008.
1932 versions
- Cab Calloway and his Orchestra (October)
- Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Frank Zullo and Chorus
- The Boswell Sisters
- Baron Lee and his Blue Rhythm Boys - Vocal by Billy Banks
2008 versions
- The Pfister Sisters (April 23)
- Fred Sokolow (October)
- The Hunger Mountain Boys
Other versions
- Washboard Rhythm Kings - Vocal Chorus by Steve Washington (1933)
- W. Lee O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys (May 1939)
- Swing Sisters & The Pasadena Roof Orchestra (1994)
- Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Guest Garrison Keillor (1996)
- Tom Baker & Bob Barnard (1997)
- Hal Smith's Rhythmakers featuring Rebecca Kilgore (August 10, 1999)
- Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (2002)
- Neville Dickie (2003)[3]
Video game
The song increased in popularity from TikTok and YouTube via the song being used in the 2024 Steam game Bad Parenting.
References
- ↑ "Song: Old Yazoo written by Fats Waller | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ↑ "Boswell Sisters Jukebox". www.hnoc.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ↑ "Cover versions of Old Yazoo written by Fats Waller | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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