I Went Down To St. James Infirmary: Investigations in the shadowy world of early jazz-blues in the company of Blind Willie McTell, Louis Armstrong, Do

by Robert Harwood

I Went Down to St. James Infirmary is the quintessential jazz-blues song of the early twentieth century. Many major performing and recording artists have covered it, from Louis Armstrong and Jimmie Rodgers to Van Morrison and the White Stripes.

Infused with ego-driven angst and once considered obscene because of the song's stark depiction of death and the portrayal of a seedy underworld inhabited by gamblers, pimps,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947521764
• ISBN13: 9781947521766
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Genius Book Company
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"