Elton john thats why they call it the blues

Q: Who originally sang singing the blues?

Singing the Blues is a popular song written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The song was first recorded and released by Marty Robbins in 1956.

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Why do they call the blues the blues?
Who wrote the lyrics to I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues?
What Elton John song did Stevie Wonder play the harmonica on?
Who originally sang singing the blues?

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I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues written by Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Bernie Taupin English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Elton John	May 1983	First release
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Johnny Lee	1984
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Major Schiffer & Majories Bundeswehr Showband	1985
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Elkie Brooks	1986
They Call It the Blues	Class Notes	1996	A cappella
Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	The Dartmouth Rockapellas	1996	Unverified
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Innovations	March 24, 1998
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Studio 99	1998
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Elton John with Mary J. Blige	2000
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Stanford Counterpoint	2000	A cappella
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	The Elio Pace Band	February 5, 2002
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	The Brotherhood of St Gregory	2003	Unusual cover song
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Wouter	May 1, 2005
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Deltones [a cappella]	May 8, 2010	A cappella
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	The Tribute Co.	December 7, 2010
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Paul McDonald	May 16, 2011	Version from TV talent show
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	John Smith [GB1]	2011
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Sydney Claire	2012
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	James Blunt	November 10, 2014	Editor's cover song pick
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Billy Valentine	March 2017
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	OOTB	August 11, 2017	A cappella Editor's cover song pick
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Alessia Cara	April 6, 2018	Editor's cover song pick
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Deep Wave feat. Shasta	September 2, 2019
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Paul Canning	April 23, 2021	Acoustic

I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues written by Elton John, Davey Johnstone instrumental

	Title	Performer	Release date
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Paul Mauriat	1983
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	The Shadows [GB]	October 1987
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	1991
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Spectrum [US2]	1993
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Brian Withycombe	1998
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	The Moonlight String Orchestra	1999
i	Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Starlight Orchestra	2000
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Evening Star Orchestra	June 2002
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Vitamin String Quartet	August 3, 2004
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Sweet Little Band	2006
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Baby Blanket Music	December 2009
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Piano Tribute Players	March 27, 2012
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Jean Le Fort	May 2013
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Andrew Bissell	September 2013
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Larry Kenzal	October 20, 2013
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Johnny Cala	February 2014
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Christopher Phillips	May 27, 2014
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Robert Brandon	June 2015
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Molotov Cocktail Piano	April 29, 2016
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star	October 28, 2016
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Music Box Mania	November 14, 2016
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Bette Sussman	March 24, 2017
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Steve Petrunak	June 2019
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	Billboard Baby Lullabies	February 25, 2020
i	I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues	8 Bit Arcade	November 7, 2020

Why do they call the blues the blues?

The name of this great American music probably originated with the 17th-century English expression “the blue devils,” for the intense visual hallucinations that can accompany severe alcohol withdrawal. Shortened over time to “the blues,” it came to mean a state of agitation or depression.

Who wrote the lyrics to I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues?

Bernie TaupinI Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues / Lyricistnull

What Elton John song did Stevie Wonder play the harmonica on?

Nearly 40 years ago, Elton John worked with one of his musical heroes, Stevie Wonder, on the song “I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues,” which featured Wonder on harmonica.

Who originally sang singing the blues?

"Singing the Blues" is a popular song written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The song was first recorded and released by Marty Robbins in 1956.