Basin Street Blues
"Basin Street Blues" is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams in 1928 and recorded that year by Louis Armstrong. The verse with the lyric "Won't you come along with me / To the Mississippi..." was later added by Glenn Miller and Jack Teagarden. The Basin Street of the title refers to the main street of Storyville, the red-light district of early 20th-century New Orleans, north of the French Quarter. It became a red light district in 1897. Other recordings Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan The Mills Brothers, first recorded in 1939 where they utilised their famous mouth trumpet/trombone trademark. Margie Rayburn on 1956 single "Can I Tell Them That You're Mine?" Shirley Bassey, on her 1957 album Born To Sing The Blues The Hi-Lo's on their 1957 album Suddenly It's the Hi-Lo's Louis Prima on his 1957 album The Wildest! Dave Brubeck on his 1959 album Gone with the Wind Ray Charles recorded this song for his 1960 record, The Genius Hits the Road. Ace Cannon for his debut 1962 album Tuff Sax Miles Davis on his 1963 album Seven Steps to Heaven Carol Burnett and Dinah Shore on The