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"How Long, How Long Blues" (also known as "How Long Blues" or "How Long How Long") is a blues song recorded by the American blues duo Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell in 1928. The song became "an instant best-seller (claimed to be over a million copies)" and one of the first blues standards, inspiring many blues songs of the era.〔 〕 It has gone on to be recorded by many artists, not only in blues, but also country and western, pop, and jazz. ==Original song== "How Long, How Long Blues" is based on "How Long Daddy", recorded in 1925 by Ida Cox with Papa Charlie Jackson.〔 〕 Leroy Carr (vocal and piano) and Scrapper Blackwell (guitar) recorded the song in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 19, 1928 for Vocalion Records, shortly after they began performing together. It is a moderately slow-tempo blues with an eight-bar blues structure, notated in or common time in the key of C.〔 〕〔The original recording is in E.〕 Carr is credited with the lyrics and music for the song,〔 which uses a departed train as a metaphor for a lover who has left: Carr's and Blackwell's songs reflected a more urban and sophisticated blues in contrast to the rural bluesmen of the time.〔 〕 Carr's blues were "expressive and evocative",〔 〕 although his vocals have also been described as emotionally detached, high-pitched and smooth, with clear diction.〔 〕〔 〕 Blackwell's single-string jazz guitar lines provided the role of a responsorial voice as well as rhythmic chording. "How Long, How Long Blues" was Carr and Scrapwell's biggest hit.〔Herzhaft 1992, p.453.〕 They subsequently recorded several versions of the song as "How Long, How Long Blues, Part 2", "Part 3", "How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone", "New How Long, How Long Blues", etc. There are considerable variations in the lyrics, many of which have since fallen out of use in modern performances. Most versions begin with the line: "How long, how long, has that evening train been gone?" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「How Long, How Long Blues」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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