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Tishomingo Blues
Song by Spencer Williams / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the song by Spencer Williams. For the Elmore Leonard novel, see Tishomingo Blues (novel).
"Tishomingo Blues" is a song by Spencer Williams. The tune was first published in 1917. The title refers to Tishomingo, Mississippi.[1]
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Published | 1917 |
Songwriter(s) | Spencer Williams |
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The song was first recorded in 1918 by Eddie Nelson on Emerson Records #913. It became a jazz standard, and continues to be performed and recorded into the 21st century. The song has been adapted with different lyrics, written by Garrison Keillor, as the theme song of A Prairie Home Companion.[2]