Careless Love

For other uses, see Careless Love (disambiguation).

"Careless Love" is a traditional song, with several popular blues versions. It has been called a "nineteenth-century ballad and Dixieland standard".^[1]

The death referenced in an old version was the son of a Kentucky governor.^[2] Although published accounts have cited 1926 as the copyright date,^[3] W. C. Handy copyrighted "Loveless Love" in 1921 under Pace & Handy Music Co.^[4]

A recording by Bessie Smith titled "Careless Love Blues" was very popular in 1925.^[5] The same year it was recorded by Papa Celestin and his Tuxedo Dixieland Jazz Band and released as a single by OKeh.^[6] New Orleans cornetist Chris Kelly was famous for his emotional rendition of the piece.^[7]

See also

• List of pre-1920 jazz standards

References

1. Palmer, Robert (1979). A Tale of Two Cities: Memphis Rock and New Orleans Roll. Institute for Studies in American Music, Department of Music, School of Performing Arts, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. ISBN 978-0-914678-12-0.
2. Scarborough, Dorothy. "Coffee in the Gourd: The Blues As Folk-Songs, by Dorothy Scarborough". Sacred Texts. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
3. Dance, Daryl Cumber, ed. (2002). From my people: 400 years of African American folklore (1st ed.). New York: Norton. p. 116. ISBN 0393047989. OCLC 47922828.
4. Catalog of Copyright Entries 1921 (1 ed.). United States Copyright Office. 1921. p. 204.
5. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 396. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
6. Newhart, Sally (2013). The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band: More Than a Century of a New Orleans Icon. Arcadia Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-62584-085-1.
7. Martin, Henry; Waters, Keith (2011). Jazz: The First 100 Years. Cengage Learning. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4390-8333-8.