Bob Dylan's earliest musical memories included songs from the very first days of recorded blues. Most likely he heard the Bo Chatmon version of Corrine Corrina from 1928 or the one by Western Swing maestro Bob Wills in 1940. Actually the song is one of the best selling pieces of sheet music from at least a decade before, published by Roger Graham.
With a bit or artistic licence in the lyrics, Bob put his take on the subject onto side two of his second album "Freewheelin Bob Dylan"; released early in 1963. The piece quickly became a staple favourite for the artists playing in Greenwich Village that year.
The other noted interpretation worth seeking out is the one done by Big Joe Turner for Atlantic. Our selection for STAR BLUES drew the track from the deleted antology of Bo Carter's work that Catfish Records compiled some time ago. There's no readily identified cd issue for "Corrine, Corrina".
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