One of the first artists to use an electric guitar to play blues, he practically defined a new genre.
B.B. King once said it was T-Bone who got him hooked on the blues:
“He really started me to want to play the blues. I can still hear T-Bone in my mind today, from [the first time] I heard, ‘Stormy...
They call it stormy Monday
But Tuesday's just as bad
Yes, they call it stormy Monday
But Tuesday's just as bad
Wednesday's worse
And Thursday's also sad
Yes, the eagle flies on Friday
And Saturday I go out to play
Yes, the eagle flies on Friday
And Saturday I go out to play
Sunday I go to church
Then I kneel down and pray
[Instrumental bridge]
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy
My heart's in misery
Crazy about my baby
Yeah, send her back to me
Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) was written by T-Bone Walker.
T-Bone Walker released Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) on Sat Nov 01 1947.