Ballad of the Blues

Ballad of the Blues
Studio album by Jo Stafford
Released	January 1, 1959
Genre	Traditional pop, blues, folk
Label	Columbia (1959), Feinery (2003)
Jo Stafford chronology
Jo's Greatest Hits (1958)Jo's Greatest Hits1958 Ballad of the Blues (1959) I'll Be Seeing You (1959)I'll Be Seeing You1959

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Ballad of the Blues is a 1959 album by Jo Stafford. It is a concept album which tells a story through song, showcasing the influence of the Blues. The album has a predominantly pop setting and features Jo Stafford accompanied by her husband Paul Weston and backed by The Starlighters (one the Starlighters is Thurl Ravenscroft who later became known as the voice of "Tony the Tiger" for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes). The album was re-issued in 2003 by Feinery Records in its monaural edition with extra tracks featuring a lengthy interview with Stafford by Michael Feinstein. The album was re-issued again in 2010 for digital download in its original stereophonic edition by Hallmark Records.

Track listing

Chapter 1.The Blues Is an Old Old Story

1. Street Cries
2. John Henry
3. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
4. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Chapter 2.The Blues Is a Tale of Trouble

1. Kansas City Blues
2. Memphis Blues

Chapter 3.The Blues Is a Traveling Thing

1. He's Gone Away
2. Seems Like When It Comes in the Morning
3. Every Night When the Sun Goes In

Chapter 4.Times Change and Things Change

1. Lover Man
2. Blues in the Night
3. The Blues Is an Old Old Story (Reprise)
4. A Conversation With Jo Stafford (2003 release)