I have a version of "See See Rider" by Ma Rainey- a very old version accompanied by what sounds like a New Orleans Street Band from the 1920s or 30s. The interesting thing about that version is that it has a sixteen bar verse, with a very conventional I,V, V,I music hall song structure, and then goes into a twelve bar blues structure for the chorus. "See See Rider, See what you have done (twice) You made me love you, now you done and gone" It was on a compilation CD called "The Birth of the Blues". I get the impression that this version pre-dates anything yet mentioned. Cheers Dave
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