To finish off this week, it is time for another musical finale.
This week's finale is dedicated to a classic song, "Since I Fell for You". It is one of the saddest songs of a life ruined by lost love.
It was first released in 1947, with two versions. The first was by Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten and His Trio:
The second version was slightly better, sung by Velma Middleton with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars. Velma Middleton really established the standard for how this song should be sung:
But leave it to Dinah Washington, working with Quincy Jones back in 1961, to elevate the song to another level:
Fontella Bass, of "Rescue Me" fame, actually nailed the bluesy aspect of the song with her 1966 cover:
But the perfect cover of the song was done by singer Al Jarreau and saxophonist David Sanborn in 1986:
Jarreau won a Grammy for it in 1987. Sadly, Jarreau died in February this year, at the age of 76.
That is all for me this week. Get rid of your blues this weekend and come back here Monday for more.
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