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'''''Ballad of the Blues''''' is a [[1959 in music|1959]] album by [[Jo Stafford]]. It is a concept album which tells a story through song, showcasing the influence of [[Blues (music)|the Blues]]. The album has a predominantly pop setting and sees Stafford accompanied by her husband [[Paul Weston]] and backed by [[The Starlighters]]. Originally released in 1959 it was re-issued in 2003 with extra tracks featuring Stafford's explanation of the original release.
'''''Ballad of the Blues''''' is a [[1959 in music|1959]] album by [[Jo Stafford]]. It is a concept album which tells a story through song, showcasing the influence of [[Blues (music)|the Blues]]. The album has a predominantly pop setting and sees Stafford accompanied by her husband [[Paul Weston]] and backed by [[The Starlighters]]. Originally released in 1959 it was re-issued in 2003 with extra tracks featuring Stafford's explanation of the original release. One the Starlighters is [[Thurl Ravenscroft]] who later became known as the voice of "[[Tony the Tiger]]," for [[Kellogg]]'s [[Frosted Flakes]]


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

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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 sees Stafford accompanied by her husband Paul Weston and backed by The Starlighters. Originally released in 1959 it was re-issued in 2003 with extra tracks featuring Stafford's explanation of the original release. One the Starlighters is Thurl Ravenscroft who later became known as the voice of "Tony the Tiger," for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes

Track listing

  1. The Blues Is an Old Old Story
  2. Street Cries
  3. John Henry
  4. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  5. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
  6. The Blues Is a Tale of Trouble
  7. Kansas City Blues
  8. Memphis Blues
  9. The Blues Is a Traveling Thing
  10. He's Gone Away
  11. Seems Like When It Comes in the Morning
  12. Every Night When the Sun Goes In
  13. Times Change and Things Change
  14. Lover Man
  15. Blues in the Night
  16. The Blues Is an Old Old Story (Reprise)
  17. A Conversation With Jo Stafford (2003 release)