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| Chronology of early Blues songs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published | Title | Writer | Style | Blues element |
| 1850 | I Have Got The Blues To Day! | Sarah M. Graham/Gustave Blessner | Popular | Title, theme |
| 1871 | Oh aint I got the Blues! | A.A. Chapman | Popular | Title, theme |
| 1898 | A Negro Love Song | Samuel Colridge-Taylor | Classical | Blue notes |
| 1904 | One O' Them Things | James Chapman/Leroy Smith | Rag | 12-bar section |
| 1908 | I Got The Blues | Anthony Maggio | Rag | Title, 12-bar section |
| 1911 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll | Nat D. Ayer/Seymour Brown | Rag | 12-bar section |
| 1912 (Mar.) | Dallas Blues | Hart A. Wand | Blues | Title, 12-bar |
| 1912 (Aug.) | Baby Seals Blues | Arthur "Baby" Seals | Popular | Title |
| 1912 (Oct.) | The Memphis Blues | W. C. Handy | Rag | Title, 12-bar section |
| 1913 | Nigger Blues | Lee Roy "Lasses" White | Blues | Title, 12-bar, lyrics, theme |