St. James Infirmary (2:26)

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I just downloaded a version of St. James Infirmary that lasts for 2 minutes and 26 seconds. The file tag said the song was by Dave Van Ronk & Ramblin' Jack Elliot, yet I check on allmusic and no match for track length.

Does anybody know where this is from?

― KDL (KDL), Monday, 29 January 2007 03:57 (nineteen years ago)

I would guess by the sound that the track was recorded after the mid-fifties.

(And it isn't by Louis Armstrong either!)

― KDL (KDL), Monday, 29 January 2007 04:01 (nineteen years ago)

Looks like it may be Bobby Bland's version. I have it and mine comes up as 2:25, and was probably early 1960s.

― Dee Xtrovert (dee dee), Monday, 29 January 2007 06:18 (nineteen years ago)

That's it! How could I not recognize Bobby Blue?!

Anyway, thanks a lot.

― KDL (KDL), Monday, 29 January 2007 06:27 (nineteen years ago)

Damn, that's a great version. I'll have to put on some Bobby Bland tonight.

― Jim M (jmcgaw), Monday, 29 January 2007 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

snake farm has an interesting version-- and it happens to be the only good song on their album

― richard wood johnson (rwj), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:26 (nineteen years ago)

http://poy.no/files/vintage/pics/boop_sji.jpg

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 04:13 (nineteen years ago)

you can watch the whole vid:

http://poy.no/files/vintage/clips/boop_sji.avi

actually that site is a goldmine...

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 04:22 (nineteen years ago)

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