The Weary Blues Allusions & Cultural References

Pop Culture References

• Ragtime music originated by Scott Joplin
• "The Weary Blues" by Artie Matthews
• Lenox Avenue

Mix Tape

• "Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon": Cab Calloway, "Minnie the Moocher"
• "He made that poor piano moan with melody": Jelly Roll Morton, "Jelly Roll Blues"
• "He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool": Louis Armstrong, "Heebie Jeebies"
• "Coming from a black man's soul." John Lee Hooker, "Black Man Blues"
• "In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone": Paul Robeson, "Joe Hill"
• "Ain't got nobody in this world": Robert Johnson, "Love In Vain"
• "He slept like a rock or a man that's dead": Buddy Reed, "Blues for Mud"