Bill Bailey

One of the earliest blues is one that is still done by many blues artists and roots music performers. The song was published in 1902 with words and music by Hughie Cannon and remains a standard with jazz and Dixieland bands.  

Many artists have performed this song including Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, Patsy Cline, Bobby Darin, Aretha Franklin, Brenda Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Durante, Danny Barker, Harry Connick Jr, Renee Olstead, Michael Buble, Sam Cooke, Al Hirt and Della Reese.

Here is the song, done both straight and with conversation parody, with the costuming and narrative that brings it home again.  A song that remains a perennial favorite is this one, "Bill Bailey."