evolution of a tune that creates a life of its own, overplayed if/when you have to, always works everybody knows the tune... even to the point other songwriters write about you cant pay me enough to play it anymore... a national treasure from an expanding age

Loved her when I was a kid. My uncle would play this at the house parties and BBQs such great times for me.

Tell it Rufus. Let them know the truth!

I went to Air Force tech school in Wichita Falls , TX in the early 90''s. As a songwriter myself, the key of D is easiest for me, though I try to use them all, with the use of a capo, of course. I live with a spouse addicted to drugs, so it's been a while since I've written any songs. I think January 2019 was my last one.

Skeeter Davis claimed she wrote " you don't know me " with Eddy Arnold. Guess Eddy had a lot of collaborators.

Bill Mack wrote and recorded it. PATSY CLINE never sang "Blue". I have all Patsy Cline songs. "Blue" is not one of them!

Shes so pretty and nice that song is iconic

Such a sweet lady

You have to have a chance to around someone to know them but the ❤ don't lie That's true I could hardly speak !!

Jerry Vale did the best job on this

What a lovely lady. She’s been my number one Soul singer for decades, only matched by Gladys knight. Anyone Who Knows What Love is probably the best record ever released. Thank you for this.

How bazar

I love Lonnie, saw him with SRV in the 80s in SanDiego, but Roy Buchannon is the king to me.

Genius to me ! M

Fabulous...quite simply a top notch songwriter.

This is incredible history that thankfully is preserved ❤

Miss her ❤❤❤

Love Gerald Wilson's arrangements.

Elvis attempted many times to steal the rarest top talent Funk & Blues music samples from Rufus Thomas for his own selfish greed. Elvis is a sellout and thief.. his talent was fake and narrated for him. Thats why Elvis died fast at young age. Rufus Thomas lives forever eternal. Priceless Timeless he survive any crisis a true musical move maker with much more story to reveal

One of the truly great voices of my time.

Where can I watch this uneditied?

No way, BLUE came to him. So the Rime wasn’t collate? What a duet

I love Cindy walker music such a great singer ❤

my favorite version is by Madeline Bell with Dusty Springfield as one of the background vocals.

He was a great teacher at CSUN

Nolan should do music

She truly had a gift from God. What an amazing woman. I love that line, "Let it cook"...

Still touched her by the words that have touched us all.. thats what great writing can do....Thank you Cindy Walker...

Which I had 1% of his talent. Gifted man and is missed very much.

is it true they sued saying youre the reason god made oaklahoma was a rip off of rocky top

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJa6g32vbMqki7c/ Patsy Cline blue

Master Teacher Gerald Wilson os deeply missed 😢 🕯

Gerald wilson was my dear friend and mentor at UCLA. He is deeply missed 🕯

She played The Laborer's Union Hall dances on Tchoupitoulas St. What a great place that was.

Fred? Fred Rose?

Agree 100% the song is one of the best composition ever written

Elvis did sing that song the best as he did with all his songs ❤😊

Writing this and also "In Dreams," that is a fabulous career right there

Tom Bob Steve Carl Dennis remembering the days the days delivering those jayco campers

I’ve never heard this before. I totally believe her. Who knew that so many people would understand and relate to this song. Such a beautiful story on how this song came to be. I think everyone related to this song, there’s always that someone, somewhere who slipped away without ever knowing the deep feelings someone had for them. I’m 76 and at 15 I felt those very words and still do this very day. It’s one of those songs that understands and feels what you’re feeling…..even though it doesn’t know you…..❤❤❤

Love this Man and his music, tge amazing work on Pacific Jazz with his Big Band!

That song makes me cry also. And listening to her gets me choked up.

Love to hear how these great songs were written. They were absolute legends.

Phenomenal recollections of a masterpiece right before he and Huff became legends. Nothing but ultimate respect to Mr Gamble. Lot of music history in that interview, Dee Dee, Jerry Ross, Dells, Tempts, Madelyn Bell, Intruders, incredible.

Thank you for posting. This song meant so much to me "way back when". It's good to hear the background story from the writer.

Mr. Mack mentions a demo of the song, Blue, at three minutes. There are people swearing to have heard Patsy Cline singing this song, the thing/event actually existed on some obscure vinyl. Other than some Mandela weirdness...is it possible the recording became part of a collected batch of music, was pressed, and the shifting of business deeds became lost...Yes, Leann Rimes has sang the song.

How Lonnie Mack, the guitar heroes' guitar hero, is not on anyone's list of greatest guitarists is beyond me.

I have the same guitar that is in the back ground. It plays real nice and sounds real good.

I love the original folk version with Anita Carter singing it absolutely the best. Cash had a large record buying base built up for years and that's why his "pop" version sold so many records. After listening to the original version Johnny's version is hokey, The horns do nothing for the song IMHO. But that's just one mans opinion. And from what I was told Anita Carter came up with the melody and never got credit.

Great story