Little Boy Blues: The Seed of Love Sheet Music

Looking for the perfect way to show your loved one how much you care? Why not give them a serenade with this beautifully written sheet music?

Introduction

“Little Boy Blues: The Seed of Love Sheet Music” is a song written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman. The song was originally published in 1952.

The song was a hit for The Mills Brothers, reaching No. 4 on Billboard’s Most Played Covered Versions chart in 1953.

Other notable recordings of the song include those by Doris Day, Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Chet Baker and Erroll Garner.

The Birth of the Blues

The blues is a music genre that originated in the American South in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It developed from roots in African-American work songs, spirituals, and folk music. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, Rhythm and Blues and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common. Blue notes (or “worried notes”), usually thirds or fifths flattened in pitch are also an essential part of the sound. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect known as a groove.

Blues as a genre is also characterized by its lyrics, bass lines, and instrumentation. Early traditional blues verses consisted of a single line repeated four times. It was only in the first decades of the 20th century that the most common current structure became standard: an opening verse followed by a refraining chorus (or lament) and then an optional second verse. The classic blues song cycle is standardized into twelve bars reflecting verbal phrases that reference the original melody line (“the turnaround”) creating variations on that phrase. The verse is often of three eight-bar sections (AAB), each section featuring a different set of lyrics.

The Spread of the Blues

The blues began in the American South in the late 1800s, but it didn’t take long for the music to spread throughout the country. The first commercial recordings of blues songs were made in 1920, and by the 1930s, blues was being performed on mainstream radio stations. The popularity of blues music continued to grow in the 1940s and 1950s, with artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and B.B. King becoming household names.

The blues had a major impact on other genres of music, particularly rock ‘n’ roll. Many early rock ‘n’ rollers, including Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard, were heavily influenced by the blues. The Beatles, who are often considered to be one of the greatest rock bands of all time, also drew inspiration from the blues. In fact, their song “Love Me Do” was heavily influenced by a song called “Little Boy Blue” by early blues artist John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson.

The Influence of the Blues

The blues has had a profound effect on many other genres of music including jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country. The blues can be seen as the foundation of American musical styles. The term “the blues” generally refers to a feeling of sadness or melancholy. The lyrics often deal with personal problems such as heartache, depression, and loneliness. The blues guitarist Robert Johnson was one of the most influential musicians of his time. His unique style of playing influenced many other guitarists who came after him.

The Legacy of the Blues

The blues is a genre of music that has its roots in African-American culture. Although the exact origins of the blues are unknown, it is believed to have originated in the south-eastern United States sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century. The blues quickly spread from its birthplace to other parts of the country, and by the early 1920s had become a nationwide phenomenon.

Despite its popularity, the blues was largely ignored by the mainstream music industry. For many years, it was considered to be a “lowbrow” form of music, and was rarely heard on commercial radio or recorded by major labels. This began to change in the 1950s, when a handful of artists began to achieve commercial success with their blues-influenced recordings. These artists included Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and John Lee Hooker, who helped to bring the blues to a wider audience and establish it as a legitimate genre of music.

Today, the blues is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world, and its influence can be heard in many different styles of music. It remains an important part of African-American culture, and continues to inspire new generations of musicians.