Careless Love

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For other uses, see Careless Love (disambiguation).

"Careless Love" is a traditional song, with several popular blues versions. It has been called a "nineteenth-century ballad and Dixieland standard".[1]

The death referenced in an old version was the son of a Kentucky governor.[2] Although published accounts have cited 1926 as the copyright date,[3] W. C. Handy copyrighted "Loveless Love" in 1921 under Pace & Handy Music Co.[4]

A recording by

OKeh.[6] New Orleans cornetist Chris Kelly was famous for his emotional rendition of the piece.[7]

Many other artists have recorded "Careless Love" including Lonnie Johnson, Eartha Kitt, Dr. John, Brook Benton, Connie Francis, Dinah Washington, Snooks Eaglin, Fats Domino, Frankie Laine, Madeleine Peyroux, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Bassey, Ronnie Lane, Slim Whitman, Hugh Laurie and Van Morrison. Noh Sa-yeon released a Korean version of this song, "Nim Geurimja"(My Lover's Shadow) in 1983, which led to a few Korean singers covering that version.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-914678-12-0
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  2. ^ Scarborough, Dorothy. "Coffee in the Gourd: The Blues As Folk-Songs, by Dorothy Scarborough". Sacred Texts. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. OCLC 47922828
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  4. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries 1921 (1 ed.). United States Copyright Office. 1921. p. 204.
  5. ISBN 0-89820-083-0
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  6. ISBN 978-1-62584-085-1
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  7. ISBN 978-1-4390-8333-8
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