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C.C. Rider

Name: C.C. Rider
Description: "C.C. Rider" is a widely-recognized 12-bar blues standard that has been adapted across multiple musical genres. Ma Rainey made the first recording in October 1924 at Paramount Records in New York. The song became popular and established itself as a foundational blues composition that has endured in

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"C.C. Rider" is a widely-recognized 12-bar blues standard that has been adapted across multiple musical genres. Ma Rainey made the first recording in October 1924 at Paramount Records in New York. The song became popular and established itself as a foundational blues composition that has endured in the American musical canon.

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What the lyrics are about

The song tells the story of an unfaithful romantic partner, using traditional blues lyrics and wordplay on the term "easy rider" to describe this behavior.

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