“Corrine, Corrina” is a 12-bar country blues song in the AAB form. “Corrine, Corrina” was first recorded by Bo Carter. However, it was not copyrighted until 1932 by Armenter “Bo Carter” Chatmon and his publishers, Mitchell Parish and J. Mayo Williams. “Corrine, Corrina” may have traditional roots, however, earlier songs are different musically and lyrically. One of the earliest is the commercial sheet music song “Has Anybody Seen My Corrine?” published by Roger Graham in 1918. Vernon Dalhart (Edison 6166) recorded a vocal version in 1918,[3] and Wilbur Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band (Columbia A-2663), an instrumental version the same year. Graham’s song contains sentiments similar to “Corrine, Corrina”. Blind Lemon Jefferson recorded a version of “C.C. Rider” in April 1926 entitled “Corrina Blues” which contains a verse in a similar vein.
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
