Driftin' Blues

"Driftin' Blues" or "Drifting Blues" is a blues standard, recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers in 1945. The song is a slow blues and features Charles Brown's smooth, soulful vocals and piano. It was one of the biggest blues hits of the 1940s and "helped define the burgeoning postwar West Coast blues style". "Driftin' Blues" has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists in various styles. The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have acknowledged the influence and lasting popularity of the song.

"Driftin' Blues"
Single by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
B-side"Groovy"
ReleasedDecember 1945 (1945-12)
RecordedLos Angeles, September 14, 1945
GenreBlues
Length3:12
LabelPhilo
Songwriter(s)
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