BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
(Alton Delmore / Rabon Delmore / Wayne Raney / Henry Glover)
The Delmore Brothers - 1949
Owen Bradley Quintet (vocal: Jack Shook & Dottie Dillard) - 1949
Eddie Crosby & His Sugarfoot Shufflers - 1949
Tennessee Ernie Ford (with Merle Travis) - 1949
Lonnie Johnson - 1950
Les Paul & Mary Ford - 1952
Johnny Burnette Trio - 1956
Ray Price - 1957
Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps - 1957
Margaret Whiting - 1958
The Browns - 1959
Floyd Cramer (Instr.) - 1959
Jean Shepard - 1960
Slim Whitman - 1960
The Louvin Brothers - 1960
Kay Starr - 1962
Pat & Shirley Boone - 1962
Ace Cannon (Instr.) - 1962
Wanda Jackson - 1964
Jimmy Dean - 1964
Jimmy Newman - 1966
Roy Clark (Instr.) - 1966
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks - 1966
Red Sovine - 1968
The Willis Brothers - 1969
Merle Travis & Johnny Bond - 1969
Doug Sahm & Band - 1972
Sonny James - 1974
Doc Watson - 1975
Charlie McCoy (Instr.) - 1975
Merle Haggard - 1977
Asleep At The Wheel - 1986
Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead - 1987
k.d. lang (with Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells & Brenda Lee) - 1988
Chris Austin - 1989
The Notting Hillbillies - 1990
Auldridge, Reid & Coleman - 1990
The Band - 1993
Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers - 1993
Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys - 1993
John Delafose & The Eunice Playboys - 1993
Charlie Louvin, Bobby Bare, Marty Stuart & Tom T. Hall - 2007
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - 2011
Also recorded by:
Fessor's Big City Band; Otis Williams & His Charms; NRBQ;
Charlie Feathers; Sweet Inspirations; Carl & Pearl Butler;
The Everly Brothers; Gene Autry; Larry Sparks & Vince Gill;
B.B. King; Sleepy LaBeef; Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers;
Tussey Mountain Moonshiners; Kayla Taylor.......and others.
Blues, stay away from me
Blues, why don't you let me be
Don't know why you keep on haunting me
Love was never meant for me
True love was never meant for me
Seems somehow we never can agree
(Instrumental Break)
Life is full of misery
Dreams are like a memory
Bringing back your love that used to be
Tears, so many I can't see
Years don't mean a thing to me
Time goes by and still I can't be free
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As recorded by KAY STARR:
Blues, stay away from me
Life is full of misery
Please bring back your love that used to be
Oh yes, tears, so many I can't see
And the years don't mean a thing to me
Time goes by, you're never gonna set me free
(Blues, stay away from me)
Blues, blues, blues stay away from me
(Blues, why don't you let me be)
Oh yes, blues, why, why, why won't you let me be
(Don't know why)
Don't know why you keep on haunting me
(Why do you haunt me so)
Love, love, love, love, love was never meant for me
Oh yes, true love, it was never meant for me
Seems somehow you're never gonna set me free
Blues, stay away from me
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2011)
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As recorded by LES PAUL & MARY FORD:
Blues, stay away from me
Blues, stay away from me
Don't know why you never let me be
Tears, so many I can't see
Tears, so many I can't see
Time goes by and still I can't be free
(Instrumental Break)
Blues, stay away from me
Blues, stay away from me
Don't know why you never let me be
(Contributed by Peter Akers - August 2009)
