Memphis Slim - Sittin' on Top of the World
"Sitting on Top of the World" (also rendered as "Sittin' on Top of the World") is a folk-blues song written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon, core members of the Mississippi Sheiks, a popular country blues band of the 1930s. "Sitting on Top of the World" has become a standard of traditional American music. The song has been widely recorded in a variety of different styles — folk, blues, country, bluegrass, rock — often with considerable variations and/or additions to the original verses. The lyrics of the original song convey a stoic optimism in the face of emotional setbacks, and the song has been described as a “simple, elegant distillation of the Blues”. This year the world celebrates 100 years anniversary of the legendary blues figure of all times - Memphis Slim (1915 - 1988), Strangely enough his version of "Sittin' on top of the world" has not been featured on YouTube. It was my pleasure to fill this void!
About Lonnie Chatmon
Vivian "Sam" Chatmon (January 10, 1897 – February 2, 1983) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer who was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks.
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