1st RECORDING OF: Corrine Corrina - Charlie McCoy & Bo Chatman (1928)

Yes, this song had some lyrical roots in earlier blues recordings citing the names 'Corrine' or 'Corrina' but without the same lyric & melody structure heard here. Listen to blues musicians Bo Chatman (aka “Bo Carter,” born Armenter Chatmon) and Charles “Papa Charlie” McCoy performing the now-familiar country-blues tune. Chatman was probably most responsible for the writing, though publishers J. Mayo Williams and Mitchell Parish both claimed partial composer credit when the song was published after this recording was made. More recent ‘Corrina’ treatments included successful releases by Joe Turner in 1956 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKSGlNfskw and Ray Peterson in 1960 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPE8HtMJRb0 The original 78rpm single was issued on Brunswick 7080 - Corrine Corrina by Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman, recorded December 1928 For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx8kU_D2e4voMCx9SQkXFeSH7CnRO9j7x ) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf

Added 27 Jul 2026