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"Sweet Home Chicago"
Original 78 record label
Single by Robert Johnson
ReleasedAugust 1937 (1937-08)
RecordedNovember 23, 1936
StudioGunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
GenreBlues
Length2:59
LabelVocalion
Songwriter(s)Robert Johnson
Producer(s)Don Law

"Sweet Home Chicago" is a blues standard first recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936. Although he is often credited as the songwriter, several songs have been identified as precedents.[1] The song has become a popular anthem for the city of Chicago despite ambiguity in Johnson's original lyrics. Numerous artists have interpreted the song in a variety of styles.

  1. ^ Knopper, Steve (May 30, 2002). "Sweet Home Chicago Leaves Sour Taste for Some". Chicago Tribune.

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