I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (studio, 1933-01-26; matrix 74892-1)
~ Recording by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:00 | Louis Armstrong | Sings the Blues | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | LJM-1005 |
| 2.3 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 2:59 | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Smithsonian Collection of Recordings | P6 11891 |
| 1.20 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 2:57 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Smithsonian Collection of Recordings | RD 033-1 |
| 1.14 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:05 | Louis Armstrong | I Wish You Were Dead, You Rascal You (BMG club edition) | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Pro-Arte Digital | CDD-439 |
| 1.6 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | Laughin’ Louie | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:04 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Laughin’ Louie (1932–1933) | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor) | ND90404 |
| 1.10 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | Satchmo's Greatest | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Charly Records | |
| 1.1 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:00 | Louis Armstrong | Sings the Blues | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 66244 2 |
| 1.1 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:06 | Louis Armstrong | Sings the Blues | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor) | BLUE 07863 66244-2 |
| 1.11 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | Young Louis Armstrong (1930 - 1933) | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| BMG France | 74321155172 |
| 1.11 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | Young Louis Armstrong (1930 - 1933) | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 66469-2 |
| 1.20 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:04 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:04 | Louis Armstrong | Greatest Hits | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | 09026-68486-2 |
| 1.7 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | Stardust | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Tring International PLC (not for release label use – for copyrights only) | QUAD006D |
| 1.14 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:02 | Louis Armstrong | Reflections of Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Hey Presto! | KBCD 068 |
| 1.20 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:04 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Smithsonian Collection of Recordings | RD 033 |
| 1.6 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | At His Best | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Hallmark Music & Entertainment | 309112 |
| 1.4 | I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues | 3:01 | Louis Armstrong | The Best of the Complete RCA Victor Recordings | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | 09026 62626 2 |
| 2.6 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:04 | Louis Armstrong | A 100th Birthday Celebration | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | |
| 7.12 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:00 | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| History (TIM AG imprint) | 204513 |
| 1.4 | I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues | 3:01 | Louis Armstrong | The Best of the Complete RCA Victor Recordings | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 09026-63851-2 |
| 1.4 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:01 | Louis Armstrong | Sugar: The Best of the Complete RCA Victor Recordings | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.8 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | The Complete RCA Victor Recordings | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 09026-68682-2 |
| 1.12 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:00 | Louis Armstrong | That Rhythm Man | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Direct Source Special Products Inc. | ADT 36202 |
| 1.8 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | 2:59 | Louis Armstrong | The Complete RCA Victor Recordings | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor) | 09026-63846-2 |
| 1.11 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:06 | Louis Armstrong | The Great Satchmo | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label) | PLATBX 2216, PLATCD 406 |
| 1.12 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:05 | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong, Volume 2: I've Got the World on a String, Original Recordings 1930-1933 | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Naxos Jazz | 8.120609 |
| 1.12 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Jazz in the Charts 014 (1932–1933) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Membran Music Ltd. | 223713-222 |
| 6.18 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | The Complete Masters 1925–1945 | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Classics & Jazz France | 533 607-9 |
| 9.8 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | 3:01 | Louis Armstrong | The OKeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings - 1925-1933 | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), OKeh, RCA Victor, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697945652 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.10 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | Satchmo's Greatest | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Charly Records Ltd. (for release imprints, please use "Charly Records" instead) | CDCD 1008 |
| 1.10 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | 3:03 | Louis Armstrong | See You Later... | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Dog 'n' Roll | DNR 010 |
| 2.11 | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 3:06 | Louis Armstrong | 49 Orginal Satchmo Classics | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label) | DOVE 7129 |
Relationships
| recorded in: | Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26) |
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| alto saxophone: | Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) George Oldham (on 1933-01-26) |
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| banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]: | Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-26) |
| clarinet: | Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) George Oldham (on 1933-01-26) |
| double bass and double bass [bass]: | Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-26) |
| drums (drum set): | Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-26) |
| guitar: | Big Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-26) |
| piano: | Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26) |
| tenor saxophone: | Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) |
| trombone: | Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-26) |
| trumpet: | Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26) Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-26) |
| vocals: | Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26) |
| recording of: | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-01-26) |
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Related works
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
| lyricist: | Ted Koehler (in 1932) |
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| composer: | Harold Arlen (in 1932) |
| publisher: | Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) |
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