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Sweet Home Chicago

Music by Robert Johnson

Originally Performed by Robert Johnson

"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. 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.

    Release Date: 1936


Sweet Home Chicago

Sweet Home Chicago

Introduce your young singers to the blues with this Robert Johnson classic from 1937, memorably covered by The Blues Brothers. With the shuffle style rhythm, vocal fall-offs and accessible jazz harmonies, learning opportunities abound!

Voicing: SAB



Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Roger Emerson : Popular Jazz Standards for Younger Voices, Vol 1 : SAB : Sheet Music Collection

Roger Emerson : Popular Jazz Standards for Younger Voices, Vol 1

"Lullaby of Birdland" - Introduce your young choir to this famous jazz classic! Set in an easy swing with great part-writing and craftsmanship! "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" - Was it red? No no no. Was it brown? No no no. The famous Ella Fitzgerald rendition of a classic nursery song is a sassy, jazzy twist on the familiar lyrics. A great Discovery Series choice for developing jazz style in your younger choirs! "Sweet Home Chicago" - Introduce your young singers to the blues with this Robert Johnson classic from 1937, memorably covered by The Blues Brothers. With the shuffle style rhythm, vocal fall-offs and accessible jazz harmonies, learning opportunities abound! "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" - This 1940s classic is the perfect introduction to swing music for developing choirs. Easy voice-leading and a supportive accompaniment make this a breeze to learn.

Songlist: Lullaby of Birdland, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Sweet Home Chicago, Choo Choo Ch' Boogie, Don't Get Around Much Anymore

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Voicing: SAB | 2802b | Sheet Music Collection | $10.95 | With Piano


Roger Emerson : Let's Jam! It's Our Band : TEACHER ED : 888680041410 : 1495008258 : 00140874

Roger Emerson : Let's Jam! It's Our Band

Our brilliant and talented music teacher gave us a FUN assignment - form a band and play for you! BUT we have studied so many cool styles in this fantastic music class, we don't know what kind of band we want to be! Come on down to the Twist and Shout and explore some great country, reggae, Motown, surf and blues like you've never heard it before! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school singers, this jammin' musical revue features entertaining hits from the past, carefully arranged by Roger Emerson for younger unison voices along with some optional harmony. Add the program dialog and choreography by John Jacobson for some great dancing in the street! And there's more! Extend learning with interesting online video interviews that explore rockin' horns, playing reggae, country fiddle, harmonica and more! The Teacher Edition features reproducible program dialog, piano/vocal arrangements and choreography. The Singer Edition 20-pak features singer parts in attractive full color spreads. 25 minutes. Suggested for Grades 4-8. What kind of band do you want to be?

Songlist: Dancing In The Street, Don't Worry, Be Happy, Down At The Twist And Shout, What Kind Of Band Are You?, In My Room, Sweet Home Chicago

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12320b | TEACHER ED | $19.95


Roger Emerson : <span style="color:red;">Sweet Home Chicago</span> : Voicetrax CD : 888680042004 : 00140911

Roger Emerson : Sweet Home Chicago

Introduce your young singers to the blues with this Robert Johnson classic from 1937, memorably covered by The Blues Brothers. With the shuffle style rhythm, vocal fall-offs and accessible jazz harmonies, learning opportunities abound! VoiceTrax CD includes a full performance of the primary voicing, accompaniment only and part-predominant tracks for each voice part of each voicing.

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2157p | Voicetrax CD | $26.95


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Sweet Home Chicago : SAB : Roger Emerson : Robert Johnson : Voicetrax CD : 00140909 : 888680041984

Roger Emerson : Sweet Home Chicago

Introduce your young singers to the blues with this Robert Johnson classic from 1937, memorably covered by The Blues Brothers. With the shuffle style rhythm, vocal fall-offs and accessible jazz harmonies, learning opportunities abound!

Arranger: Roger Emerson | Composer: Robert Johnson

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Voicing: SAB | Sheet Music | $2.25 | With Piano |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00140909 | Digital Version Available| Voicetrax CD Available
Other Voicings: 2-Part, 2-Part

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