Chauffeur Blues

"Chauffeur Blues"
Song by Jefferson Airplane
Released	1966
Format	Vinyl record (7") 45 RPM
Recorded	February 25, 1966
Genre	Rock, Blues
Length	2:25
Label	RCA Victor
Writer	Lester Melrose
Chronology
"Blues From An Airplane" "Let Me In" "Bringing Me Down" "It's No Secret" "Tobacco Road" "Come Up The Years" "Run Around" "Let's Get Together" "Don't Slip Away" "Chauffeur Blues" "And I Like It"

Chauffeur Blues is a song written by Lester Melrose. It was originally called Me and My Chauffeur Blues and performed by Memphis Minnie and covered by many other artists.

The Jefferson Airplane version of this song is on the Jefferson Airplane Takes Off album with Signe Anderson as the lead vocalist. It is performed at a faster tempo and uses only three of the four verses. Anderson performs this song with strong contralto vocals. According to Jeff Tamarkin, author of Got A Revolution! The Turbulent Flight Of Jefferson Airplane, Chauffeur Blues was picked by Signe off an album by South African folk singer Miriam Makeba. It was not included among the repertory of Jefferson Airplane's early gigs and performed only occasionally. It was last performed by the Airplane on October 15, 1966, concert recorded as "Signe's Last".

An extended version of the song is included on the remastered version of Jefferson Airplane Takes Off.

References

• Got A Revolution! The Turbulent Flight Of Jefferson Airplane by Jeff Tamarkin
• Jefferson Airplane Takes Off