C. C. Rider

C. C. Rider The history of “ C. C. Rider ” could potentially be viewed as a history of the folk process itself. Since its original recording under the title “See See Rider” on October 15, 1924, in New York by Gertrude “Ma” Rainey for Paramount Records, it has undergone several transformations which have incorporated the various styles of blues, jazz, folk, and rock ’n’ roll. It has been included on the studio and live efforts of so many musicians that it has become canonized in American popular…