I always thought of "Everyday I Have the Blues" as a B.B. King number, and his guitar-centric version certainly generated many covers. It turns out that Memphis Slim released it in 1949, covering a Bluebird cut by the Sparks Brothers -- twins Aaron "Pinetop" and Marion "Lindberg" -- from 1935, which was a surprise to me but maybe not for others. So there have also been plenty of piano covers. Anyhow, I think Slim may have copyrighted the arrangement, because he evidently got the royalties for it, which is why he called it his "breadwinner."
[UPDATED with Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker at the bottom of the post. H/T Walter Effross]
Jamie Foxx did his own piano playing in the film Ray:
I have been avoiding solo clips by Eric Clapton because of his irresponsible anti-vaxx rants, along with Van Morrison, but I figure that's not a reason to boycott these other great artists.
Although not much remembered today, Lowell Fulson's 1950 release charted at number three on the R&B list:
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None of the Joe Turner renditions?
Posted by: Walter Effross | September 10, 2022 at 08:26 AM
I have updated with a clip. Thanks.
Posted by: SL | September 10, 2022 at 12:30 PM
I don't think that's Joe Turner singing-- I believe that the title of that album is misleading, and that half of its material is performed by Turner, and the other half (including the version you put up) by Walker.
Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBK58jDnelo
Posted by: Walter Effross | September 10, 2022 at 01:34 PM
Added. (Sorry for the delay; your comments have been going to spam for some reason.)
Posted by: Steven Lubet | September 10, 2022 at 04:47 PM