God Bless the Child (Lou Rawls)
Context
Standard written by Arthur Herzog and Billie Holiday, on the programme of Stormy Monday. Rawls sings it accompanied only by Les McCann's trio.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Blues, spirituals, work songs. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).