Harpo's Blues

Phoebe Snow wrote "Harpo's Blues", track two of her debut, 4:22 by Wikipedia and 4:25 by Session Days. The musicians on this track were Chuck Domanico on acoustic bass, Steve Mosley on drums, Snow on acoustic guitar and vocals, Bob James on organ, Teddy Wilson on piano, which is the only track on the album with him, Zoot Sims on sax, Margaret Ross on harp and Ralph MacDonald on percussion. It was recorded in 1973; we found no recording date or place specific to it. It came out as a single in 1975, reportedly with "Easy Street" on the B-side as the DCC reissue note says, and reached 20 on the adult contemporary chart. A 2009 concert review gives an alternate title, "Harpo's Blues (I Wish I Was a Willow)", and she played it at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara on February 27, 2009.

Wikipedia and Jewish Currents count it among her best-known songs with "Poetry Man". A live version appears on The Very Best of Phoebe Snow, venue and date unknown. We found no statement from her on its subject, no setlist.fm count, covers or samples, and could not tell whether our upload is the studio recording or a live version.