Blues records Notable early singers to record versions of the song included
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926, as "Corrina Blues"),
Bo Carter (1928),
Charlie McCoy (1928),
Tampa Red (1929, 1930),
James "Boodle It" Wiggins (1929),
Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon (1929),
Walter Davis (1939),
Johnny Temple (1940), and
Big Joe Turner (1941). Veteran blues artists recorded for the
revival market include
Mississippi John Hurt (1966) and
Mance Lipscomb (1968). Postwar-blues artists recording the song included
Taj Mahal and
Snooky Pryor.
Marianne Faithfull recorded the blues version on her album
Rich Kid Blues (recorded 1971 / released 1985).
Jazz recordings Among the musicians to record the song were
Wilbur Sweatman,
Red Nichols (1930).
Cab Calloway (1931),
Art Tatum (1941),
the Black Sorrows (1985), and
Natalie Cole.
Early country recordings Several recordings were made for the country market by artists including
Clayton McMichen (1929) and the
Cajun musician
Leo Soileau (1935).
Western swing recordings In 1934,
Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies recorded the song under the title "Where Have You Been So Long, Corrinne," as a
Western swing dance song. Shortly thereafter,
Bob Wills adapted it again as "Corrine, Corrina," also in the
Western swing style. Following his recording with
the Texas Playboys (
OKeh 06530) on April 15, 1940, the song entered the standard repertoire of all Western swing bands, influencing the adoption of "Corrine, Corrina" by
Cajun bands and later by individual country artists. "Corrine, Corrina" is also an important song related to Western swing's pioneering use of electrically amplified stringed instruments. It was one of the songs recorded during a session in Dallas on September 28, 1935, by Roy Newman and His Boys (OKeh 03117). Their guitarist, Jim Boyd, played what is the first use of an
electrically amplified guitar found on a recording.
Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers also recorded an early version of Chatmon's song on February 5, 1937 (
Decca 5350).
Folk music revival recordings "Corrina, Corrina" entered the folk-like acoustical tradition during the
American folk music revival of the 1960s when
Bob Dylan began playing a version he titled "Corrina, Corrina". Although his blues-based version contains lyrics and song structure from "Corrine Corrina", his melody is lifted from "
Stones in My Passway" (
Vocalion 3723) recorded by
Robert Johnson in 1937. Dylan's version, found on his second album, ''
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'', also borrows lyrics taken from Johnson's song: :I got a bird that whistles, I got a bird that sings (2×) The
Rising Sons, featuring Taj Mahal and
Ry Cooder, recorded the song as "Corinna, Corinna" before breaking up in 1966. Taj Mahal then recorded another version in 1968 titled "Corinna".
Michael Cooney included it under the title "Weeping Willow (Corrina)" on his 1976 album on Front Hall Records,
Singer of Old Songs.
Joni Mitchell covered the song in 1988 on her album
Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm, with the title "A Bird That Whistles (Corrina Corrina)", and adding a flight-evoking
Wayne Shorter soprano sax solo. Other artists who have recorded the song include
Eric Clapton, who sings it as "Alberta, Alberta",
Willie Nelson,
Steve Gillette,
Leo Kottke, and
Conor Oberst. The English roots band
Show of Hands also performed the song on their live album
As You Were, released in 2005 under the duo's own label
Hands on Music. The Band (featuring
Miranda Sykes as a special guest for this part of the album) used the Dylan/Johnson version of the song. Dylan's recording was covered by
Pete Townshend on the Dylan tribute album
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International. Rock recordings Big Joe Turner recorded a rendition of the song for
Atlantic Records in 1956.
Ray Peterson's 1960 version, produced by
Phil Spector, reached number nine on the
Billboard chart and number three in
Canada.
Jerry Lee Lewis included a version on his 1965 album,
The Return of Rock.
Bill Haley & His Comets released a rock n' roll version on
Decca Records on their album ''
Bill Haley's Chicks in 1959. Taj Mahal and Jesse Ed Davis performed a live version on The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus which became available upon release in 1996. Steppenwolf recorded it as "Corina, Corina" for Steppenwolf Live, released in April 1970. A version by King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar was number 29 on the Canadian charts in October 1970. Rod Stewart recorded a rendition between 2011 and 2013, and it is featured as a bonus track on his Time album. Boz Scaggs included it on his 2013 album Memphis''. The rock band
Phish has covered a version of the song in live concerts throughout their career (played first in February 1987). The
Swedish group
Sven-Ingvars recorded the song twice - first in 1961 on their second EP
Pony Time and 1964 on their second LP
Sven-Ingvars The song is played in the Swedish movie
Black Jack from 1990 directed by
Colin Nutley.
Country recordings Dean Martin, better known as a
crooner, included the song on his second country music album,
Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again (1963). Country and blues singer/pianist
Moon Mullican did a version on his second last album in 1966.
Asleep at the Wheel recorded the song for their 1993 album
A Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys with
Brooks & Dunn. Their version peaked at number 73 on the
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1994.
Country rock singer
Gib Guilbeau recorded a reworked version of the song entitled "Alberta Alberta" on his self titled 1973 album.
Bill Monroe did a
bluegrass version in 1977. ==Legacy==