Arbee Stidham
Arbee's Blues

Listening notes

Arbee’s Blues is a 1961 vinyl album by Arbee Stidham on Folkways Records, catalog number FS 3824, categorized in the Blues genre. The release comprises eleven tracks divided across two sides, with a total running time of approximately 33 minutes and 48 seconds based on the listed durations. Side A runs about 16:49, and Side B runs about 16:59.

Side A features six tracks: Good Morning Blues (1:52), Falling Blues (4:09), Blue and Low (3:01), Misery Blues (2:23), My Baby Left Me (2:26), and In the Evening (2:58). Side B presents five tracks: Walking Blues (3:12), I’ve Got To Forget You (3:35), Standing on the Corner (2:10), Careless Love (4:20), and Tell Me, Mama (3:42).

Track durations range from 1:52 to 4:20. The album opens with its shortest track, Good Morning Blues, and includes its longest track, Careless Love, on Side B. Four titles explicitly include the word “Blues” (Good Morning Blues, Falling Blues, Misery Blues, Walking Blues). On Side A, four tracks are under three minutes, while two exceed three minutes; on Side B, three tracks exceed three minutes and two are under that mark. The sequencing places six songs on the first side and five on the second, with both sides clocking in at just under 17 minutes.

For identification and cataloging, key details are as follows: artist Arbee Stidham; title Arbee’s Blues; label Folkways Records; catalog number FS 3824; year 1961; format vinyl; genre Blues. The tracklist presented above reflects the positions and durations as provided. This summary is limited to verifiable release information and track data for reference purposes.