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See See Rider

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"See See Rider Blues"
Single by Ma Rainey
A-side"Jealous Hearted Blues"
Released1924 (1924)–1925
RecordedOctober 16, 1924
GenreBlues
Length3:16
LabelParamount
Songwriter(s)Ma Rainey, Lena Arant
Ma Rainey singles chronology
"Booze and Blues"
(1924)
"See See Rider Blues"
(1924)
"Cell Bound Blues"
(1924)

"See See Rider Blues" also known as "Easy Rider" is a 1924 blues song by Ma Rainey at Paramount Records studios. It was recorded as a traditional blues standard lyrics and was covered by Lead Belly, Chuck Willis, LaVern Baker, Elvis Presley, The Animals, Eric Burdon and Old Crow Medicine Show. It was received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2004.