"We Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" is a song originally recorded on September 3, 1936, by Piedmont blues musician Casey Bill Weldon. Weldon performed it as a solo piece, with vocals and acoustic guitar plus piano and double bass accompaniment. The song has been adapted and recorded by many other musicians, most often under the title "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town", and sometimes simply "Outskirts of Town". In 1941, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five recorded "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" ( Decca 8593), and the following year recorded another version as "I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town", with the writing credit given to Roy Jacobs and Casey Bill Weldon (Decca 8638). "Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five - 78 RPM - Discography", ''45Worlds.com''
Retrieved 12 July 2021 This second recording became the first of Jordan's many

R&B chart The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

hits, reaching No.3 on '' Billboard'' newly-established "Harlem Hit Parade" chart in October 1942.

Other recordings

* 1942 Count Basie and His Orchestra, Columbia 36601 * 1942 Big Bill and his Chicago Five, Columbia 37196 * 1942 Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, Decca 18324 * 1955

Jack Montrose Jack Montrose (December 30, 1928 – February 7, 2006) was a jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. After attending college in Los Angeles, he worked with Jerry Gray and then Art Pepper. Montrose also did arrangements for Clifford Brown. He became kno ...

, on the album '' Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose'' * 1960 Mel Tormé, on the album ''

I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! ''I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!'' is a 1962 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Track listing # "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee) – 2:23 # "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (D. Ellingt ...

'' * 1961

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

ABC-Paramount Records ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955. It originated as the main popular music label operated by the Am-Par Record Corporation. Am-Par also created the Impulse! jazz label in 1960. It acquired many labels befo ...

single which reached No. 84 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; appears in the end credits of the 2006 " Johnny Cakes" episode of U.S. TV series ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'' * 1961

The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 193 ...

, single, included on the 1965 album '' Rock'n Soul'' * 1962 Lou Rawls, on the album ''

Stormy Monday "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" (commonly referred to as "Stormy Monday") is a song written and recorded by American blues electric guitar pioneer T-Bone Walker. It is a slow twelve-bar blues performed in the West Coast blu ...

'' * 1964 Rod Stewart, B-side of his Decca single " Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" * 1967

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...

, on the album '' The Blues Is Now'' * 1968

Albert King Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps b ...

, on the live album ''

Thursday Night in San Francisco ''Thursday Night in San Francisco'' is a blues album by Albert King, recorded live in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium. This album, together with '' Wednesday Night in San Francisco'', contains leftovers recorded live on the same dates as '' Liv ...

'' * 1968'' The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown'' * 1970

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, live recording, included on '' Fillmore East, February 1970''; a rare rehearsal recording included on '' Brothers and Sisters'' (Deluxe edition), a live recording from Ludlow Garage 1970 included on ''

Idlewild South ''Idlewild South'' is the second studio album by American southern rock band the Allman Brothers Band. Produced by Tom Dowd, the album was released on September 23, 1970 in the United States by Atco Records and Capricorn Records. Following the ...

'' (Deluxe edition) * 1972

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...

, on the album '' The London Muddy Waters Sessions'' * 1979

Buddy Guy George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaugh ...

, on the album '' The Blues Giant'', later released as ''Stone Crazy!'' * 1983Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, on the live album '' In Session'' * 1999 B. B. King, on the album '' Let the Good Times Roll'' * 2000

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and

Keb' Mo' Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...

, on the album ''

Milk Cow Blues "Milk Cow Blues" is a blues song written and originally recorded by Kokomo Arnold in September 1934. In 1935 and 1936, he recorded four sequels designated "Milk Cow Blues No. 2" through No. 5. The song made Arnold a star, and was widely adapted ...

'' * 2008

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 19 ...

, on the album '' Here and Gone''

References

{{reflist 1936 songs Blues songs Songs written by Casey Bill Weldon The Allman Brothers Band songs Big Bill Broonzy songs Ray Charles songs Count Basie The Everly Brothers songs Louis Jordan songs Albert King songs B.B. King songs Muddy Waters songs Lou Rawls songs Rod Stewart songs Stevie Ray Vaughan songs