“That’s All Right” by Jimmy Rogers was not a chart hit when first released as a Chess 78 rpm single in 1950 but has since become a standard in the blues repertoire, recorded by dozens of artists over the years. A poignant reflection sung in Rogers’ characteristically warm and empathetic style, with Little Walter’s sensitive support on harmonica, the song was recorded when Rogers and Walter were members of the Muddy Waters band. A 1947 version entitled “Ora-Nelle Blues,” also with Little Walter on harmonica, was recorded in Chicago by Othum Brown, and Rogers recorded the song in 1949 for Apollo, but that version was only released decades later. Rogers also credited Robert Lockwood Jr. and Willie Love for their contributions to his conceptualization of “That’s All Right.”
