Blue (And Broken Hearted) is a 1922 popular song from the Tin Pan Alley era, with music by Lou Handman and lyrics by Grant Clarke and Edgar Leslie. It tells of heartbreak and longing after a separation, with the narrator admitting to dreaming of their lost love and feeling blue and broken-hearted. The original recording and release were by Yerkes’ S. S. Flotilla Orchestra in 1922 (recorded in June, released in September). Published by Stark & Cowan, Inc in New York, the tune quickly became a jazz and pop standard, later recorded by many artists in the 1920s and beyond, including Marion Harris with Isham Jones Orchestra, Bennie Krueger, The Virginians, Mildred Bailey, Bing Crosby with Eddie Condon, and Al Hirt in 1956. The song appears as sheet music in the Vocal Popular Music collection and is commonly performed with piano accompaniment.
