We Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town

"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). This second recording became the first of Jordan's many R&B chart 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, on the album Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose
 * 1960 – Mel Tormé, on the album I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
 * 1961 – Ray Charles, ABC-Paramount Records 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
 * 1961 – The Everly Brothers, single, included on the 1965 album Rock'n Soul
 * 1962 – Lou Rawls, on the album Stormy Monday
 * 1964 – Rod Stewart, B-side of his Decca single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
 * 1965 – B. B. King, on the album Confessin' the Blues
 * 1967 – Jimmy Witherspoon, on the album The Blues Is Now
 * 1968 – Albert King, on the live album Thursday Night in San Francisco
 * 1968 – The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown
 * 1970 – The Allman Brothers Band, 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 (Deluxe edition)
 * 1972 – Muddy Waters, on the album The London Muddy Waters Sessions
 * 1979 – Buddy Guy, on the album The Blues Giant, later released as Stone Crazy!
 * 1983 – Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, on the live album In Session
 * 1999 – B. B. King, on the album Let the Good Times Roll
 * 2000 – Willie Nelson and Keb' Mo', on the album Milk Cow Blues
 * 2008 – David Sanborn, on the album Here and Gone