"Learnin' the Blues" is a big band popular song written by Dolores "Vicki" Silvers.
[1] The song was originally recorded by Philadelphia singer Joe Valino,[2] along with the Gene Kutch Orchestra.
[3] Initially published on the B side of the EP Session With Sinatra (Capitol Records EAP 1-629), Learnin' the Blues was subsequently re-released in June 1955 as a single with Sinatra's If I Had Three Wishes on the B side (Capitol 3102).
In 1962, Frank Sinatra recorded a longer version in collaboration with Count Basie & his orchestra for the Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First album.
In the weeks of 3–9 and 24–30 July 1955, Sinatra's rendition was briefly the most frequently played song on U.S.