Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1078362 Composed by Ray Henderson. Arranged by Dave Gingras, John E. Dosher. Contemporary. Score. 2 pages. DAVID LEE GINGRAS #6453775. Published by DAVID LEE GINGRAS (A0.1078362). The Birth of the Blues is a popular 1926 song composed by Ray Henderson, with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown. It was used in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals of 1926. It was recorded in its debut year by Paul Whiteman (with vocals by Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord and Austin Skin Young), Harry Richman, and The Revelers.