Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was a popular United State… Read Full Bio ↴Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was a popular United States musician and band leader, and a well known trumpet virtuoso.

Harry James was born in Albany, Georgia, the son of a bandleader of a traveling circus. By age 10 he was taking trumpet lessons from his father. His father had him on a very strict practicing schedule every day. He was given one page to learn out of the Arban's book (a trumpet drill book) every day and could not do anything until he learned that page.

In 1931 the family settled in Beaumont, Texas and James began playing with local dance bands. James joined the nationally popular Ben Pollack in 1935. At the start of 1937 he left Pollack to join Benny Goodman's orchestra, where he stayed through 1938.

In February of 1939 Harry James debuted his own big band in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He continued touring with the band into the 1980s. His was the first "name band" to employ vocalist Frank Sinatra, in 1939. In 1943 he married actress Betty Grable.
His first wife was ex B.Goodman singer.,Louise Tobin.

You can hear his trumpet playing in the 1950 film Young Man with a Horn, dubbing Kirk Douglas. His recording of "I'm Beginning to See the Light" appears in the motion picture My Dog Skip (2000). James recorded many popular records and appeared in many Hollywood movies.

In 1983, James was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer, but he continued to work, playing his last professional job on 26 June 1983 in Los Angeles just nine days before his death in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Blue Again
Harry James Lyrics

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Blue again
Blue again
And you know darn well
It's you again
You said last night
We were through again
And now, I'm blue again

I'm alone again
Alone again
I'm out around on my own again
There's a mockingbird that's flown again
And I'm alone again

Now baby, though I said I hate you
I love you more every day, babe
Though I aggravate you
All that I'm dying to say
Is that it's new again
You again
And we'll meet today at half past two again
And tonight, we'll fight

Again
And I'll be blue again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Harry James's song Blue Again address the cycle of a relationship that is troubled but ultimately cannot seem to come to an end. The song begins with the singer expressing his sadness, singing "Blue again, Blue again, And you know darn well, It's you again." The repetition of the color blue emphasizes the depth of his sadness and suggests that this is not the first time he has felt this way.

The lyrics then go on to detail the singer's feelings of loneliness, singing "I'm alone again, Alone again, I'm out around on my own again." This suggests that the relationship has reached a point where the singer is used to being on his own, which hints that they have been through these difficulties before. He then mentions a mockingbird that has flown away, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for his partner leaving him.

Despite the heartache, the lyrics also suggest that there is a strong connection between the singer and his partner. He admits that he loves her even though they fight constantly, and he conveys an excitement at the prospect of seeing her again. However, the final line of the song, "And I'll be blue again," reinforces the idea that the cycle of sadness will simply start anew.

Line by Line Meaning

Blue again
Feeling sad once more

And you know darn well
You're aware of the cause

It's you again
It's because of you

You said last night
You made it clear yesterday

We were through again
You ended our relationship again

And now, I'm blue again
As a result, I'm feeling down again

I'm alone again
I'm by myself once more

Alone again
Feeling lonely again

I'm out around on my own again
I'm wandering by myself again

There's a mockingbird that's flown again
I hear a bird mocking me again

And I'm alone again
And I feel lonely again