"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" is a song written by African-American James A. Bland in 1880. It has acquired the status of a folk song, and is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 11,733.
The song has been recorded many times, in a variety of styles including country, cajun, jazz, mountain, bluegrass, rock and roll, and acoustic and electric blues. Recordings by artists having Wikipedia articles include:
Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett (1926)
Kelly Harrell (1926), Victor 20103
Earl Johnson (1927) (unreleased)
Karl Radlach and His Orchestra (directed by Bernie Cummins) (1930)
Cléoma Breaux (1937), Decca 17059
Jerry Lee Lewis (1956), Sun Records
Vern Williams and Ray Parks (1966), The Cabale, Berkeley, CA
Norman Blake, Whiskey Before Breakfast (1976)
The Knitters, Poor Little Critter on the Road (1985)
Michael Knott (2003), Spring 2003 Tour CD #2, independent
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (2005), The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1 (1926–27), Document Records
Junior Wells and Pistol Pete (bluesman), Chicago Blues Jam Vol. 5 (DVD) (2005)
Charlie Byrd and the Charlie Byrd Ensemble (2008), Great Chefs. Great Music
Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers (2009), Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers, Klang Industries
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Tex Morton
Carson Robison
