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Jimmy Witherspoon was one of the most popular and influential blues vocalists of the 20th century. Unlike many of his contemporaries he was simply a vocalist, playing no instruments.
His powerful voice and affinity with jazz and jazz players helped his career enormously affording him success on Billboard’s R&B chart. This compilation covers the years 1947- 1955 and concentrates on his chart hits and popular jukebox releases. Listen to the superb tracks and blues standards “Money’s Getting Cheaper” which became a staple of Britain’s Mod Jazz scene and is still a floor filler today and “Ain’t Nobody’s Business” became a phenomenal hit reaching No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.
Includes fully detailed Liner notes featuring previously unpublished quotes from song-writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Tracklist
- Money’s Getting Cheaper
- Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Part 1)
- Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Part 2)
- In The Evening
- No Rollin’ Blues
- Big Fine Girl
- New Orleans Woman
- Once There Lived A Fool
- Real Ugly Woman
- The Wind Is Blowin’
- Daddy Pinocchio
- Foolish Prayer
- Two Little Girls
- Corn Whiskey
- One Fine Gal
- Back Home
- Back Door Blues
- Fast Women And Sloe Gin
- Miss, Miss Mistreater
- Sad Life
- Move Me Baby
- 24 Sad Hours
- Just For You
- It
- Highway To Happiness
- When The Lights Go Out
- It Ain’t No Secret (What My Baby Can Do)
- Why Do I Love You Like I Do?