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| (Jon Hendricks) |
| (o): | Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1953) | label: Decca |
| | Jon Hendricks also wrote Yeh Yeh and Twisted (see there). |
| (c): | Lillian Briggs (1955) , Georgia Gibbs (1955) [same day as Lillian Briggs'], Ellie Greenwich (1967) [influential version], Billy Davis (1968) , Jive Five (1970) , Gigantjes (1985) , |
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| Illustrating how speed did not enter the record biz with downloading: at 2 pm Georgia Gibbs covered Lillian Briggs (for Mercury), a version Lillian recorded that very morning. Local DJ's started broadcasting Georgia's version one day later and from the next day on copies were available in shops. |
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