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| (Charlie Poole) |
| (o): | Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers (1927) | label: Columbia |
| | White, washed down version of a risky song about sex and drugs, the "Whiff" title being the original. In 1911 prude Howard Odum collected a version as Honey, Take A One On Me. |
| (c): | Memphis Jug Band (1930) [as Cocaine Habit Blues, crediting Jennie Mae Clayton, bandleader Will Shade's wife], Lead Belly (1933) [as Take A Whiff On Me during his very first recording session; credited to himself and the Lomaxes], Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston (1944) [idem], New Lost City Ramblers (1958) , Lonnie Donegan (1961) [top 10 UK as Have A Drink On Me with own lyrics], Rod McKuen (1961) [as Have A Whiff On Me], Mance Lipscomb (1961) , Greenbriar Boys (1964) [as Take A Whiff On Me], Lords (1965) [as Have A Whiff On Me], Byrds (1970) [as Cocaine Habit Blues], Mungo Jerry (1971) [as Take A Whiff On Me; on EP Lady Rose, n°5 UK; banned by the BBC], Kentucky Colonels (1973) , Flying Burrito Brothers (1976) [idem], Ferre Grignard (1978) [as Have A Whiff On Me], David Bromberg (1979) [as Take A Whiff On Me], Stefan Grossman (1999) [idem], Foster & Allen (2001) [as Have A Whiff On Me], White Stripes (2004) [as Take A Whiff On Me], |
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