The Originals © by Arnold Rypens

Artist: Wade Ray
Author: Jenny Lou Carson
Label: RCA Victor
Year: 1953

Where the devil doubles for alcohol. Jenny Lou wrote it for Hank Williams but the devil got him first.

Covers:

1953:: Johnny Bond
1953:: Tex Ritter
1953:: Georgie Shaw
1954:: Joan Weber [n°1 US as Let Me Go, Lover with special (cleaned up) lyrics by Al Hill (Kay Twomey/Ben Weisman/Fred Wise)]
1954:: Sunny Gale [idem]
1954:: Hank Snow [idem; n°1 C&W]
1954:: June Carter
1954:: Teresa Brewer
1954:: Jimmy Wakely
1954:: Patti Page
1954:: Peggy Lee
1954:: Dean Martin [n°3 UK]
1955:: Counts
1958:: Wanda Jackson
1959:: Connie Francis
1959:: Valiants
1959:: Lydia & Her Melody Strings
1960:: Carol Hughes
1962:: Ann-Margret
1964:: Kathy Kirby
1983:: Billy Perry [all as Let Me Go, Lover]

LET ME GO DEVIL!