Artist: Ray Charles
Author: Memphis E. Curtis
Label: Atlantic
Year: 1954
Recorded in May '53. With the same dry wit later associated with the Coasters. Brother Ray imitates a gas station attendant's jive-talk. His first hit for Atlantic.
Covers:
Little Georgie Benson [B-side of She Makes Me Mad with author King Curtis on guitar; George Benson was 10; local hit in his Pittsburgh]
Big Boy Groves [as I Gotta New Car]
Georgie Fame [with Boz Scaggs]
Buddy Blue [ex Beat Farmers]
Same author also wrote Song Of The Dreamer, (o): Billy Brooks ('55 - Duke).
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)