SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME

Created on 08/04/2006
Latest update on 15/04/2024

Artist: Prince La La
Author: La La Nelson
Label: AFO
Year: 1961

Top 20 R&B; Lawrence 'La La' Nelson was Walter 'Papoose' Nelson's younger brother, Fats Domino's guitar player for years. Murdered in unclarified circumstances. New Orleans funk cha cha with John Boudreaux on drums. His four beats on the snare drum pattern was copied extensively by Motown, The Supremes in particular. Lawrences part African part Mardi Gras attire influenced Mac Rebennack's.

Covers:

1964:

Supremes [drum pattern in Baby Love; n°1 R&B, US & UK]

1965:

Spencer Davis Group

1966:

Otis Redding

1969:

Charles Mann

1988:

Doug Sahm

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Arnold Rypens
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B-2840 Reet (Rumst)

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