ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY

Created on 09/09/2014
Latest update on 22/04/2023

Artist: Etta James
Author: Billy Davis/Berry Gordy/Gwen Gordy
Label: Argo
Year: 1960

N°2 R&B. One of the 10 in Greil Marcus' book The History Of Rock 'N' Roll In 10 Songs.

Covers:

1960:

Joe Tex [bubbling under hit US on Anna]

1966:

Ike & Tina Turner

1969:

Gladys Knight & The Pips

2008:

Beyoncé [as Etta James in film Cadillac Records, along with Adrian Brody as Leonard Chess (and Mos Def as Chuck Berry)]

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