Artist: Lee Dorsey
Author: Allen Toussaint
Label: Polydor
Year: 1970
On lp Yes We Can.
Covers:
Robert Palmer [as Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley]
Ringo Starr [idem]
Sister Sledge [idem]
Phish [live]
Sazerac [idem]
In 1931 British singer and actress Gracie Fields made her debut in the musical Sally In Our Alley and in 1892 the Manhansett Quintette had a n°1 US with a song Sally In Our Alley (crediting Henry Carey), while that melody was based on the traditional The Country Lass (1715).
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