Born on this day in 1929, R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist Wilbert Harrison. His 1959 recording of “Kansas City,” written in 1952 by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, reached #1 on the charts and was awarded a Gold record. The recording has received a Grammy Hall of Fame Awatd (2001) and is on the list of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll.
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Always loved this rhythm………… trying to fit Rick Astley into it…………………. comes from playing your posts back to back!
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Sorry to have confused you…
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hehe, no problem John.
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One of those examples of nobody can do this song any better. Classic!
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Muddy Waters did a pretty good cover of it a few years ago, but Harrison did the definitive version. His next hit was “Let’s Work Together,” which Canned Heat covered. His are the definiive versions, though.
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