Biography of Little Willie John at Billboard. He was all of 18 when "Fever" topped Billboard's R&B chart.
The Billboard biography claims that Peggy Lee copied Little Willie John's original "note for note".
Apparently, somebody is overly sensitive or just doesn't have much of an ear for music. A single listening makes it obvious that Peggy Lee reworked this song in her own inimitable style.
Which Elvis wasn't hesitant to copy, pretty much note for note. (His version appears on his Elvis is Back! LP and wasn't released as a single.)
The rock'n'roll version, which spent a few weeks in the top 10 in December 1965.
Related reading:
The Peggy Lee Bio-Discography And Videography:Observations About The Song "Fever".
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Green Lake County, Wisconsin: The Case of the Quadrennial Democrats
2012-2014 drop in Democratic voter participation: 35% vs. 7.8% for Republicans.
Walker's vote total increased by 19% in 2014 compared to 2010. Mary Burke exceeded Tom Barrett's total by 9%.
2008, 2010, and 2012 election figures from the (soon-to-be-snuffed?) Government Accountability Board. The 2014 figures are preliminary.
Source: Wikipedia
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Adams County. (11/5/2014)
Ashland County. (11/5/2014)
Barron County. (11/5/2014)
Bayfield County. (11/5/2014)
Brown County. (11/5/2014)
Buffalo County. (11/5/2014)
Burnett County. (11/5/2014)
Calumet County. (11/6/2014)
Chippewa County. (11/6/2014)
Clark County. (11/6/2014)
Columbia County. (11/6/2014)
Crawford County. (11/6/2014)
Dane County. (11/6/2014)
Dodge County. (11/7/2014)
Door County. (11/7/2014)
Douglas County. (11/7/2014)
Dunn County. (11/7/2014)
Eau Claire County. (11/8/2014)
Florence County. (11/8/2014)
Fond du Lac County. (11/8/2014)
Forest County. (11/9/2014)
Grant County. (11/9/2014)
Green County. (11/9/2014)
It's Goffin King Day on Luxuria Music
I especially liked a triple play of "Don't Forget About Me", described here in the order that they were played.
The version by the American Breed, best known for "Bend Me, Shape Me", appeared on their 1967 debut LP, which never made the Billboard's Top 200 albums chart. The song was released as the A-side of a 45, but only managed to bubble under Billboard's Hot 100, reaching #107. The YouTube description mistakenly ascribes a co-songwriting credit to Louise Goffin, Carole and Gerry's daughter, who was 5 years old when the song was written.
The version by Barbara Lewis ("Hello Stranger", "Baby I'm Yours") made a three-week appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1966, peaking at #91.
Kristian Hoffman, host of Luxuria Music's "Peppermint Spicerack", calls this the definitive version.
Dusty's take, which was her follow-up single to "Son of a Preacher Man", didn't fare so well, stalling out at #64 and spending just 6 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100. Both songs appear on her critically acclaimed Dusty in Springfield LP. Record buyers at the time, however, were less enthused. The album peaked at #99 and spend a relatively brief 14 weeks on the Top 200 chart.
The Gerry Goffin and Carole King biography at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website.
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