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I Don't Know (Ruth Brown song)
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"'I Don't Know'" is a blues song written by Brook Benton and Bobby Stevenson, and first recorded by Ruth Brown in 1959.
Ruth Brown's recording, made in New York City on March 7, 1959, and issued on Atlantic 452035,[https://www.discogs.com/Ruth-Brown-I-Dont-Know/release/2875382 Ruth Brown, "I Don't Know", 'Discogs.com']. Retrieved 5 March 2019 reached number 5 on the 'Billboard' R&B chart in late 1959, and number 64 on the pop chart. It was Brown's penultimate chart hit. The musicians on the session were Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); King Curtis, Budd Johnson (tenor saxes); Mike Stoller (piano); Al Caiola (guitar); Abie Baker (bass); and Joe Marshall (drums).[https://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1959/#590202 Atlantic Records Discography: 1959, 'JazzDisco.org']. Retrieved 5 March 2019
Other recordings of the song have been issued by Lorne Lesley (1959), Little Milton (1970), Janiva Magness (2001), Lucy Woodward (2016), and Holly Golightly (2018), among others.[https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/344673 "I Don't Know", 'SecondhandSongs']. Retrieved 5 March 2019
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Category:1959 songs
Category:American rhythm and blues songs
Category:Ruth Brown songs
Category:Songs written by Brook Benton
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