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We Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
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"'We Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town'" is a song originally recorded on September 3, 1936, by Piedmont blues musician Casey Bill Weldon. Weldon performed it as a solo piece, with vocals and acoustic guitar plus piano and double bass accompaniment.
The song has been adapted and recorded by many other musicians, most often under the title "'I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town'", and sometimes simply "'Outskirts of Town'". In 1941, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five recorded "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Decca 8593), and the following year recorded another version as "'I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town'", with the writing credit given to Jordan and Weldon (Decca 8638).[https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/328178/Louis_Jordan_and_his_Tympany_Five?Matrix_page=2 "Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five", 'DAHR']. Retrieved 12 July 2021[https://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/artist/louis-jordan-and-his-tympany-five "Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five - 78 RPM - Discography", '45Worlds.com']. Retrieved 12 July 2021 This second recording became the first of Jordan's many R&B chart hits, reaching No.3 on 'Billboard' 's newly-established "Harlem Hit Parade" chart in October 1942.
Other recordings
* 1942Count Basie and His Orchestra, Columbia 36601
* 1942Big Bill and his Chicago Five, Columbia 37196
* 1942Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, Decca 18324
* 1955Jack Montrose, on the album 'Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose'
* 1960Mel Torm, on the album 'I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!'
* 1961Ray Charles, ABC-Paramount Records single which reached No. 84 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100; appears in the end credits of the 2006 "Johnny Cakes" episode of U.S. TV series 'The Sopranos'
* 1961The Everly Brothers, single, included on the 1965 album 'Rock'n Soul'
* 1962Lou Rawls, on the album 'Stormy Monday'
* 1964Rod Stewart, B-side of his Decca single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
* 1967Jimmy Witherspoon, on the album 'The Blues Is Now'
* 1968Albert King, on the live album 'Thursday Night in San Francisco'
* 1968'The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown'
* 1970The Allman Brothers Band, live recording, included on 'Fillmore East, February 1970'; a rare rehearsal recording included on 'Brothers and Sisters' (Deluxe edition), a live recording from Ludlow Garage 1970 included on 'Idlewild South' (Deluxe edition)
* 1972Muddy Waters, on the album 'The London Muddy Waters Sessions'
* 1979Buddy Guy, on the album 'The Blues Giant', later released as 'Stone Crazy!'
* 1983Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, on the live album 'In Session'
* 1999B. B. King, on the album 'Let the Good Times Roll'
* 2000Willie Nelson and Keb' Mo', on the album 'Milk Cow Blues'
* 2008David Sanborn, on the album 'Here and Gone'
References
Category:1936 songs
Category:Blues songs
Category:Songs written by Casey Bill Weldon
Category:The Allman Brothers Band songs
Category:Big Bill Broonzy songs
Category:Ray Charles songs
Category:Count Basie
Category:The Everly Brothers songs
Category:Louis Jordan songs
Category:Albert King songs
Category:B.B. King songs
Category:Muddy Waters songs
Category:Lou Rawls songs
Category:Rod Stewart songs
Category:Stevie Ray Vaughan songs
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