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Double Crossing Blues
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Wikipedia article
"'Double Crossing Blues'" is a 1950 song by the Johnny Otis Quintette, the Robins, and Little Esther. It was released as a 78-rpm single (731-A) by Savoy Records in 1950. The single went to number one on the US 'Billboard' R&B chart.
Song background
"Double Crossing Blues" was the debut single for Little Esther, who was then fourteen years old, making her the youngest female singer to have a number-one single on the R&B chart. The original Savoy record label showed Otis as the writer, but the actual composer, Jessie Mae Robinson, sued, won an out-of-court settlement in March 1950, and copyrighted the song under her own name.
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Category:1950 songs
Category:1950 singles
Category:Soul songs
Category:Songs written by Johnny Otis
Category:Savoy Records singles
Category:Esther Phillips songs
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