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Drunk (Jimmy Liggins song)
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'"Drunk"' is a 1953 Jimmy Liggins song.Grard Herzhaft, Paul Harris, Jerry Haussler 'Encyclopedia of the Blues' 1997 p. 30 "His brother JIMMY LIGGINS (1924-1984), a guitar and sometimes harmonica player, was also successful with "Drunk" and "Saturday Night Boogie-Woogie Man," which made his reputation on the West Coast." The song was released on Art Rupe's Specialty Records with another Liggins' composition "I'll Never Let You Go" as the B-side. The song "Drunk" has been covered by many artists including Ace Cannon (1971) and Steve Tallis (1986).
The lyrics include the line "Came home one night with a spinning in my head/reached for the pillow, missed the whole darned bed".Brian Ward 'Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm And Blues' 0203214455 2003 p.77 ""Came home one night with a spinning in my head/reached for the pillow, missed the whole darned bed", moaned Jimmy Liggins on "Drunk"."
The single was a top ten best seller at the end of 1953 into January 1954, according to the 'Billboard' charts, and in the top five of tracks played on jukeboxes.
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Category:1953 songs
Category:Specialty Records singles
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