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Wikipedia article"'Mean Woman Blues'" is a rock and roll song written by Claude Demetrius. Elvis Presley recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1957 film, 'Loving You'. In an album review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder described it as "some powerful rock & roll... which could almost have passed for one of his Sun tracks". When the song was released for the jukebox market in September 1957, it reached number 11 on 'Billboard' magazine's "Most Played in Jukeboxes" R&B chart. Roy Orbison renditionRoy Orbison recorded "Mean Woman Blues" on , which was released as a single with "Blue Bayou". It peaked at number five on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 singles chart. ReferencesCategory:Songs about blues Category:1957 songs Category:1957 singles Category:1963 singles Category:Songs written by Claude Demetrius Category:Elvis Presley songs Category:Jerry Lee Lewis songs Category:Roy Orbison songs Category:Monument Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Fred Foster | |
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