Specialty
608 (original) USA, May 1957
Words & Music by: Side A – Larry Williams; Side B – Sonny Bono, Olivia Vance
Musicians: Larry Williams (vocals and piano), René Hall (guitar), Jesse James Jones (tenor sax), Ted Brinson (bass), Leon Silby (piano), Earl Palmer (drums)
Recording sessions: Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Apr. 26, 1957
Highest chart positions: Side A – US #5, US R&B #1, UK #21; Side B – US #45
Words & Music by: Side A – Larry Williams; Side B – Sonny Bono, Olivia Vance
Musicians: Larry Williams (vocals and piano), René Hall (guitar), Jesse James Jones (tenor sax), Ted Brinson (bass), Leon Silby (piano), Earl Palmer (drums)
Recording sessions: Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Apr. 26, 1957
Highest chart positions: Side A – US #5, US R&B #1, UK #21; Side B – US #45
Larry
Williams was Specialty’s replacement for Little Richard, who saw the light in 1957
and took a 5-year break from rock’n’roll. Williams did fairly good at it for one year
scoring four top 100 hits in the US, “Short Fat Fannie” being his biggest hit
and the only #1 (R&B) single he ever had.
The flip
side was co-written by then fairly unknown Sonny Bono.
List
price: Very Good+ is $20, Near Mint is
$40
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