Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Record #0345: Don’t Answer the Door (Part 1) / Don’t Answer the Door (Part 2) – B. B. KING




ABC 10856 (original) USA, Sep. 1966
Words & Music by:  Jimmy Johnson
Musicians: B. B. King (vocals and Lucille), the others possibly include: Duke Jethro (keyboards), Leo Lauchie (bass), Sonny Freeman (drums)
Recording sessions: Produced by Johnny Pate in Chicago, IL, 1966
Highest chart positions:  US #72, US R&B #2

"Don't Answer the Door" was King’s first US R&B Top 10 entry since his 1961 single “Peace of Mind” (US #119, US R&B #7).

Sax player Jimmy Johnson recorded the original version of the song with his band in 1965 and got it to #16 in the R&B charts.

List price:  Very Good+ is $7.50, Near Mint is $15

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