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"Drunk" is a 1953 Jimmy Liggins song.[2] 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).

"Drunk"
Single by Jimmy Liggins
A-side"Drunk"
B-side"I'll Never Let You Go"
Released1953 (1953)
LabelSpecialty
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Liggins[1]

The lyrics include the line "Came home one night with a spinning in my head/reached for the pillow, missed the whole darned bed".[3]

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.[4][5]


References


  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. Gérard 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."
  3. 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"."
  4. "Top Rhythm & Blues Records". Billboard. November 14, 1953. p. 49.
  5. "Top R & B Records". Billboard. January 2, 1954. p. 30.


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