Arthur Prysock
Arthur Prysock (Born January 2, 1929 in Spartanburg, South Carolina – Died … Read Full Bio ↴Arthur Prysock (Born January 2, 1929 in Spartanburg, South Carolina – Died Bermuda, June 7, 1997) was an American baritone singer, whose widest exposure may have come from singing the "Tonight, Let It Be Lowenbrau" beer jingle in the late 1970's. Prysock who recorded for 43 years, released some 60 albums, with bandleaders including Buddy Johnson & Count Basie, on labels such as Mercury & Verve, but the bulk of his work was released via the Old Town label. His voice had a deep, rich smokey resonance, comparable to the smooth balladeering of Billy Eckstine, Brook Benton or Lou Rawls.

In 1944 popular touring bandleader Buddy Johnson found Prysock in Hartford Connecticut and signed him as a vocalist. Prysock became a mainstay of the live big band performance circuit, singing on several of Buddy Johnson’s hits on Decca Records ("Jet My Love", 1947 and "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone", 1948) and later on Mercury Records ("Because", 1950). Other signature tracks that Prysock recorded for Buddy Johnson's Orchestra between 1944 and 1952 included “They All Say I’m the Biggest Fool,” and “At Last.”

He went solo in the early 1950's, and had an R&B hit with "I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night," and was oft found performing on the road with his saxophonist brother Red Prysock. Tracks like "I Worry 'Bout You" in 1958, "The Very Thought of You" in 1960, and 1965's "It's Too Late Baby, It's Too Late" were hits on the Old Town label. Old Town, became his home through much of the late 50's & early 60's and again through the 70's after a brief late 60's stint with Verve.

With his concert popularity building, Verve picked him up, and paired him with Count Basie for an album in 1965, and after years of one-nighters on the Chitlin circuit, he finally performed at Carnegie Hall in 1966. Many productions from the 60's & 70's place Prysock in baths of syrupy strings & over orchestrated arrangements that have woefully buried his voice. He remains largely under appreciated as an 'easy listening' artist by modern audiences, with the Verve Music Group not even bothering to provide a bio on their website, despite selling his recordings.

In the 70s, he kept recording for Old Town, and had smatterings of success like the circa '73 Northern Soul In The Rain fave and a surprise disco hit with "When Love Is New". By 1980 "I'm Never Gonna Let You Go" was recorded for Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label . In 1985, recorded his first new album in almost a decade,signing with Milestone Records in 1986. He continued recording jazz ballads & blues for Milestone, accompanied by his brother Red Prysock. His Milestone recordings were considered comebacks and “A Rockin’ Good Way,” (’85) and its follow up, “This Guy’s in Love with You,” (’86) rekindled his career, and he received 2 Grammy nomination for his latter career efforts, one a duet with Betty Joplin. His last studio effort was released in 1987, and a collection of his Milestone Recordings was re-issued in 2000 via the Concord Music Group. Prysock received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1995 and passed away in 1997 after suffering an aneurysm at age 73 in Bermuda where he had a retirement residence.
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Arthur Prysock Lyrics


A Cottage For Sale Our little dream castle with every dream gone, Is lonely and…
Ain't No Use Ain't no use, baby I'm leaving the scene Ain't no use, bab…
April Showers Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flow…
At Last At last, my love has come along my lonely days are…
Autumn In New York Autumn in New York Why does it seem so inviting Autumn in…
Autumn Leave The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Baby Well, now, it takes more than a robin to make…
Baby I'm the one I'm through with love I'll never fall again Said "Adieu" to …
Blue Velvet She wore blue velvet Bluer than velvet was the night…
Come Rain Or Shine I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain…
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't …
Ebb Tide First the tide rushes in, plants a kiss on the…



Every Time Is The First Time Every time is the first time Whenever you're near Every word…
Everybody's Somebody's Fool Everybody's somebody's fool The world is the biggest school …
Everything Must Change Everything must change Nothing stays the same Everyone must …
Folks Who Live On The Hill Many men with lofty aims, Strive for lofty goals, Others pla…
Ghost Of A Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Good Morning Blues Good morning blues Walk right on in I knew you would be…
Good Rockin Tonight Well, I heard the news There's good rockin' tonight. Well,…
Good Rockin' Tonight Well, I heard the news There's good rockin' tonight. Well, I…
Got to Get You Off My Mind Got to get you off of my mind I know it's…
I Could Have Told You I could have told you she would hurt you, She'd love…
I Could Write A Book If they asked me, I could write a book About the…
I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night I didn't sleep a wink last night, I didn't sleep a…
I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
I Left My Heart In San Francisco I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
I'll Be Around I'll be around, No matter how You treat me now I'll be aroun…
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And…
I'm Through With Love I'm through with love I'll never fall again Said "Adieu" to …
In The Still Of The Night Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
It's All In The Game Many a tear has to fall But it's all in the…
It's Too Late Baby Too Late It's too late I've found somebody new It's a funny thing, ba…
Just A Closer Walk With Thee I am weak but thou art strong, Jesus, keep me from…
Little Girl Blue Sit there and count your fingers What can you do old…
My Funny Valentine My funny valentine, sweet comic valentine You make me smile …
My Mother's Eyes Back in childhood days, I can remember loving caresses sho…
One Broken Heart I'm trying to explain to friends, dear The reasons we two…
One More Time Each time I look at you Is like the first…
Rainy Night In Georgia Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
September In The Rain The leaves of brown came tumblin' down, remember In Septembe…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old, says that love is blind Still we're…
Teach Me Tonight Teach me tonight Did you see that I've got a lot…
Teardrops In The Rain The leaves of brown came tumblin' down, remember In Septembe…
The Folks Who Live On The Hill Many men with lofty aims, Strive for lofty goals, Others pla…
The Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The…
They All Say I'm The Biggest Fool I cried because we parted I cried the night I was…
What Will I Tell My Heart I'm trying to explain to friends, dear The reasons we two…
When Love is New (When love is new, love is new) (When love is new,…
Where Are You You are too beautiful, my dear, to be true And I…
Where or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…
Who Many men with lofty aims, Strive for lofty goals, Others pla…
Why Was I Born Spending these lonesome evenings With nothing to do But to l…
Woke Up This Morning I woke up this morning, my baby was gone Woke up…
You Are So Beautiful You are too beautiful, my dear, to be true And I…
You'd Better Change Your Ways This morning, you tell me that you love me This evening,…


Brenda Joyce Cammon


on I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You

Beautiful song.

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