William Everett "Bill" Justis, Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 15, 1982) was a… Read Full Bio ↴William Everett "Bill" Justis, Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 15, 1982) was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy." As a songwriter, he was also often credited as Bill Everette.
Justis was born in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and studied music at Christian Brothers College (high school department) and Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. A trumpet and saxophone player, while in university he performed with local jazz and dance bands. He returned home to Memphis in 1951 and was eventually taken on by Sam Phillips at Sun Records where he recorded music for himself as well as arranged the music for Sun artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Charlie Rich, the latter of which he is credited with discovering. Released in November 1957, his song "Raunchy" was the first rock and roll instrumental hit, and its popularity was such that it reached #2 on the American Billboard chart by 3 different artists, Ernie Freeman for Imperial, and Billy Vaughn on Dot). It also reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Justis had one other significant hit record, "College Man", that went to U.S. #42.
In 1961, Justis moved to Nashville where he became a successful record producer and music arranger for both pop and country music performers at Monument and Mercury Records and other labels. He played saxophone on the soundtrack for the 1964 Elvis Presley film, Kissin' Cousins and that same year took over as manager of the singing group, Ronny & the Daytonas.
Justis had a number one hit in Australia in 1963 with "Tamoure". The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. In the early 1960s he produced a successful series of instrumental albums on the Smash label (Alley Cat/Green Onions and Telstar/The Lonely Bull). Justis was credited by Ray Stevens in the TNN special, The Life and Times of Ray Stevens, for giving him the phrase "gitarzan", which became a million selling hit for Stevens in 1969.
Justis also wrote the scores for several films including Dear Dead Delilah (1972), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Hooper (1978), The Villain (1979), and Island Claws (1980).
Justis died of cancer in Nashville in 1982, at the age of 55, and was interred in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.
Justis was born in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and studied music at Christian Brothers College (high school department) and Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. A trumpet and saxophone player, while in university he performed with local jazz and dance bands. He returned home to Memphis in 1951 and was eventually taken on by Sam Phillips at Sun Records where he recorded music for himself as well as arranged the music for Sun artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Charlie Rich, the latter of which he is credited with discovering. Released in November 1957, his song "Raunchy" was the first rock and roll instrumental hit, and its popularity was such that it reached #2 on the American Billboard chart by 3 different artists, Ernie Freeman for Imperial, and Billy Vaughn on Dot). It also reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Justis had one other significant hit record, "College Man", that went to U.S. #42.
In 1961, Justis moved to Nashville where he became a successful record producer and music arranger for both pop and country music performers at Monument and Mercury Records and other labels. He played saxophone on the soundtrack for the 1964 Elvis Presley film, Kissin' Cousins and that same year took over as manager of the singing group, Ronny & the Daytonas.
Justis had a number one hit in Australia in 1963 with "Tamoure". The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. In the early 1960s he produced a successful series of instrumental albums on the Smash label (Alley Cat/Green Onions and Telstar/The Lonely Bull). Justis was credited by Ray Stevens in the TNN special, The Life and Times of Ray Stevens, for giving him the phrase "gitarzan", which became a million selling hit for Stevens in 1969.
Justis also wrote the scores for several films including Dear Dead Delilah (1972), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Hooper (1978), The Villain (1979), and Island Claws (1980).
Justis died of cancer in Nashville in 1982, at the age of 55, and was interred in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.
Midnight Man
Bill Justis Lyrics
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@alexandarcresswell7688
Well song , when I listen it I feel full from my heart to soul d ....
@tECHnOpinion.
** LYRICS **
Midnight Midnight
Well now I'm the guy with a robe
And I and the flaccid tie
They call me the Midnight man
I get right about twelve at night
I am a girls delight
They call me the Midnight man
Midnight times was always ready ..For they
For they know that i'm a mystery
Loving girls is just a game to me
I'll go down in a case in history
I get bored when the winds blow cold
I need a girl to hold
Because I'm the Midnight Man
When I walk beyond the stars at night
Midnight times ring out my song
If i kiss a girl it casts a spell
That will make polite the wishing well
Loves my game Because it won my fame
Now you know my name
They call me the Midnight Man of Love.
@gaminawulfsdottir3253
Your mondegreen is ridiculous. He doesn't have a robe or a flaccid tie! Justis spelled the title "Midnite Man". The real lyrics are:
Well now, I'm a guy
with a roving eye
and a flashy tie
They call me the Midnite Man
I get right
about twelve at night
I'm a girl's delight
They call me the Midnite Man
Midnight chimes will always ring for me
For they know that I'm a mystery
Loving girls is just a game to me
I'll go down in kissing history
I get bold
when the winds blow cold
Need a girl to hold
Because I'm the Midnite Man,
The Midnite Man of Love
When I walk beneath the stars above
Midnight chimes ring out my song of love
If I kiss a girl it casts a spell
That will make her life a wishing well
Love's my game
Yes it won my fame
Now you know my name
They call me the Midnite Man,
The Midnite Man of Love.
@ap5088
@@gaminawulfsdottir3253 Still doesn't change what's going on in the song much, lol