Wilbert Harrison (January 5, 1929 – October 26, 1994) was an American singe… Read Full Bio ↴Wilbert Harrison (January 5, 1929 – October 26, 1994) was an American singer, pianist, guitarist, and harmonica player. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the soul and rnb artist influenced numerous musicians during his mutli-decade career and also played a role in the evolution of rock n roll music. Harrison's best known for having a Billboard #1 record in 1959 with the song "Kansas City", the track still picking up widespread airplay for years and years.

The song was was one of the first credited collaborations by the acclaimed musical team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the men writing it back in 1952. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Harrison sang "Kansas City" for the Harlem based entrepreneur Bobby Robinson, and he recorded additional singles for the Fire and Fury record labels, which were owned and operated by Robinson.

After this spike of widespread success, Harrison continued to perform and record, exciting his many fans. However, it would be another ten years before he again cracked the Billboard Top 40 when he released "Let's Work Together (Part 1)", a track that went to #32 in early 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 1970 hit version was distributed as a single through Sue Records (Sue 11) and was backed with "Let's Work Together (Part 2)". The full version of the tune, a five minute and ninteen second song that was included on the Sue Records album SSLP-8801, was simply called "Let's Work Together". An earlier version of the full song by Harrison came out in 1962 as "Let's Stick Together" (on Fury 1059 and Fury 1063).

A sign of Harrison's strong influence on soul music, cover versions of his song would be later be hits for both the American rock band Canned Heat and the British singer-songwriter Bryan Ferry. It was also recorded by country rock group The Kentucky Headhunters for the soundtrack to the Mickey Rourke film 'Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man'. Harrison had some additional success with "My Heart Is Yours", and his non-charting singles continued to be beloved among many American rnb fans. He toured for many years with a band known as 'Wilbert Harrison and The Roamers', as well as a solo act.

Harrison died of a stroke in 1994, in a Spencer, North Carolina nursing home at the age of 65. In 2001, his recording of "Kansas City" was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and has also been named as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Harrison was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

Until The Real Thing Comes Along
Wilbert Harrison Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Until The Real Thing Comes Along' by these artists:

Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra; Billie Holiday I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Adrian Rollini and His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Andy Kirk I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Andy Kirk & His Orchestra I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joys I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Andy Kirk and His Clouds Of Joy I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Aretha Franklin Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…

Big Joe Turner Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
Billie Holiday Sammy Kahn / Saul Chaplin / Mann Holiner / Alberta…
Billie Holiday Teddy Wilson I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson Orchestra I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Billie Holiday & The Teddy Wilson Orchestra I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Billie Holiday - Charlie Parker I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Billie Holiday / Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Billie Holiday Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Billie Holiday;Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Billy Ward & His Dominoes I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Billy Ward And The Dominoes I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Carmen McRae I'd work for you, I'd slave for you I'd be a…
Charlie Parker & Billie Holiday I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Christy June Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
Cole Natalie I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar Or…
Dakota Staton Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
Dean Martin I'd work for you, I'd slave for you I'd be a…
Dexter Gordon I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Ella Fitzgerald Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Ella Fitzgerald Ellis Larkins Mmmhmmhmm Mmmhmmhmmhmmmmm I′d work for you I'd slave for yo…
Ella Fitzgerald Feat. Ellis Larkins Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Erroll Garner I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Etta Jones Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
Fats Walker I'd work for you, i'd even slave for you i'd be…
Frank Sinatra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Frankie Laine;Buck Clayton I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Frankie Masters and His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Gene Ammons I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Georgie Auld And His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Ink Spots I would work for you, I'd slave for you I'd be…
Jackie Wilson I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
James Darren Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
James Moody And His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Joe Haymes and His Orchestra I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
June Christy Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
June Hutton I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Kay Starr Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
Larry Elgart & His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Larry McKenna I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Mary Lou Williams I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Maxine Sullivan I'd work for you, I'd slave for you I'd be a…
Mel Torme I'd work for you, I'd slave for you I'd be a…
Nat King Cole Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
Natalie Cole I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar Or…
Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Pete Smyser & Larry McKenna I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Pha Terrell I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Rod Stewart I'd work for you, I'd even slave for you I'd be…
Sandy Denny I'd work for you, i'd even slave for you, I'd be…
Sherry Petta I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Teddy Wilson & Billie Holiday I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra W/Billie Holiday I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
The Ink Spots I would work for you, I'd slave for you I'd be…
The Platters Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, I'd be…
The Ravens I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…
Van Alexander & His Orchestra Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for…
Victoria Williams I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Wilbert Harrison:

1960 Far between sundown′s finish and midnight's broken toll We d…
Blue Monday Blue Monday, how I hate blue Monday Got me workin'…
Goodbye Kansas City I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I'm…
Kansas City I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I'm…
Kansas City Twist I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come I'm…
Let%E2%80%99s Work Together Together we will stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…
Let's Stick Together Together we will stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…
Let's Stick Together Let's Work Together Together we will stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…
Let's Work Together Together we will stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…
Let's Work Together Parts 1 & 2 Together we'll stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…
Lets Stick Together And now, the marriage vow is very sacred The man put…
Lets Work Together Together we will stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…
Let’s Stick Together Together we'll stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…
Let’s Work Together Together we will stand Divided we'll fall Come on now people…

Louie Louie Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Lo…

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