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.
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.
Gimme Some Lovin'
Wilbert Harrison Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Gimme Some Lovin'' by these artists:
"/Joliet"/Jake Blues Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
"/Joliet"/Jake Blues Well my temperature's rising and my feet are on the…
Alessi Winwood-Davis-Winwood Well, my temperature's rising and m…
Anthony Callea Hey! Well my temperature's rising And my feet left the floor…
Blues & The Brothers Hey! Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor T…
Blues Brothers Hey! Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor …
Blues Brothers - Jake Hey! Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor T…
Booker T. & the MG's Send me some lovin' Send it, I pray How can I keep…
Boyz Nite Out Hey! Well my temperature's rising And my feet left the flo…
Buster & James You know everybody's having a rough time But the spirits a…
Dave Sam Well my temperature is rising got my feet on the…
DAVIS GROUP SPENCER Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
Eddie Money Mama never understood what it's like for a losing man When…
Elwood & Jake Blues Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Well, my temperature's rising and my feet hit the floor Twen…
Freddie King Hey! Well my temperature's rising And my feet left the flo…
Fun Fun Station, happy station Very special people you can meet at t…
G. Love Special Sauce Gimme some lovin early in the morning I just woke up…
GANGgajang Well it's happening again, like I always thought it would M…
Generation X I'm sick and tired of hearing things From uptight, short sig…
Grateful Dead Well my temperature is rising got my feet on the…
Great White Well the temperature's rising, I've seen it before Crazy peo…
Hanson Come on Just move over Well, my temperature's risin' Got my…
Howard Carpendale Hey! Well my temperature's rising And my feet left the flo…
Ike & Tina Turner Well my temperature's rising and my feet are on the…
J. Page J. Beck And E. Clapton Can you gimme some more? Can you gimme some more? Can you…
Jake Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
Jake Blues Well my temperature's rising and my feet are on the…
James Last And His Orchestra You like my smile You like my style Well, why don't you…
KnightsBridge I got to have a shot Of what you got It's oh…
Lulu Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
Mägo de Oz Hey! Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor T…
Music Super Circus Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
O.S. Collective I’ve been feelin down Can’t seem to turn my frown upside…
Olivia Newton-John Well my temperature is rising and my feet left the…
Queen Hey! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! People keep on talking Bogeying arou…
Queen (OcioTop.Com.Ve) Hey! Well my temperature's rising And my feet left the flo…
S.Davis Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
Sam Well my temperature is rising got my feet on the…
Santa Esmeralda feat. Leroy Gomez Well my temperature's rising and my feet are on the…
Spencer Davis Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
Spencer Davis Pete York Colin Hodgkinson Hey! Well my temperature's rising And my feet left the flo…
Spencer Davis-Group Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
Spirit Well my temperature's rising and my feet are on the…
Steve Winwood Well, my temperature's rising and my feet hit the floor Twen…
Steve Winwood; The Spencer Davis Group Well, my temperature's rising and my feet hit the floor Twe…
Terry Reid Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor Twenty…
The Blues Brothers Hey! Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor T…
The British Invasion All-Stars 嗚呼 可愛いベビーよ ハートに火をつけて その淫らなしぐさで 私を悩ませて 妖しい気分で君にすがる恋なのに 罪を詫びて …
The European Choir And Orchestra Hey! Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor …
The Hit Crew Well My Temperature's Rising And My Feet Are On The…
The Jordan Brothers Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
The Spencer Davis Group Hey! Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor C…
The spencer Davis group feat. Steve Winwood Well, my temperature's rising and my feet hit the floor Twe…
The Supremes Well, my temp'rature's risin' and my feet on the floor,…
The Toasters Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor Twenty…
Thunder Well my temperature's rising and my feet are on the…
Tina Turner Well, my temperature's risin' Got my feet on the floor Got t…
Toasters The Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor Twenty…
Traffic Well, my temp'rature's risin' and my feet on the floor Twent…
U.K Rockers ""Down and out into the pit I lay This witch…
Varga Feri Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
various artists Gimme Some Truth [John John Lennon/The Plastic Ono Band/The …
Winwood Steve Well, my temperature is rising, got my feet on the…
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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