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.
I'm a Man
Wilbert Harrison Lyrics
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Black Strobe Now, when I was a little boy At the age of…
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Bobby Comstock A man should be mentally, physically, spiritually, and emoti…
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CeeLo Green Well, I'm all flesh and bone, Hmm, I'm a man. Cool and…
Charlie Winston Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
Charm Farm Pops took a hike when I was only five Sometimes I…
Chicago Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley Now when I was a little boy At the age of…
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Colin Hodgkinson Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
Cool Ricky Well my middle name is Fitzpatrick But my family calls me…
Curtis Knight & the Squires The morning is dead And the day is, too There's nothing left…
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DJ Andy Smith Well, my pad is very messy and there's whiskers on…
Eddie Howell & The Rock-A-Byes Yeah, yeah Listen, love is love Love a woman Love your broth…
Emerson Keith Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
Eric Clapton You pretty women, Standing in line, Make love to babe, In my…
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Well, my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
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ian page & the affair Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
Jake Isaac I couldn't find noone to replace you but I really don't…
Jake Issac I could not find no one to replace you But I…
Jeff Beck You pretty women, Standing in line, Make love to babe, In my…
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Jeffrey Wright Now when I was a little boy At the age of…
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Jerry Garcia and Friends I'm your man Would you take me As I am You won't shake…
Jimi Hendrix Now when I was a little boy, At the age of…
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Joe Tex If I were a guitar, I'd like to be played…
John E Sharpe and The Squires The morning is dead And the day is, too There's nothing left…
John Hammond Now when I was a little boy, At the age of…
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King Aiden Da Da da da Da da da Da Da da da Da da…
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Mac DeMarco Creeping around up in downtown Got the late night shift roll…
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MC5 If you live Live your life You know you would miss all…
Michelle Branch Pay the bills, take the pills Buy the house, make the…
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Muddy Waters I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm…
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Muddy Waters Bo Diddley Little Walter Maybellene Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene…
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Reset I cannot believe All the things you say to me What about…
Rolling Stones & Muddy Waters I wonder who, gonna be your sweet man when I'm…
Ron Wood & Bo Diddley Now when I was a little boy At the age of…
S.Davis Well, my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
S.K.A. 저리비켜찬챙인 I'm the man 꺼저버려 겁쟁인 I'm the man 모두덤벼 나머진 I'm…
S.L. Troopers Bitch, I'm the man, I, I, I'm the man Got no…
Sam & Dave I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, I'm gonna…
Sham 69 Do you ever wonder to yourself If you're a man or…
Silver Disco Explosion I'm your boogie man that's what I am I'm here to…
Smoove Well my Daddy sent a message 'bout the whiskers on my…
Spencer Davis Well, my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
Spencer Davis Pete York Colin Hodgkinson Well my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
Spencer Group Davis Well, my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
St. John & Crew I'm a steady rollin' man, I roll both night and…
Starlite Rock Revival Now when I was a little boy, At the age of…
Steve Winwood Well, my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
Stolle & Band If you told me that you love me, I would…
T.C. Matic Well, my name is Jock Stewart, I'm a canny gun…
Tay Da Prince Ima man, I’ll do everything I can I’m gonna make it…
The 88 It’s life like mine It’s a dope-sick play It’s a…
The Affair Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
The B. Goodes Georgia, Georgia The whole day through (the whole day throu…
The Blue Van Come on baby, Come on darling, Feel my love come onto you…
The Charms Pops took a hike when I was only five Sometimes I…
The Countdowns I'm your boogie man, that's what I am. I'm here to…
The Doors I was a young boy I was just about five I had…
The Glimmers Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
The Kubes Now when I was a little boy At the age of…
The Sonics McDaniel Now when I was a little boy, At the age…
The Spencer Davis Group Well, my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
The Spiders Go back to Kansas so tired of being alone and now I'm…
The Wannadies (cover version of the Spencer Davis Group song, from 'How…
The Who Now when I was a little boy 'bout the age…
The Yardbirds Well, you pretty women Standing in line Make love to you, ba…
The Yardbirds (With Jeff Beck) You pretty women, Standing in line, Make love to babe, In…
The Yardbirds / Jeff Beck Well, you pretty women Standing in line Make love to you, ba…
The Yardbirds [feat. Eric Clapton] You pretty women, Standing in line, Make love to babe, In my…
The Yardbirds You pretty women, Standing in line, Make love to babe, In…
The Yardbirds. Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimmy Page Well, you pretty women Standing in line Make love to you, ba…
Tipp & V.P. スピードあげて昨日感じた やなコトなんて風に全部流した 君が待つ街へ急ぐ 高速乗って 普段よりもかなりすいてる 道も街も…
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers My name's Joe, I'm the CEO Yeah I'm the man makes…
Ty Segall Well, my pad is very messy And there's whiskers on my…
V.A. スピードあげて昨日感じた やなコトなんて風に全部流した 君が待つ街へ急ぐ 高速乗って 普段よりもかなりすいてる 道も街も…
Various Artists I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all…
Who Now when I was a little boy 'bout the age…
Winston Charlie Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my…
Yardbirds You pretty women, Standing in line, Make love to babe, In…
Yardbirds feat. Eric Clapton Well, you pretty women Standing in line Make love to you, ba…
♪ Black Strobe Now, when I was a little boy At the age of…
オフコース 愛し方 間違えていたのか? 突然の君のサヨナラ どしゃぶりの雨に 飛び出した 夜更けの扉から I'm a man. An…
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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Captain Quirk
One can see that this was the early days of rock & roll, and the
producers were still feeling their way and trying to figure out how to do it.
I was never a fan of lip-syncing, but if you're going to do it, you have to:
[1] at least make a small effort to make it look like it's a live performance,
[2] give the singer a microphone so he has something to do with his hands
besides snapping his fingers awkwardly for three minutes, and
[3] have a backing band onstage so the singer doesn't have to awkwardly
carry the entire performance single-handedly for the duration of the song.
This is especially crucial if you're going to have a guitar solo. I mean come
on, guys. The camera had to focus on stone-faced members of the audience during the guitar solo because, of course, there was no guitar onstage! I know this was 1959, but still.....
Tejas C 1/9
I'm a trucker and am in Kansas City dropping a load of train wheels. Everytime I come to Kansas City, this song comes to mind. I'm 58 years old, and love all kinds of music from the 50's to today.
dave1135
I bet the wheels were for Griffin wheel?
berzerker1100
Did you Drive your Big Rig to 12th street & vine ?🚛🍺
Lonnie Christopher
I think this song is highly UNDER-RATED.....it's blues, Country and Rock combined...fabulous dance song....and this guy nails it.......
Gordon Franklin Terry, Sr. M.Ed.
❤ YOU KNOW IT.
it ALWAYS comes up on my Pandora app.
Michael Crockette
only the kids in the audience have less energy than Wilbert.
Sco Bos
The Beatles covered this quite well. McCartney can ROCK.
Connie Limon
@Lonnie Christopher first time I heard him sing this I fell in love with this version. I have heard it many times sung by others, but this version surely is my favorite out of all others.
Yuvonne Banks
Could he have had less energy, no showman ship.
Joseph Kane
Just One of The Very Best hit singles of 1959 as it sounds so fantastic even nowadays