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.
My Babe
Wilbert Harrison Lyrics
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Albert King My baby don't stand no cheating, my babe No, my baby…
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Bia Freitas My babe likes Basquiat He’s happy when I smile And…
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Bo Diddley My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
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Bob E. Rock In time You'll find The way You're mine So fine My babe Seei…
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Chicago All Stars My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Chuck Berry My babe don't stand no cheatin', my babe My babe, true…
Cliff Richard My baby don't stand no cheating, my babe No, my baby…
Cliff Richard & The Drifters My baby don't stand no cheating, my babe No, my baby…
Columbus Short My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah, she…
Conway Twitty My baby don't stand no cheating, my Babe My baby don't…
Curtis Stigers My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Dale Hawkins Well, my baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah…
Dion Well, my baby, don't stand no cheating, my babe Well, my…
Dixon My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Dr Feelgood My babe, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh…
Dr. Feelgood My babe, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh…
Elsa Kopf In the early morning hours Someone saw you ´mong the blossom…
Elvis Presley Well, my babe don't stand no cheating, my babe Well, my…
Fabulous Thunderbirds My babe, my babe, my babe, my babe She's comin' back…
Foghat I'm talkin' 'bout my baby, not your baby Say my babe,…
Hawkins Dale Well, my baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah…
Hubert Sumlin Willie Dixon & Sunnyland Slim My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
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Jason Ricci My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
John Hammond Well, my baby don't stand no cheating, my babe Well, my…
John Mayall Well, my babe, don't stand no kissin', my babe Oh…
Johnny & The Panty Raiders My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Jones Tom & Holland Jools Well, my babe, don't stand no kissin', My babe Oh…
Jools Holland and Tom Jones Well, my babe, don't stand no kissin', My babe Oh…
Jools Holland/Tom Jones Well, my babe, don't stand no kissin', My babe Oh…
Kaj Akinyede Pretty girl Haa, yee, yeah My babe I have been look up…
KITCHEN - Spoon What do you get when you add it up? Same walls…
Lightnin' Hopkins My baby, don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah, she…
Little Walter My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Little Walter His Jukes My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Little Walter & His Jukes My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Lutha I'm talkin' about my baby Not your baby Said my babe, She…
Martina McBride My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe My baby don't…
Mickey Gilley Well, my baby don't stand no cheating, my babe Well, my…
Muddy Waters My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley & Little Walter My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Muddy Waters Bo Diddley Little Walter My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Muddy Waters Little Walter & Bo Diddley My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Nancy Wilson My baby don't stand no teasin', my babe Oh, no, he…
Rick Nelson Well, my babe, don't stand no kissin', my babe Oh yeah,…
Righteous Brothers (The) I'm talkin' 'bout my baby, not your baby Say my babe,…
Rock-Jerry In time You'll find The way You're mine So fine My babe Seei…
Ron Holden my babe, my babe, my babe, my babe is comin' back…
Ronnie Dove My babe, I got my babe And I won't lie babe Without…
Solomon Burke My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Spoon What do you get when you add it up? Same walls…
Steve Miller Band My babe, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh…
The Animals My babe, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe My babe,…
The Animals & Sonny Boy Williamson My babe, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe My babe,…
The Animals Feat. Sonny Boy Williamson My babe, she don't stand no cheatin', my babe My babe,…
The Everly Brothers My babe, don't stand no cheating, my babe Oh yeah, don't…
The Fabulous Thunderbirds My babe, my babe, my babe, my babe She's comin' back…
The Kubes My babe don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh no she…
The New Savages Well my babe, my babe she sang Well my babe,…
The Remains Well, my babe, don't stand no teasin', my babe Oh…
The Righteous Brothers I'm talkin' 'bout my baby, not your baby Say my babe,…
The Spencer Davis Group We're talking about my baby, not you baby, say my…
Tom Jones & Jools Holland Well, my babe, don't stand no kissin', My babe Oh…
Tom Jones and Jools Holland Well, my babe, don't stand no kissin', My babe Oh…
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Tommy Castro I'm talkin' 'bout my baby, not your baby Say my babe,…
Troye Sivan My babe Don't stand on cheating my babe Oh yeah …
Walter Little My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
Whitehorse My baby don′t stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah, she…
Willie Dixon My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she…
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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