Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris (August 24, 1915-June 14, 1969) was an American … Read Full Bio ↴Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris (August 24, 1915-June 14, 1969) was an American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer.
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Harris traveled as a singer and dancer with the Lucky Millinder Big Band in his youth. His first big solo hit was in 1944 with his record "Who Threw The Whiskey in the Well". He was a dynamic live performer who brought a lot of attention to the emerging styles of rhythm and blues.
Harris made a major contribution to the birth of rock and roll when he covered "Good Rocking Tonight", written and originally recorded by Roy Brown. Brown's version was a jump blues with a jazz rhythm section. Harris's cover version was much more frantic and played with a much stronger back beat. In effect, Harris, a black artist, had done what many white artists were to do later. He had turned blues into rock and roll and made one of the first rock and roll records. The song was later covered by Elvis Presley.
Harris recorded for many labels and in 1947, had a hit on Aladdin Records with "Wynonie's Blues", featuring Illinois Jacquet on tenor sax. His greatest success came at King Records where he was the leading male solo artist. "All She Wants to Do is Rock" went to Number One on the R&B charts. Many of his songs were novelty numbers, like "(Don't Roll Those) Bloodshot Eyes (at Me)", "Good Morning, Judge", and "I Love my Baby's Pudding", and his last hit, "Loving Machine".
Harris' severe alcoholism resulted in his career going into a tailspin in the mid-1950s. While other blues shouters of his generation such as Big Joe Turner were able to maintain their popularity despite changing styles, and Presley's cover versions brought his songs to a whole new audience, Harris fell into obscurity. He recorded little after 1956 and nothing after 1960. Harris' last public appearance was as a guest performer at a Motortown Revue concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California in 1966, which was universally considered to be a disaster (according to author Nick Tosches' article on Harris in Creem magazine, collected in Tosches' Unsung Heroes of Rock and Roll). Harris died of throat cancer on June 14, 1969.
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Harris traveled as a singer and dancer with the Lucky Millinder Big Band in his youth. His first big solo hit was in 1944 with his record "Who Threw The Whiskey in the Well". He was a dynamic live performer who brought a lot of attention to the emerging styles of rhythm and blues.
Harris made a major contribution to the birth of rock and roll when he covered "Good Rocking Tonight", written and originally recorded by Roy Brown. Brown's version was a jump blues with a jazz rhythm section. Harris's cover version was much more frantic and played with a much stronger back beat. In effect, Harris, a black artist, had done what many white artists were to do later. He had turned blues into rock and roll and made one of the first rock and roll records. The song was later covered by Elvis Presley.
Harris recorded for many labels and in 1947, had a hit on Aladdin Records with "Wynonie's Blues", featuring Illinois Jacquet on tenor sax. His greatest success came at King Records where he was the leading male solo artist. "All She Wants to Do is Rock" went to Number One on the R&B charts. Many of his songs were novelty numbers, like "(Don't Roll Those) Bloodshot Eyes (at Me)", "Good Morning, Judge", and "I Love my Baby's Pudding", and his last hit, "Loving Machine".
Harris' severe alcoholism resulted in his career going into a tailspin in the mid-1950s. While other blues shouters of his generation such as Big Joe Turner were able to maintain their popularity despite changing styles, and Presley's cover versions brought his songs to a whole new audience, Harris fell into obscurity. He recorded little after 1956 and nothing after 1960. Harris' last public appearance was as a guest performer at a Motortown Revue concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California in 1966, which was universally considered to be a disaster (according to author Nick Tosches' article on Harris in Creem magazine, collected in Tosches' Unsung Heroes of Rock and Roll). Harris died of throat cancer on June 14, 1969.
Sittin' on It All the Time
Wynonie Harris Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Sittin' on It All the Time' by these artists:
Brian Setzer Old maid old maid stop acting like a baby child…
Brian-Setzer-&-Stray-Cats-Orchestra Old maid old maid stop acting like a baby child…
The Brian Setzer Orchestra Old maid old maid stop acting like a baby child…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Wynonie Harris:
Adam Come and Get Your Rib Adam Come and Get Your Rib I think she′s too much…
Adam, Come and Get Your Rib Adam Come and Get Your Rib I think she's too much…
All She Wants to Do Is Rock Hold back the dawn Stop all the clocks I just got the…
Bloodshoot Eyes Now just because you're pretty And you think you're mighty w…
Blues Monday is shining You know 'em Tuesday's rain Well, the days…
Don't Take My Whiskey Away from Me Baby don't take my whiskey ‘way from me. Baby don't take…
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh Oh…
Ghost of a Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Good Mambo Tonight I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight Gonna hold my…
Good Morning Corinne The other night I took a ride with little ol'…
Good Rockin I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight Gonna hold my…
Good Rockin'Tonight Well, I heard the news: there's good rockin' tonight I'm gon…
Good Rocking Tonight I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight Gonna hold my…
Good Rockin’ Tonight Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight Well, …
Grandma Plays the Numbers We found out (Yes we did) We found out (Now we…
Here Comes the Blues Monday is shining You know 'em Tuesday's rain Well, the days…
I Don I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
I Like My Baby's Pudding Everybody's talking 'bout chicken an' rice All of those dish…
I Want My Fanny Brown Anybody here seen Miss Fanny Brown? Well, has anybody here s…
Keep On Churnin' Keep on churnin′ 'til the butter comes Keep on churnin′ 'til…
Keep On Churnin' (Till The Butter Comes) Keep on churnin' 'til the butter comes Keep on churnin' 'til…
Lovin' Machine Yes it's real gone Hand you my lovin', you know what…
Oh! Babe Oh baby! First you say "hello" than you get mellow mustn't b…
Quiet Whiskey Whiskey whiskey on the shelf You were so quiet there by…
Teardrops from My Eyes Every time it rains, you know I think of you And…
The Deacon Don't Like It I like it, uhh huh, uhh huh That's the way, uhh…
Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well It was an early Sunday morning And the church was crowded…
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@Sketch-Motion
@@globohomoenjoyer69 First off. Most of the vaccination FOR the polio virus took place in the 50s. Second off. While you could be black listed for being communist, Few arrests were Carried out and most of them were mainly just celebrities and government employees. Meaning that the average person wouldn't have that much to worry about.
Here's some other good things that happened back then.
1. Apart from the korean war early in the decade. There was little war or conflict for most of the former allied powers.
2. Both sides of the political spectrum could agree with each other on most things.
3. As you could see here. Blues evolved into rock and roll during the decade. Resulting in many different styles of music over the years.
4. (And probably the most important thing)
Immediately after his 18th birthday. The usual man ( white or black, although there was heavy segregation for non whites)
would have been able to immediately get a house, job, car, and wife in only a year or so.
5. Due to not having the same additives in their food. People in the 50s were overall healthier than people nowadays.
While i do admit that a lot of things in the 50s were worse than in modern day. There were many good things from back then that we could learn from nowadays.
Especially 2.
@dpohunter
This is the song that introduced me to Wynonie Harris, heard it on the radio. I was an instant fan!
@keithorlandini4919
Wynonie Harris is definitely my favorite of the R & B Pre-Rock & Roll singers and band leaders OF THE LATE 1940S AND EARLY 1950S. He gets particularly RAUNCHY on this number.
@IAMHARRYARTIN
love this. I sent this out to an uppity biatch years ago. Hope the message ran loud and clear!
@segoayah
I sat in his 60 T-Bird in LA. Listening to his greatest hits I have heard his music. I start a band after he taught me how to play the drums. That changed my live. Great man and the best song writer in his era, the best. Love Machine one of my favorites.
@nsilver61
You knew Wynonie?
@globohomoenjoyer69
Sixty Minute Man, Til the Cows Come Home, Sittin’ on it All the Time. The list goes on, people have always been like this man
@globohomoenjoyer69
Idk why y’all are trying to glorify the times before women could have bank accounts and black people drank from separate fountains.
@TONEBHURT
HOT SMOKIN R&B-MY MAIN MAN WYNONIE "MR BLUES" HARRIS LAYS THIS ONE OUT!! ONE OF MY MAJOR FAVES OF HIS. AND LUCKY MILLINDER'S BAND IS BOOGIE CRAZY! I can sing carbolic acid out of this tune with a kick azz band like this, a blaze with an aged single-malt scotch in tow. Real Boogie Rap LOL. What he said then I feel right now. Thanx for post means a lot!
@bobyost42
Somehow I heard of Wynonie Harris for the first time this afternoon. I dunno how this man isn't more well known, I'm going down the rabbit hole!!
@sonnyburnett8744
Someone in Hollywood should make a biopic of Wynonie !!!