Junker Blues
1941 song by Champion Jack Dupree / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Junker Blues is a piano blues song first recorded in 1940 by Champion Jack Dupree.[1] It formed the basis of several later songs including the 1949 "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino and the 1952 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" by Lloyd Price.[2] The song is about a drug user's conflict with life and the law, makes references to cocaine, "needles", "reefers", and life in the penitentiary, and contains admonishments against the use of hard drugs.[3]
Quick Facts Song by Champion Jack Dupree, A-side ...
"Junker Blues" | |
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Song by Champion Jack Dupree | |
A-side | "Junker Blues" |
B-side | "My Cabin Inn" |
Published | 1940 |
Released | 1941 |
Label | Okeh 06152 |
Songwriter(s) | Champion Jack Dupree |
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