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"Don't You Lie to Me" (sometimes called "I Get Evil" [1]) is a song recorded by Tampa Red in 1940. [2] It became popular with blues artists, leading it to become a blues standard . [ 3 ] The song was also interpreted by rock and roll pioneers Fats Domino and Chuck Berry .
Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) [1] is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 2015, and in the Blues Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2016.
All compositions by Elvin Bishop except where noted "Don't You Lie to Me" (Hudson Whittaker) − 3:25"Beer Drinking Woman" (Peter Chatman) − 4:12"Oklahoma Country Girl" − 2:47
Ace in the Hole was produced by Bill Thompson and Bishop. Charlie Musselwhite played harmonica on the album. [6] "Home of the Blues" is about Bishop's time playing in Chicago blues clubs. [7] "Driving Wheel" is a cover of the Roosevelt Sykes song. [8] Bishop was excited to include several instrumentals. [9]
The album features Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, and British organist Steve Miller. The album was re-released in 1987 by See For Miles Records with four additional tracks, including two with Hooker's cousin Earl Hooker on slide guitar.
Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down! was produced by Bishop, who also wrote half of the album's songs. [5] [6] The title track was inspired by a dispute Bishop had with his label head, Bruce Iglauer. [7] "Stepping Up in Class" is a cover of Jimmy McCracklin's "Steppin'". [8] "
Bishop wrote 10 of the album's songs. [5] Realizing his voice was only serviceable, he concentrated on writing songs that relayed superior stories. [6] Joe Louis Walker and Charlie Musselwhite played guitar and harmonica, respectively, on "Radio Boogie", a song about hearing blues on the radio in the 1950s.
CD release; No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Cold Day in Hell" 4:27: 2. "Don't You Lie to Me (I Get Evil)" Hudson Whittaker: 2:30: 3. "Story of the Blues" 6:41: 4. "Since I Met You Baby" (Featuring B.B. King)