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"Cocaine" is a song written and recorded in 1976 by singer-songwriter J. J. Cale. The song was popularized by Eric Clapton after his version was released on the 1977 album Slowhand. J. J. Cale's version of "Cocaine" was a number-one hit in New Zealand for a single week and became the seventh-best-selling single of 1977. Personnel
In 1930, The Kentucky Ramblers sang most of Jordan's version (including the "Furniture Man" verses) as the first part of a medley entitled "Good Cocaine (Mama Don't Allow It)". David Bromberg recorded a version as "Cocaine Blues"; it was recorded under the same name by the Holy Modal Rounders on their 1967 album Indian War Whoop. The Luke ...
John Weldon "J. J." Cale [1] (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, [2] his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. [3]
"Cod'ine" (also spelled "Codine" or "Codeine") is a contemporary folk song by the singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. Considered one of the earliest anti-drug songs, Sainte-Marie wrote the piece after becoming addicted to codeine which she had been given for a bronchial infection.
Said to reflect the LSD experience, the song was intended to be a warning about the dangers of using the drug. [1] The song was first recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, backed by members of the Memphis Boys, the chart-topping rhythm section at Chips Moman's American Sounds Studio in Memphis, on May 9, 1967. [2]
Cocaine (song) Cocaine Blues; Cocaine Decisions; CoCo (O.T. Genasis song) Cokane in My Brain; D. Diet Coke (song) E. Eminence Front; Everyone Nose (All the Girls ...
Frank Sinatra recorded both pre-Code and post-Code versions (with and without the cocaine reference): the first in 1953 [2] and the second in 1962. On a recording live in Paris in 1962 (not released until 1994), Sinatra sings the altered version with the first line as "Some like the perfume from Spain".
This song was collected by John and Alan Lomax from Iron Head and Lead Belly, as well as other sources. [3] The first recording appears to be the 1930 recording by Memphis Jug Band titled "Cocaine Habit Blues." [4]