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In 1966, Aaron Neville recorded and released the original version of "Tell It Like It Is" on his album also entitled Tell It Like It Is (Par-Lo Records). In November 1966, the track was issued as a single which peaked in early 1967 at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (behind "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees) and No. 1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [2]
American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John the Revelator" in 1930. Subsequently, a variety of artists, including the Golden Gate Quartet, Son House, Depeche Mode, Jerry Garcia Band, The White Stripes, The Forest Rangers, The Sword, have recorded their renditions of the song, often with variations in the verses and music.
Additionally, Elton John and Bernie Taupin are credited as songwriters as the song interpolates the melody and the lyric "you can tell everybody" from John's 1970 song "Your Song". [ 1 ] "The Man" is Blacc's most successful single as a solo artist to date; it sold 2.5 million copies in the United States as of December 2014, [ 2 ] peaking at ...
John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline artist but remains active in the music industry as a session musician.
John the Revelator (John of Patmos) is the traditional author of the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament. John the Revelator may also refer to: "John the Revelator" (folk/blues song), a traditional American folk blues song first recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1930 "John the Revelator / Lilian", a 2006 single by Depeche Mode
John: Well, Brandi’s original line, which we couldn’t use, was “Fuck off, Heaven’s Gate.” I actually prefer “Fuck off, Heaven’s Gate”! I actually prefer “Fuck off, Heaven’s ...
John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky.During his time in the Lovin Spoonful, John would write and sing some of the band's biggest hits such as "Do You Believe in Magic", "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind", and "Daydream".
John was an opening act for the band at the time and allowed them to record it. They did not release it as a single as they wanted to let John, then an upcoming artist, have a go with it. John's version was recorded at Trident Studios in London in January 1970 and appeared in April as the first cut on his self-titled second studio album.