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David Maxwell (March 10, 1943 [1] – February 13, 2015) [2] was an American blues pianist, songwriter, and singer.. Over his lengthy career, Maxwell variously worked with Louisiana Red, Muddy Waters, Skip James, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Levon Helm, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Rogers, Charlie Musselwhite, Johnny Adams, Ronnie Earl, Freddie King and Hubert Sumlin. [2]
"I'm a Man" is a song written by Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller. It was first recorded in 1967 by the Spencer Davis Group; Winwood sang lead vocals and played keyboards. The song was a hit in the United Kingdom and the United States, reaching No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
"I'm a Man", a song written by Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus and performed by Fabian (1958) "I'm a Man" (The Spencer Davis Group song) (1967), covered by the band Chicago on their album Chicago Transit Authority (1969) "I'm a Man", a 1998 song by Pulp from the album This Is Hardcore "I'm a Man" (Michelle Branch song), 2022
"I'm a Man" was released as the B-side of Bo Diddley's first single in April 1955. [2] The single became a two-sided hit and reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. [ 7 ] The song is included on several of his compilation albums, including Bo Diddley (1958) and His Best (1997).
David Maxwell Middleton (born 4 August 1946) is an English composer and keyboardist. Trained as a classical pianist, Middleton also had a strong affinity for jazz. [1] He is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes electric piano and the Minimoog synthesiser, and for his percussive playing style on the Hohner Clavinet.
"Mannish Boy" (or "Manish Boy" as it was first labeled) is a blues standard written by Muddy Waters, Mel London, and Bo Diddley (with Waters and Diddley being credited under their birth names). First recorded in 1955 by Waters, it serves as an "answer song" to Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man", [1] which was in turn inspired by Waters' and Willie Dixon's "Hoo
From there, the trio made the jump from small clubs to the big time. Young, Baker, and Harris started working at one of the most storied live venues for Black music of the time, the Uptown Theater.
Maxwell was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a Haitian mother and a Puerto Rican father. His mother grew up in a devout Baptist household in Haiti. [11] [12] [13] Maxwell's father died in a plane crash around 1976 or 1977 when Maxwell was three years old. [14] Maxwell grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York. [15]