I was blown away by this when I found the 45 years ago. It's Evan's most rocking tune. Not sure if anyone has ever credited him, but that is the unmistakeable sound of Mickey "Guitar" Baker on the guitar.
It's hard for me to decide if Paul Evans' or Big Joe Turner's version of this song is better,but I enjoy them both,& Paul Evans' is still sounding great even after all these years!
This was the first time this song (which had been on the folk circuit for a while) charted on the Pop charts. Evans did a good job with it; he switched here from the teen pop sound of "Seven Little Girls" to a more country-oriented style, as in with "Happy Go Lucky Me".
Paul Evans was an under-appreciated singer, posting only four national chart hits -- the most-recognized being "Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat" in 1959. He was also a songwriter of note, penning several of Elvis' hits, plus "When" for The Kalin Twins and "Roses Are Red (My Love)" for Bobby Vinton.
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sauquoit13456 5 days ago
This version of that tune came out in 1960, about nine years before Creedence's version did.
tbear4pa 10 months ago
I was blown away by this when I found the 45 years ago. It's Evan's most rocking tune. Not sure if anyone has ever credited him, but that is the unmistakeable sound of Mickey "Guitar" Baker on the guitar.
badron1954 1 year ago
I love this version of this song with Paul Evans singing it, does anyone know where you can find the ringtone for it?
shebababy777 1 year ago
an old prison song . what took it into the charts was the arangement. Amazing!
pinchold 1 year ago
@tubular213 How do you know about Dick Clark's
Saturaday Night show. You weren't even born.(lol)
I actually attended on of the shows, it played
in NYC, unlike the afternoon dance show.
Thanks for memories, Good work!!!!!
fntime 1 year ago
It's hard for me to decide if Paul Evans' or Big Joe Turner's version of this song is better,but I enjoy them both,& Paul Evans' is still sounding great even after all these years!
AnthonysDen 1 year ago
The best version of this song, bar none.
610bentley 2 years ago
@610bentley
Right on.
barrygioportmorien1 2 years ago
He did this Rockabilly version of the tune back in 1960, which was then later redone by CCR in 1969.
tbear4pa 2 years ago
And he had a top ten hit in England in 1979 with "Hello, this is Joanie". I was living there at the time and that was what he was known for.
pheatetr 2 years ago
My ultimate favorite version of this song Paul evens!!only version close is CCR
Flaviovic 2 years ago
yee nice song:D
rockabilly1941 3 years ago
This was the first time this song (which had been on the folk circuit for a while) charted on the Pop charts. Evans did a good job with it; he switched here from the teen pop sound of "Seven Little Girls" to a more country-oriented style, as in with "Happy Go Lucky Me".
vinylsingleman 3 years ago
Paul Evans was an under-appreciated singer, posting only four national chart hits -- the most-recognized being "Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat" in 1959. He was also a songwriter of note, penning several of Elvis' hits, plus "When" for The Kalin Twins and "Roses Are Red (My Love)" for Bobby Vinton.
vandywilliam 3 years ago 4