Baby what you want me to do - Sugar Pie Desanto

[willieraye]

you should un block this great vid so it can be sharred

[iluvtina]

called: You got me running, is it not ??

I have this by Ike & Tina

:-)



[sjrobertson1984]

@iluvtina nope, covered by lots of artist under the same name... probably just Ike & Tina trying to hide the fact it was a cover to their mainstream audience :P

[JoanBDoesNotNeedaMic]

I was looking for this song by Koko Taylor and found Sugar Pie. Just love her spunk, her energy, her connection with the band.  What a find. Will clearly look into her career. She got it!

[valdoblues]

:OOO wuauw!!!



[biglinguist]

Cool lookin' video, but Etta James just kills this song by comparison.

[valo00666]

no offense but this is horrible

[unaodisea]

@valo00666 no offense but your good taste sucks dick

[ckent95]

@valo00666 what is it like to be horribly wrong?

[ThomasDeLello]

Cliff James, Willy Dixon and Hubert Sumlin.

Where do you get this stuff...?

[fretsbie]

Sugar Pie is 4' 11" and a perfect mix of African-American and Filipina. She was once a writer and performer with Chess Records, and had some success - but I like her best as a performer because her style is so distinctive.

[MrRetromaniacs]

Thank you Odin029 I feel much better knowing that now - it was bugging me. Its damn good he has quite a distinctive style -

[MrRetromaniacs]

is that Ike Turner playing guitar? - sounds like him

[Odin029]

@MrRetromaniacs That's Hubert Sumlin on guitar.

[Fmaj7b5]

@Odin029 I was going to guess it was Jimmy Rogers on guitar?

[V8carfreak]

WOW!!!!! she's Gr8!!!!!

and the 1 person who doesn't like this isn't Groovy

[feliexduardoguarnizo]

TANK YOU FOR THIS SONG.

[keymankeys1960]

still listening and she is still fantastic !

[strandwolf]

And here's the deal: 45+ years after that performance she still, to this day, puts on a dynamic show. Somersaults...everything!

[MutualDreamNetwork]

This is what real rock n roll sounds like.

[DonitaJakear]

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[rokedetbamidbar]

Wow, what a woman!!! She really belts it out!

[donnamua]

I have been living my whole life without me some sugar pie!!!

Her voice is beautiful!! Love her expressions too =)

[22typee]

This brings back fond memories! I saw that tour and what a knockout she was! But I think Koko Taylor was advertised and it was some time before I found out it was Sugar Pie. I thought how can a woman be some elegant and so earthy (we didn't say raunchy then)? I think at the same concert Champion Jack Dupree stood on a stool to wipe Willie Dixon's face. Happy memories.

[latrcmzja]

nice voice.

[keymankeys1960]

that is fantastic !!

[adrien2007]

Willie Dixon (bass) Hubert Sumlin (guitar)

[strandwolf]

@adrien2007 The inimitable Sumlin indeed.

[flaminfedora]

Yeeah, yeeah, yeaah. Sugar Pie, ain't nothin like her. Damn good music right here.

[zipzapusa]

Mmm mmm good!

[janiestill]

Can't believe I've found coverage of thid great singer, I first saw her aged 13 and she was singing at my local jazz club " The Jazz Cellar" in Kingston upon thames in surrey uk, brought back so many great memories, thank you youtube xxx

[Choco2485]

i just love this

[Paulsworks]

Willie Dixon on Bass.

[jleoblues]

Didn't Johnny Otis discover and sign her.

[teresabowers2]

You go girl!

[d820m]

Etta James is her cousin, and she was the opening act for the James Brown Revue for two years......

[Superfonz88]

Awesome!

[d820m]

you should check her out on a song called "Little Taste Of Soul" backed by the James Brown band from about 1962(though its credited to the Nat Kendrick Band, Kendrick was Brown's drummer at that time)

[TEAMFA3577]

Only the highest respect !

TEAM FRANK ANTHONY

[nakohead415]

Elvis Presley's name does not even belong here.. what a ripoff!!

[nathangerine]

that woman was gifted! thanx for sharing

[TheSoulbrother7]

Yep thats it !!! Brilliant !!!!!

Thanx maggie lol...x

5 * faved great post

[MsMoodyBlue]

Great thanks,Erika!

[shawent]

Wonderful video.

[isisgaleeh888]

Love it...thanks Erika for sharing this beautiful song....5******

but have to agree with Jerry Ben.. still Love Elvis's rendition.

[AdemPresley]

Excellent 10 **********

Thank starpresley77 for sharing

[phyllisfiredwards]

she is pretty damn good and if you can do justice to an elvis song you r GOOD!! Great share thanks alot!

*********

Love Phyl

[MonkeyTMG]

Desanto's version here predates Elvis's on his Comeback Special by four years. The song itself is by Jimmy Reed who cut it first in 1960.

Great song.

[Baddoggone]

You got that right, Jimmy Reed wrote it & recorded it 1st. Elvis sang great songs from great singer songwritters, but he did not write the music.

[d820m]

Elvis did the song on the Comeback Special, it had been a favorite of his for a while...but i don't think he actually recorded it, in the studio, for a single release....

[JerryBen]

Wow, she has a really nice and bluesy voice...Fantastic version. But my favorite is and will forever be the 68-Comeback-Version by ELVIS!!!

[AndreFTG]

lol awesome!

[mangeldeth]

Awesome.

[JonGoode]

Absolutely fantastic version - Sugar Pie is as gutsy as ever - and the backing band is sublime

[louis0121]

Just discovered Sugar Pie Desanto on a copy of American Folk and Blues vol 4.

What a artist absolutely mesmerizing.

[Bluesfromtheheart]

Her voice is great , but she looks little standing next to Willy Dixon . Great clip !!!

[d820m]

she was barely five feet tall, but then again Wille Dixon was about 6' 2" or 6' 3' and about 275-300 pounds so anyone would look small next to him....

[hugleberthumperdink]

she still is man, still going strong

[ShayaGotRhymes]

this is my aunt.

[MonkeyTMG]

You got one hell of brilliant aunt. Send her our love. Hope she's doing okay.

[phillaing]

superb nuff said

[jodinand]

apparently, her father was filipino! amazing performer! thanks for sharing =)

[HoneyHoneyBaby]

Wow, what a great video, slimloo! Thanks 4 posting, YouTube needs more of Miss Sugar Pie :-D She is so great, animated, & soulful in her performance, and knows how to control her band (she's still doing this now!).

[Gordieiati]

Lovin This!!

[alantoalan]

I would love to see some footage of her singing 'Go Go Power' a very sort after record in the UK.

[blues4sale]

She's still kickin' ass!