Rev Robert Wilkins - Prodigal Son

Rev Robert Wilkins,recorded in the 80's

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• prodigal son

[rickydicky100]

brilliant and best version ever

[ralphcraddock]

@0coincidences point taken.the stones should have given the rev a few quid ,i am sure it would have helped him .many people today think jagger and co wrote the song.same ones who think clapton invented the blues i expect.

the original robert wilkins recordings from the 1930,s are something else as i am sure you know.

[brennonjohn]

this guy's great.

[myyootube2]

Yes, unfortunately I think he would have needed to use a lawyer which mystifies with their love and dedication for the roots so perhaps there's a part of the story I don't know. Dearest Kieth, I do remember his comment when his lawyers sued the pants off of The Verve for the 10 sec sample they took from a Rolling Stones Symphonic record (they forfeited 100% profits from their smash hit Bittersweet Symphony). He said "Well I mean, how were we supposed to feel, flattered?"

[1ivingHe11]

Now that you've listened to this version, listen to him singing "That's no way to get along"

[CroatAndNettles]

@monkeytown1000 I don't think the Stones did credit Wilkins on the original Beggars Banquet (but see Anonym0u below). And while you are right generally about royalties, I note Robert Johnson somehow ended up with a hellhound lawyer who collects past due royalties from everyone.

[theincredibledede]

in fact it wasn't in 1924 but in 1929, sorry...

[ralphcraddock]

@theincredibledede yes you are right, i just like this version.

[theincredibledede]

@ralphcraddock in fact Robert recorded that song in 1924 (at least that's the earliest version I have)

[monkeytown1000]

@ ralphcraddock

Unfortunately, blues musicians in the '30s only got paid by the side of a 78 they recorded, they didn't own any royalty rights, or anything like that and were frequently ripped off by record companies. I think the Stones did credit Wilkins as the writer but as Anonym0u has said any royalties wouldn't have gone to Wilkins anyway. The original version of this before the Rev Robert got religion is called "That's No Way To Get Along" & is up on YT.

[ralphcraddock]

@Anonym0u yes you are right,

[Anonym0u]

@ralphcraddock I wouldn't put it past most rock artists to knowingly exploit the authors of roots music. But if you look at this history of American blues you will find that the Stones were a boon to the careers of many great artists who had been relegated to playing in obscurity, or driving buses...