Re: ORIGINALS
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:20 pm
Fever
"Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, who used the pseudonym "John Davenport". It was originally recorded by American R&B singer Little Willie John for his debut album, Fever (1956), and released as a single in April of the same year. T
Original - Little Willie John - 1956
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szz27BuDgeU
Sam Butera 1958
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2g2tTFvZZ8
Peggy Lee 1958
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REryc1TpeY8
Elvis Presley 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64cb5I2Z-Fk
Tom Jones 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8N1riY1k-4
Buddy Guy 1009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvYxFX-gC-U
Billy Eilish 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U0Uu1CZ1uQ
Have to say, I think the Sam Butera version is the best. I've been listening to a lot of his stuff with Louis Prima on Youtube recently. They had some serious talent between them.
"Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, who used the pseudonym "John Davenport". It was originally recorded by American R&B singer Little Willie John for his debut album, Fever (1956), and released as a single in April of the same year. T
Original - Little Willie John - 1956
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szz27BuDgeU
Sam Butera 1958
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2g2tTFvZZ8
Peggy Lee 1958
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REryc1TpeY8
Elvis Presley 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64cb5I2Z-Fk
Tom Jones 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8N1riY1k-4
Buddy Guy 1009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvYxFX-gC-U
Billy Eilish 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U0Uu1CZ1uQ
Have to say, I think the Sam Butera version is the best. I've been listening to a lot of his stuff with Louis Prima on Youtube recently. They had some serious talent between them.