Drunk (Jimmy Liggins song)

1953 single by Jimmy Liggins

"Drunk"

Single by Jimmy Liggins
A-side| "Drunk"
B-side| "I'll Never Let You Go"
Released| 1953 (1953)
Label| Specialty
Songwriter(s)| Jimmy Liggins[1]

"Drunk" is a 1953 Jimmy Liggins song.[2] The song was released on Art Rupe's Specialty Records with another Liggins' composition "I'll Never Let You Go" as the B-side. The song "Drunk" has been covered by many artists including Ace Cannon (1971) and Steve Tallis (1986).

The lyrics include the line "Came home one night with a spinning in my head/reached for the pillow, missed the whole darned bed".[3]

The single was a top ten best seller at the end of 1953 into January 1954, according to the Billboard charts, and in the top five of tracks played on jukeboxes.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
2. ^ Gérard Herzhaft, Paul Harris, Jerry Haussler Encyclopedia of the Blues 1997 p. 30 "His brother JIMMY LIGGINS (1924-1984), a guitar and sometimes harmonica player, was also successful with "Drunk" and "Saturday Night Boogie-Woogie Man," which made his reputation on the West Coast."
3. ^ Brian Ward Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm And Blues 0203214455 2003 p.77 ""Came home one night with a spinning in my head/reached for the pillow, missed the whole darned bed", moaned Jimmy Liggins on "Drunk"."
4. ^ "Top Rhythm & Blues Records". Billboard. November 14, 1953. p. 49.
5. ^ "Top R & B Records". Billboard. January 2, 1954. p. 30.

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