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Songwriter (s) Etta James. Ellington Jordan. Billy Foster. Producer (s) Rick Hall. " I'd Rather Go Blind " is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan [2] with co-writing credits to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1967, released the same year, [3] and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic.
The song was recorded by American band Hootie & the Blowfish and originally released as a b-side on the band's "Hold My Hand" single. The cover was later released on the soundtrack of the TV series Friends. The cover became a radio hit in 1996, peaking at No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 chart and at No. 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.
Originally recorded on 7-String Guitars tuned down, the band switched to 8-String Guitars shortly after the album was released. The band play the song live a full step up from the original in F Standard Tuning on 8-String Guitars. D tuning – D'-G'-C-F-A ♯-d-g / D'-G'-C-F-B ♭-d-g Four and one half steps down from standard.
After the record a musician named David Reimer joined the band. In 1989, the group won a Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year". In 1990, Bentall, Fraser and Nairne were nominated for a Genie Award for "Restless Dreamer", a song they wrote which appeared on the soundtrack to the Sandy Wilson film American Boyfriends.
Sanctuary. Atlantic. Elektra. EastWest. Musical artist. Website. rayj .com. William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), [1] known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television presenter, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of singer and actress Brandy.
McTell in 1940. " Blind Willie McTell " is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Named for the blues singer of the same name, the song was recorded in the spring of 1983, during the sessions for Dylan's album Infidels; however, it was ultimately left off the album and did not receive an official release until ...
The band charted singles and top ten albums on the Billboard charts in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2010s: [31] a four-decade span of top ten albums that is a record for a female-fronted band. [ 116 ] Heart was ranked on VH1 's " 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock " in 2008, [ 117 ] and Ann and Nancy Wilson ranked number 40 (in 1999) on VH1's ...
These Eyes. " These Eyes " is a song by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album Wheatfield Soul. It was first released as a single (backed by a tribute to Gordon Lightfoot titled "Lightfoot"), in ...