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Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter, known for the songs "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles.
Jun 2, 2016 · By Geoffrey Himes | June 2, 2016 | 11:17am. Music Features. Who is the most underrated songwriter of the rock ‘n’ roll era? Percy Mayfield, the Louisiana-born, L.A.-based singer/songwriter,...
Aug 12, 2011 · Percy Mayfield Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M... | AllMusic. A gifted performer with a rich, soulful voice; as the the Poet of the Blues he composed many R&B classics. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1960s. Born. August 12, 1920 in Minden, LA. Died. August 11, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA. Genre. R&B, Blues. Styles.
Aug 12, 2012 · Singer-songwriter Percy Mayfield was known as "Poet Laureate of the Blues," and his widely recorded compositions, have become standards in American popular music. Born in Minden, Louisiana, Mayfield wrote poems as a boy and set them to music, but because his mother didn't approve of blues, he sang only in church.
Percy Mayfield. Profile: US R&B vocalist and composer (b. August 12, 1920, Minden, Louisiana, d. August 11, 1984, Los Angeles, CA) Though maybe mostly known for penning the classic "Hit the Road, Jack", Mayfield himself was a major performer for the Specialty label in the first half of the 50s delivering slow blues ballads with his smoky voice ...
Percy Mayfield has been widely described as "the poet laureate of the blues." Armed with a dry baritone, songwriter and singer Mayfield sang blues ballads that pondered worlds of trouble, melancholy, pain, and suicide. He was one of the most creative songwriters and performers of California blues.
Aug 12, 2023 · KNKX Public Radio | By Nick Morrison. Published August 12, 2023 at 3:51 AM PDT. Percy Mayfield's "Hit The Road, Jack" a cappella demo recording. There’s so much poetry in blues song lyrics, it’s really impossible to point to one artist and proclaim them THE poet of the blues.
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