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I Pity the Fool : ウィキペディア英語版 | I Pity the Fool
"I Pity the Fool" is a song originally recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961 for Duke Records. The song was credited to Deadric Malone, a pseudonym of Duke Records owner Don Robey.〔(Deadric Malone Biography on All Music )〕 David Bowie covered it under the name The Manish Boys in 1965 and it was released as his second single. According to author Charles Farley, the song was actually written by Joe Medwick (born Joseph Medwick Veasey), who would regularly sell his completed songs, which also included "Farther Up the Road", to Robey for small sums (recollections of the sum vary between $5 and $100).〔( Charles Farley, ''Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland'', Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2011, p.88 )〕 == Bobby Bland version == The recording was made in Houston, Texas in 1960 probably with Joe Scott and Melvin Jackson on trumpets, Pluma Davis on trombone, Robert Skinner and L.A. Hill on tenor saxophone, Rayfield Devers on baritone saxophone, Teddy Raynolds on piano, Wayne Bennett on guitar, Hamp Simmons on bass, John "Jabo" Starks on drums and with unknown flute, choir and strings.〔Liner notes to "Bobby Bland / I Pity the Fool - The Duke Recordings, Vol. One (MCA)"〕〔Blues Records 1943-1970, Vol. 1 A to K, Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven (Record Information Services)〕 Bland was enjoying a highly successful point of his career, at the time sending five consecutive songs into the Billboard R&B chart. The song "I Pity the Fool" became one of his biggests hits of his career, topping the R&B chart and also reaching #48 on the pop chart.〔(Bobby "Blue" Bland - Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles )〕
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