As the Years Go Passing By
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"As the Years Go Passing By" is a song penned by Peppermint Harris for Fenton Robinson, who first recorded it in 1959 on Duke Records, Duke #312. Flamboyant pianist James Booker also played on the session.[1] It is credited to have been written by 'Deadric Malone' (a pseudonym of Don Robey), owner of Duke, which was a customary practice for some producers and label owners at that time. It was originally titled "As the Years Go By"
Robinson rerecorded the song for his Grammy nominated 1977 album I Hear Some Blues Downstairs,[2] which was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]
Other recorded versions
Over the years, many award-winning artists have recorded their own versions of this song.
- Albert King recorded it for his Grammy Hall of Fame[4] 1967 Stax album Born Under A Bad Sign, Stax 723.[5]
- Eric Burdon and The Animals covered it on their 1968 album Love Is, MGM SE-4591-2.[6]
- Carlos Santana played it many times in his early career, although it wasn’t issued until his 1997 release Live at the Fillmore 1968, Columbia C2K 64860.[7]
- The Elvin Bishop Group recorded it for their 1970 album Feel It!, Fillmore Records Z 30239.[8]
- Al Kooper included a version on his 1973 album Naked Songs, Columbia KC 31723.[9]
- George Thorogood & the Destroyers recorded it for their 1982 album Bad to the Bone, EMI America ST-17076[10]
- Gary Moore included it on his 1990 album Still Got the Blues, Virgin CDV 2612[11]
- Boz Scaggs and Booker T & the MG’s recorded a version in the 1990s that was released on several compilation albums.
- Otis Rush included it on his 1994 album Ain’t Enough Coming In, This Way Up Records 314 518 769-2.[12]
- The Jeff Healey Band covered it on their 1995 album Cover To Cover, Arista 74321 23888 2.[13]
References
- ^ "Fenton Robinson - All About Blues".
- ^ Tomko, Gene (2006). "Robinson, Fenton". In Komara, Edward M. (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A–J. Routledge. p. 835. ISBN 0-415-92699-8.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Blues Hall of Fame - Fenton Robinson".
- ^ "Grammy Hall of Fame Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Born Under A Bad Sign - AllMusic review".
- ^ "Love Is review".
- ^ "Live at the Filmore 1968 review".
- ^ "Feeel It - AllMusic review".
- ^ "Naked Songs - AllMusic review".
- ^ "Bad to the Bone review".
- ^ "Still Got the Blues - AllMusic review".
- ^ "Ain't Enough Coming In review".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Cover to Cover - AllMusic review".
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