From 1973, please enjoy the one and only "Tan Canary," the legendary Johnny Adams from New Orleans and his take on Allen Toussaint's "Whoever's Thrilling You."
I was aware of versions by Ernie K. Doe, Z.Z. Hill and Rufus, but only recently discovered the Adams version on a 45, one of only four singles Adams released during his short-lived stay on Atlantic Records. Back in May I posted Johnny Adams' cover of Jagger/Richards' "Salt Of The Earth" which was another from the Atlantic years. You can check that out here.
Johnny Adams time for Atlantic was brief, 1971-1973, but all four singles are powerhouses. I was very happy to get the last of the four over Christmas.
8 comments:
You also need the Wallace Johnson version, and indeed whole Toussaint produced 1996 album of the same title
I should have also said that there is an Ernie K-Doe version
I mention the Ernie K Doe in the post, but bthanks for the Wallace Johnson heads up.
I wasn't familiar with the song, so after enjoying Johnny's version, I also listened to the Rufus and Ernie K-Doe versions, plus one other by Gayle McCormick, from her 1972 album, Flesh and Blood https://youtu.be/is2iVwphjZA (starting at 4:26).
The song is so good that all of the versions were solid. After only 1 listen each, I favor K-Doe's for the vocal arrangement and overall vibe, but like all of them.
- Paul in DK
It sounded familiar and then it hit me -- It's like a second-cousin of "My Whole World Ended" by David Ruffin.
Shriner,
Yeah, the Johnny Adams version def sounds like the melody of "My Whole World Ended." Oddly, the other versions do not. Wonder if it was intentional.
this is killer. And Shriner is right. Sounds a lot like "My Whole World Ended". But I love it
Another great song by Johnny! I doubt that he ever sang a bad note.
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