I Don't Know (Willie Mabon song)
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"I Don't Know" is a 1952 song by Willie Mabon
and His Combo on Chess Records
. The single was Mabon's first chart hit, reaching number one on the U.S. R&B chart in December 1952.
In 1978, The Blues Brothers
covered the song and released it on their number-one live album
, Briefcase Full of Blues
.
Willie Mabon
Willie Mabon was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist.-Career:Born Willie James Mabon, and brought up in Hollywood, Memphis, Tennessee, he had become known as a singer and pianist by the time he moved to Chicago in 1942. He formed a group, the Blues Rockers, and in 1949 began recording...
and His Combo on Chess Records
Chess Records
Chess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....
. The single was Mabon's first chart hit, reaching number one on the U.S. R&B chart in December 1952.
In 1978, The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live...
covered the song and released it on their number-one live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, Briefcase Full of Blues
Briefcase Full of Blues
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