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| - The Things (That) I Used To Do
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| - 1963 singles
- 1953 singles
- 1954 singles
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Blues songs
- 1953 songs
- Specialty Records singles
- Junior Parker songs
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| - %22The Things That I Used to Do%22 is a 12-bar blues song written by Guitar Slim (aka Eddie Jones). His recording of it, made in New Orleans, was arranged and produced by a young Ray Charles. It was released on Specialty Records in 1953, and became a bestseller the following year. It was one of the biggest hits in the label's history and stayed on the rhythm and blues charts for 42 weeks. The song was at #1 for six weeks, and was the best-selling R&B record of the year, selling more than a million copies.Since Guitar Slim was a blues artist, Specially Record's Art Rupe figured that his appeal would be limited to the Southern rural audience. However, urban R&B stations in the North picked up the song, pushing it into a national hit. As a result, Guitar Slim became in great demand as a performer and played on the stage of the Apollo Theater.
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| - Smash Records
- Specialty Records
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| - --10-16
- Matassa's J&M Studio, New Orleans
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