| "Bad Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Larry Williams | ||||
| B-side | "She Said Yeah" | |||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Specialty Records 658 (US) London HLU 8844 (UK) |
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| Writer(s) | Larry Williams | |||
| Larry Williams singles chronology | ||||
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| "Bad Boy" | ||||
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| Song by The Beatles from the album Beatles VI | ||||
| Released | June 14, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | May 10, 1965 at Abbey Road, London, England | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Capitol ST-2358 (US) | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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"Bad Boy" is a song composed and recorded by Larry Williams.[1] The song was recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California on August 14, 1958. The musicians on the recording included Williams on vocals and piano, Earl Palmer on drums, Rene Hall on guitar, Jewell Grant on baritone sax, Plas Johnson on tenor sax, and Ted Brinson on bass. [2] The record did not break the Top 40 charts in the United States.
Bad Boy is one of several Larry Williams songs which The Beatles covered during their career. Along with "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Bad Boy" was recorded by the Beatles on May 10, 1965, (Larry Williams' birthday) and was originally intended for a solely American release; however, "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" featured on the British Help! album that year. "Bad Boy" was first released on Beatles VI in June 1965. It eventually got a UK release on A Collection of Beatles Oldies in December 1966.[3] It is also available on the 1988 release, Past Masters, Volume One.
The song features John Lennon on lead vocal and rhythm guitar, Paul McCartney on bass, George Harrison on double-tracked lead guitar, and Ringo Starr on drums and tambourine.
"She Said Yeah" was originally the B-side of the Larry Williams single, and has been covered by The Rolling Stones and The Animals, amongst others.
The Canadian progressive rock band Rush featured "Bad Boy" in a Led Zeppelin–type arrangement during their early live shows. The Cleveland bootleg New in Town features the song, as well as an extended solo from guitarist Alex Lifeson. Vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee introduces the song as being from the Beatles VI album. After 1974, the group no longer performed the song live.
The song, recorded between 1957 and 1958, also appears on the 1992 compilation of the same name.[4]