Willie the Weeper

"Willie the Weeper"
Written by Frankie Jaxon
Written 1927
Language English
Original artist Frankie Jaxon
Recorded by Louis Armstrong, Doc Cook, Dave Van Ronk, Billy Walker, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Performed by Bette Davis

Willie the Weeper(Roud 977)is a song about drug addiction, written by Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon in 1927. It is the basis for Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher[1][2] The Dave Van Ronk version may be the inspiration for the Velvet Underground's Heroin.[3]. The song also reached #5 on the country charts by Billy Walker

Derivative Works

References

  1. ^ Lorenz, Brenna & Lorenz, Megaera. (2001). Heptune Lorenz-Pulte Jazz and Blues Page. Retrieved January 11, 2008, from http://www.heptune.com/jazzfolk.html
  2. ^ (1999). Willie the Weeper. Retrieved January 11, 2008, from http://www.heptune.com/willieth.html
  3. ^ Lewis, Jeffrey (9 August 2008). "Rip-Off Artist". New York Times. http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/rip-off-artist/?scp=4&sq=%22Willie%20the%20Weeper%22&st=cse. Retrieved 4 December 2010.