No, Little Willie John did it first. Peggy covered it, and a group called the Huntsmen at some point, which is the version I suspect the Cramps one to be based on.
No, Little Willie John did it first. Peggy covered it, and a group called the Huntsmen at some point, which is the version I suspect the Cramps one to be based on.
Here's the Wiki article: "Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport and originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1956. It was released as a double-sided hit along with the top-ten R&B song "Letter from My Darling". The song reached number one for three weeks on the R&B Best Sellers chart, which also made the popular charts as an early rock and roll song, peaking at number twenty-four.[1]
Here's the Wiki article: "Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport and originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1956. It was released as a double-sided hit along with the top-ten R&B song "Letter from My Darling". The song reached number one for three weeks on the R&B Best Sellers chart, which also made the popular charts as an early rock and roll song, peaking at number twenty-four.[1]
After its original release, "Fever" has been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres. In 1958, Peggy Lee recorded the...
After its original release, "Fever" has been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres. In 1958, Peggy Lee recorded the first cover version of the song, which featured additional lyrics composed by Lee herself without credit
This is a Peggy Lee cover.
No, Little Willie John did it first. Peggy covered it, and a group called the Huntsmen at some point, which is the version I suspect the Cramps one to be based on.
No, Little Willie John did it first. Peggy covered it, and a group called the Huntsmen at some point, which is the version I suspect the Cramps one to be based on.
Listen to MmeLEnfer. S/he's spot on!
Listen to MmeLEnfer. S/he's spot on!
Here's the Wiki article: "Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport and originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1956. It was released as a double-sided hit along with the top-ten R&B song "Letter from My Darling". The song reached number one for three weeks on the R&B Best Sellers chart, which also made the popular charts as an early rock and roll song, peaking at number twenty-four.[1]
Here's the Wiki article: "Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport and originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1956. It was released as a double-sided hit along with the top-ten R&B song "Letter from My Darling". The song reached number one for three weeks on the R&B Best Sellers chart, which also made the popular charts as an early rock and roll song, peaking at number twenty-four.[1]
After its original release, "Fever" has been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres. In 1958, Peggy Lee recorded the...
After its original release, "Fever" has been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres. In 1958, Peggy Lee recorded the first cover version of the song, which featured additional lyrics composed by Lee herself without credit