Songs Performed or Written by Earl King [Earl Johnson]Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography
Earl Silas Johnson IV (February 7, 1934 – April 17, 2003), known as Earl King, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of blues standards such as "Come On" (covered by Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan) and "Big Chief" (recorded by Professor Longhair), he was an important figure in New Orleans R&B. == Biography == King was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. His father was a piano player. He... [more on Wikipedia]
hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956 ; charted as One Night / I Got Stung in UK charts [RCA Victor 47-7410] written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King & Anita Steiman