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Track: Summertime
Artist: Billy Stewart
Album: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Billy Stewart

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Name: Billy Stewart
Spotify Genres: classic soul
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American pop, soul and rhythm & blues singer, drummer, pianist and songwriter, born ( March 24, 1937 ) in Washington, D. C., died ( January 17, 1970 ) in Neuse River, Smithfield, North Carolina (car accident). In the early 1960s, Stewart began working with A&R man Billy Davis where he recorded the songs “Fat Boy,” “Reap What You Sow,” and “Strange Feeling.” All three records made the Billboard Hot 100 and the Top 30 in the R&B charts. In 1965, Stewart returned to Chess Records where he created his unique word-doubling singing technique. He released the song, “I Do Love You” which reached # 6 on the R&B chart and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year he recorded “Sitting in the Park,” which hit #4 on the R&B chart and #24 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1966, Stewart uniquely arranged one of the favorite arias from Gershwin’s opera, Porgy and Bess, “Summertime.” Because of his strength in music theory, Stewart brought exceptional excitement to this composition by his extraordinary cadenza scatting skills. The recording reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold more than 700,000 records. Stewart worked with The Stewart Gospel Singers, The Marquees, The Rainbows, and [a1161876].

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Release: Billy Stewart - Summertime
Year: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul

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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...uck Chuck a-chuck-chuck (huh! yeah!) A-summertime And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin, don't you know my darling, I said a-right now And the cotton is high Like-a like-a like-a you're daddy's rich And your mom is good-lookin', yeah So hush,little baby, don't you cry One of these, one of these, one of these mornings, darlin' You're gonna rise, you're gonna rise up singin' Then you'll spread your little wings, your little wings And-a take to the ska-da-da-da-dy Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... until-a that mornin' There's nothin' gonna harm you, girl With Mommy and Daddy standing by, yeah Pretty little darlin', I said, a-right now Don't let a tear, don't let a tear, don't let a tear Little darlin', I said, fall a-from your eyes So hush, pretty baby Do-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-on't You-ooo Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...uck Chuck a-chuck-chuck Little darlin' do not let a tear fall-a from your ey-ey-ey-ey-eye Whoa!