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Tramp (Lowell Fulson song)

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B-side
  
"Pico"

Format
  
7" 45 rpm record

Genre
  
Blues

Released
  
1967 (1967)

Recorded
  
1967 (1967)

Length
  
03:04

"Tramp" is a soul blues song first recorded by Lowell Fulson in 1967. It was written by Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin. The song became a hit, reaching #5 in the Billboard R&B chart and #52 in the pop Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the original recording, "Tramp" has been recorded by several R&B and other artists.

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Other versions

  • 1967 - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas as #2 R&B and #26 Pop hits.
  • 1967 - Roy Head and the Traits with Johnny Winter as a single.
  • 1967 - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity as a single.*
  • 1975 - West Road Blues Band from Blues Power (album).
  • 1980 - Alex Chilton from Live In London.
  • 1987 - Salt-n-Pepa from Hot, Cool & Vicious.
  • 1988 - Tav Falco's Panther Burns from Red Devil.
  • 1989 - Los Mojados instrumental version from Mal camino.
  • 1998 - Junior Kimbrough from God Knows I Tried.
  • 1999 - Foxy Brown from Chyna Doll.
  • 2001 - Buddy Guy from Sweet Tea.
  • 2003 - ZZ Top from Mescalero.
  • 2010 - Steve Miller Band from Bingo!.

    • Sampling

  • The original version recorded by Lowell Fulson was sampled in the 1990 song "Rampage" by EPMD (featuring LL Cool J), the 1991 song "Let, Let Me In" by De La Soul and the 1992 song "7" by Prince.
  • Salt-n-Pepa sampled the Otis Redding and Carla Thomas rendition of the song in 1985 and kept the original title.
  • The Otis Redding and Carla Thomas rendition also contains an uncredited guitar riff, played by Steve Cropper and lifted from the introduction of The Temptations' 1966 Motown classic "(I Know) I'm Losing You".

    • References

    Tramp (Lowell Fulson song) Wikipedia
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