According to the documentary History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, King had no intention of recording the song himself. King had written it for the Drifters, who passed on recording it. After the “Spanish Harlem” recording session in 1960, King had some studio time left over. The session’s producers, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, asked if he had any more songs. King played it on the piano for them. They liked it and called the studio musicians back in to record it.
He is best known for writing the Millennium trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, starting in 2005, after the author died suddenly of a heart attack. The trilogy was adapted as four motion pictures in Sweden and the U.S. (for the first book only).
Ep. 219 – Cerebral Pragmatic Opportunity
Ep. 218 – Satin Jammy Jammies
Ep. 217 – A Snagged Fly Is Worth A Try
Ep. 216 – Kissed the Cheek of Cod
Ep. 215 – Take The Win
Ep. 214 – Ham-Toed
Ep. 213 – Acorn Pig Farm
Ep. 212 – Shananigans Malarky Extraordinaire
Ep. 211 – The Dominatrix of Prague
Ep. 210 – The Magic Cheeseburger Scenario
Ep. 209 – Foul Hooked
Ep. 208 – Where's My Trout?
Ep. 207 – Rules Change and No One Knows It
Ep. 206 – Picking Up Rose Petals
Ep. 205 – Older Than Ice
Ep. 204 – Shitbowl
Ep. 203 – Delicious Malicious Militias
Ep. 202 – Yellow Squash Chicken Livers
Ep. 201 – I Smelled God In The Wind
Ep. 200 – Egg Induced Slumber
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