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. 39 – It should've gone without saying
Ep. 38 – Sicilians, you're breaking my heart
Ep. 37 – Curly Fried Tubers
Ep. 36 – Turducken of Unknown Knowledge
Ep. 35 – Copper Cooper Cobbler Co-op
Ep. 34 – Brooklyn Platonic Association of Podcasters
Ep. 33 – There may be a chuckle in here somewhere
Ep. 32 – Pinball Machine of Common Sense
Ep. 31 – Jovian Ring Cave
Ep. 30 – I put a spell on you
Ep. 29 - Spooktacular: Authenticate Your Potential to be a Mannequin
Ep. 28 - What is your Clown King doing now?
Ep. 27 - Cowboy Caught The Same Fish Twice
Ep. 26 - What do you want to be plumb with?
Ep. 25 - The Defenestrated Fire Engine
Ep. 24 - Shoeing a Bald Nun
Ep. 22 - Purple Chipmunk Proboscis
Ep. 21 - Quixotic Amber Camel
Ep. 20 - We're Big in Uruguay
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