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. 202 – Yellow Squash Chicken Livers
Ep. 201 – I Smelled God In The Wind
Ep. 200 – Egg Induced Slumber
Ep. 199 – Thumb Holes
Ep. 198 – You Can't Kill An Idea
Ep. 197 – There are more people dead than who are in love
Ep. 196 – What is the Meaning of Genius?
Ep. 195 – Diction Without Parallel
Ep. 194 – An Occurrence of Some Regard
Ep. 193 – Stem to Stern
Ep. 192 – Impromptu Feed For Nine
Ep. 191 – Preying on Compassion and Fear
Ep. 190 – An Oak Shall Spring Forth Maples
Ep. 189 – Chicken As A Segue
Ep. 188 – Droopy Unleashed
Ep. 187 – The Smell of Reason in the Morning
Ep. 186 – Scent Has Mass
Ep. 185 – Onomatopoetic Tools: A Glossary
Ep. 184 – I'll sing for my dinner
Ep. 183 – It's Not That Lemony!
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