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. 162 – Not Worth a Bucket of Spit
Ep. 161 – Life is good, albeit out of focus
Ep. 160 – Man To Your Right Shuffles
Ep. 159 – The Hustle is Multidimensional
Ep. 158 – The Beer is the Same; It's You That's Different
Ep. 157 – Sandy on the Way Home
Ep. 156 – Peastone Cowboy
Ep. 155 – Whistlethon
Ep. 154 – Smirk to Irk
Ep. 153 – The Sustainable Choice
Ep. 152 – Overwhelmed by the Joy
Ep. 151 – 82º of Kevin Bacon
Ep. 150 – I Had a Synapse
Ep. 149 – She was a good sport about it, and then we drove home
Ep. 148 – Two Legs Ain't No Picnic
Ep. 147 – Trout Jitsu
Ep. 146 – Down Where The Rats Ran
Ep. 145 – A Family of Sweepers
Ep. 144 – Don't hesitate. Lubricate.
Ep. 143 – Conjuring God
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