This waš the first record I bought, age 15 in 1951. Fats Domino Going to the River was second, I loved him all my life! An acquaintance borrowed Junco Partners and wouldn't give it back!
"the anthem of the dopers, the whores, the pimps, the cons. It was a song they sang in Angola, the state prison farm, and the rhythm was even known as the 'jailbird beat'."[6] In all, he recorded five singles for the "Sittin' in with" label, the first three credited to James Waynes, with a final
John Mooney’s version recorded live in Bremen, Germany is my favorite (“give me a tincture when I get sickly”), but it’s great to experience the ROOTS of this New Orleans standard. Never heard the Clash do it.