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Billy “The Kid” Emerson (21 Dec 1925 - 25 Apr 2023)

Male Person - United States rock 'n' roll on Sun, Vee-Jay & Chess Records

 Also known as (2)

Releases (14)

Official

Album

  1. Little Fine Healthy Thing 1980
  2. Crazy 'bout Automobiles 1982

Album - Compilation

  1. Move, Baby Move 1997
  2. Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus 2009

Single

  1. No Teasing Around / If Loving Is Believing 1954
  2. The Woodchuck / I'm Not Going Home 1954 (as Billy (The Kid) Emerson)
  3. Red Hot / No Greater Love 1955 (as Billy "The Kid" Emerson)
  4. Move Baby Move / When It Rains It Pours 1955 (as Billy (The Kid) Emerson)
  5. Don't Start Me to Lying / You Won't Stay Home 1956
  6. Something for Nothing / Little Fine Healthy Thing 1956
  7. Somebody Show Me / The Pleasure Is All Mine 1957
  8. Give Me a Little Love / Woodchuck 1958 (as Billy Emerson)
  9. I Took It So Hard / When It Rains It Pours 1964 (as Billy Emerson)
  10. I Took It So Hard / Every Woman I Know 1965 (as Billy (The Kid) Emerson)

Recordings by (100)

  1. No Teasing Around 2:58 (1954)
  2. If Loving Is Believing 2:10 (1954)
  3. The Woodchuck 3:08 (1954)
  4. I'm Not Going Home 3:10 (1954)
  5. Move Baby Move ?:?? (1955)
  6. When It Rains It Pours ?:?? (1955)
  7. Red Hot 2:27 (1955)
  8. No Greater Love 2:57 (1955)
  9. Something for Nothing ?:?? (1956)
  10. Little Fine Healthy Thing ?:?? (1956)
  11. Don't Start Me to Lying ?:?? (1956)
  12. You Won't Stay Home ?:?? (1956)
  13. Somebody Show Me 2:31 (1957)
  14. The Pleasure Is All Mine 2:38 (1957)
  15. Give Me a Little Love 2:27 (1958)
  16. Woodchuck 2:18 (1958)
  17. I Took It So Hard 2:15 (1964)
  18. Every Woman I Know 2:30 (1965)
  19. When My Baby Quit Me (take 2) 2:53 (1976)
  20. No Greater Love (take 1) 2:52 (1976)
  21. Cherry Pie 2:54 (1976)
  22. Hey Little Girl 2:18 (1976)
  23. If Lovin' Is Believing ?:?? (1980)
  24. When My Baby Quit Me ?:?? (1980)
  25. The Snuggle ?:?? (1980)
  26. Bourbon Street Jump ?:?? (1980)
  27. Shim Sham Shimmy ?:?? (1980)
  28. No Greater Love ?:?? (1980)
  29. Cherry Pie ?:?? (1980)
  30. Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles) ?:?? (1982)
  31. Tomorrow Never Comes ?:?? (1982)
  32. Don't Start Lying to Me ?:?? (1982)
  33. If You Won't Stay Home ?:?? (1982)
  34. Don't Be Careless ?:?? (1982)
  35. Do the Chicken ?:?? (1982)
  36. Do Yourself a Favour ?:?? (1982)
  37. You Never Miss the Water ?:?? (1982)
  38. Apron Strings 2:14 (1987)
  39. Crazy 'bout an Automobile 2:43 (1991)
  40. When It Rains, It Really Pours ?:?? (1991)
  41. If Lovin’ Is Believing 2:13 (1994)
  42. I’m Not Going Home 3:13 (1994)
  43. Um Huh My Baby 2:55 (1994)
  44. Shim Sham Shimmy (alt take) 2:24 (1996)
  45. Satisfied 2:16 (1996)
  46. When It Rains, It Pours 3:12 (1996)
  47. I Never Get Enough 2:31 (1997)
  48. Red Hot (Alt) 1:54 (1997)
  49. Satisfied 2:12 (1997)
  50. Hey, Little Girl (alternate) 2:24 (1997)
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On Recordings (3)

Instruments

  1. Got to Move 2:27 Sonny Boy Williamson (1965) organ
  2. I'll Get You Too 3:05 Junior Wells (15 Jul 1991) organ
  3. One Day 2:51 Junior Wells (15 Jul 1991) organ

Credited as (7)

  1. Billy “The Kid” Emerson
  2. Billy Emerson
  3. Billy ‘The Kid’ Emerson
  4. Billy (The Kid) Emerson
  5. Billy “The Kid” Emerson with Matt Murphy
  6. Billy "The Kid" Emerson
  7. Billy “The Kid” Emerson & Al Smith's Orchestra

Works (55)

Wrote

  1. I Just Got Some
  2. I Dig Your Wig
  3. No Teasing Around
  4. No Lie
  5. American Bandstand Thing
  6. Southern Feeling
  7. Red Hot
  8. A Dancin' Whippersnapper
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Composed

  1. Cherry Pie
  2. Hey Little Girl
  3. Don't Start Me Lyin'
  4. Do Yourself A Favor
  5. (Do The) Chicken
  6. If Lovin' Is Believing
  7. When It Rains It Pours
  8. I Took It So Hard
  9. Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
  10. Wos wü de wüde Hilde?
  11. Satisfied
  12. Shim Sham Shimmy
  13. I Never Get Enough
  14. The Whip
  15. Give Me a Little Love
  16. I'm Not Going Home
  17. If You Won't Stay Home
  18. Little Fine Healthy Thing
  19. No Greater Love
  20. Move, Baby, Move
  21. When My Baby Quit Me
  22. The Woodchuck
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Lyrics

  1. Cherry Pie
  2. Hey Little Girl
  3. Don't Start Me Lyin'
  4. Do Yourself A Favor
  5. Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
  6. Wos wü de wüde Hilde?
  7. When It Rains It Pours
  8. If Lovin' Is Believing
  9. I'm Not Going Home
  10. If You Won't Stay Home
  11. Little Fine Healthy Thing
  12. No Greater Love
  13. When My Baby Quit Me
  14. Something For Nothing
  15. Tomorrow Never Comes
  16. Somebody Show Me
  17. You Never Miss The Water
  18. The Pleasure Is All Mine
  19. Give Me a Little Love
  20. I Took It So Hard
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Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135165474
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6cv7wh0

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/155564

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/850213

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000068045

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/16768345

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863081

Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/billy_the_kid_emerson.htm
  2. https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/billy_the_kid_emerson.htm

Discography Pages

  1. http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/billyemerson.htm