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Rosco Gordon (1928–2002)

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Blues pianist, singer and composer. Wrote or co-wrote "Love you till the day I die", "Booted", "No more doggin'", "Do the chicken", "Just a little bit" and many more. When he found out that he had been cheated out of the royalties on something like 300 songs that he had written, he gave up music to concentrate on a dry-cleaning business which he had won in a poker game.

Born:

Rosco Gordon
in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Died:

(age 74) in New York, USA
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2008 The Express (performer: "Just A Little Bit")
 
2006 The Sopranos (TV series)
– Join the Club (2006) (writer: "Just a Little Bit" - uncredited)
 
2000 Da Vinci's Inquest (TV series)
– All Tricked Up (2000) (writer: "NOW YOU'RE GONE" / performer: "NOW YOU'RE GONE")
 
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2003 The Blues (TV series documentary)
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– The Road to Memphis (2003) … Himself
 
2002 23rd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards (TV special)
 
2000 Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (TV documentary)
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1957 Rock Baby - Rock It
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(1952) Single: "Hey Fat Girl" (Duke Records)

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Blues pianist, singer and composer. Wrote or co-wrote "Love you till the day I die", "Booted", "No more doggin'", "Do the chicken", "Just a little bit" and many more. When he found out that he had been cheated out of the royalties on something like 300 songs that he had written, he gave up music to concentrate on a dry-cleaning business which he had won in a poker game. See more »

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