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Percy Mayfield (* 12. August 1920 in Minden, Louisiana; † 11. August 1984 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Rhythm-and-Blues-Sänger und Songschreiber. Percy Mayfield begann seine musikalische Karriere in Texas, zog aber während des Zweiten Weltkriegs nach Kalifornien. 1947 macht er seine erste Aufnahme Two ...
Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter, known for the songs "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles.
Percy Mayfield est un chanteur, pianiste et compositeur de blues américain, né le 12 août 1920 à Minden en Louisiane (États-Unis) et mort le 11 août 1984 [1] à Los Angeles en Californie. Il est l’auteur du morceau Hit the Road Jack, interprété par Ray Charles pour la première fois.
"Please Send Me Someone to Love" is a blues ballad, written and recorded by American blues and soul singer Percy Mayfield in 1950, for Art Rupe's Specialty Records. It was on the Billboard's R&B chart for 27 weeks and reached the number-one position for two weeks; it was Mayfield's most successful song.
"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues singer Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961, and won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording, becoming one of Charles' signature songs.
Percy Mayfield (Minden (Louisiana), 12 augustus 1920 – Los Angeles, 11 augustus 1984) was een Amerikaanse r&b-zanger, met een soepele vocale stijl. Hij was ook songwriter, bekend van de nummers Please Send Me Someone to Love en Hit the Road Jack.
Percy Mayfield has been widely described as "the poet laureate of the blues." Armed with a dry baritone, songwriter and singer Mayfield sang blues ballads that pondered worlds of trouble, melancholy, pain, and suicide. He was one of the most creative songwriters and performers of California blues.
