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Percy Mayfield

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Born
12 August 1920
Born In
Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States
Died
11 August 1984 (aged 63)
Percy Mayfield (12 August 1920 - 11 August 1984) was an American singer & songwriter famous for the songs "Hit the Road, Jack" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love".He was known as “Poet Laureate of the Blues”. Mayfield was born in Minden, Louisiana. As a youth, he showed a talent for poetry, so he thought he would try songwriting and singing. He began his performing career in Texas and had moved to Los Angeles by 1942. He auditioned his song "Two Years of Torture" to Supreme Records (a Los Angeles-area record label) because he thought it would be a … read more
Percy Mayfield (12 August 1920 - 11 August 1984) was an American singer & songwriter famous for the songs "Hit the Road, Jack" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love".He was known as “Poet Laureate of the Blues”. Mayfield was born in Minden, Louisiana. As a youth, he show… read more
Percy Mayfield (12 August 1920 - 11 August 1984) was an American singer & songwriter famous for the songs "Hit the Road, Jack" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love".He was known as “Poet Laureate of the Blues”. Mayfield was born in Minden, Louisiana. As a youth, he showed a talent for poetry, so he thought he would try songwriting and singi… read more

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1 Play track Poet Of The Blues Louisiana
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2 Every Day: The Best of the Verve Years Please Send Me Someone to Love
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3 Poet Of The Blues Loose Lips
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4 And So... The Jazz Started / Seventy-Four Hit the Road Jack
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5 Play track My Blues The Voice Within
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6 Play track Poet Of The Blues Cry Baby
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7 Play track Poet Of The Blues Lost Mind
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8 The Blues Effect - Percy Mayfield The Rivers Invitation
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9 Play track Poet Of The Blues The River's Invitation
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10 Play track Poet Of The Blues Strange Things Happening
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Albums

  1. 12,906 listeners

    1 Jan 1990 · 25 tracks

    Poet Of The Blues
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  2. 5,487 listeners

    1 Jan 2006 · 14 tracks

    Specialty Profiles: Percy Mayfield
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  3. 4,335 listeners

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    The Voice Within: The Speciality Singles 1950-55
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  4. 1,179 listeners

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