As the Years Go Passing By

"As the Years Go Passing By" is a song penned by Peppermint Harris for Fenton Robinson, who first recorded it in 1959 on Duke Records, Duke #312. Flamboyant pianist James Booker also played on the session.^[1] It is credited to have been written by 'Deadric Malone' (a pseudonym of Don Robey), owner of Duke, which was a customary practice for some producers and label owners at that time. It was originally titled "As the Years Go By"

Robinson rerecorded the song for his Grammy nominated 1977 album I Hear Some Blues Downstairs,^[2] which was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2010.^[3]

Other recorded versions

Over the years, many award-winning artists have recorded their own versions of this song.

• Albert King recorded it for his Grammy Hall of Fame^[4] 1967 Stax album Born Under A Bad Sign, Stax 723.^[5]
• Eric Burdon and The Animals covered it on their 1968 album Love Is, MGM SE-4591-2.^[6]
• Carlos Santana played it many times in his early career, although it wasn’t issued until his 1997 release Live at the Fillmore 1968, Columbia C2K 64860.^[7]
• The Elvin Bishop Group recorded it for their 1970 album Feel It!, Fillmore Records Z 30239.^[8]
• Al Kooper included a version on his 1973 album Naked Songs, Columbia KC 31723.^[9]
• George Thorogood & the Destroyers recorded it for their 1982 album Bad to the Bone, EMI America ST-17076^[10]
• Gary Moore included it on his 1990 album Still Got the Blues, Virgin CDV 2612^[11]
• Boz Scaggs and Booker T & the MG’s recorded a version in the 1990s that was released on several compilation albums.
• Otis Rush included it on his 1994 album Ain’t Enough Coming In, This Way Up Records 314 518 769-2.^[12]
• The Jeff Healey Band covered it on their 1995 album Cover To Cover, Arista 74321 23888 2.^[13]

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics