Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)
"Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)" is a 1946 song by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. The song went to number one on the R&B Jukebox chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart.[1] Chuck Berry, who acknowledged the influence of both Louis Jordan and Carl Hogan,[2] copied the latter's guitar intro[3][4][5] to the song for his 1958 classic "Johnny B. Goode".[6]
Covers
- In 1961, Fats Domino released it on his album I Miss You So, and also as a double sided single. The single went to #33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7][8]
- B.B. King did a version of the song on his Louis Jordan tribute album Let the Good Times Roll that was released in 1999.[9]
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 309.
- Collie, Jason (18 March 2017). "Rock 'n' Roll legend Chuck Berry dies aged 90". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
Citing his influences, he said: "The main guy was Louis Jordan. I wanted to sing like Nat Cole, with lyrics like Louis Jordan with the swing of Bennie Goodman with Charlie Christian on guitar, playing Carl Hogan's riffs, with the soul of Muddy Waters."
- Miller, James (1999). Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock and Roll, 1947–1977. Simon & Schuster. p. 104. ISBN 0-684-80873-0.
- Bayles, Martha (1996). Hole in our soul : the loss of beauty and meaning in American popular music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 151. ISBN 0226039595.
- Chilton, John (1994). Let the good times roll : the story of Louis Jordan and his music. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 123. ISBN 0472105299.
- Light, Alan (19 March 2017). "15 Essential Chuck Berry Songs". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
The stinging introduction (pinched from the jump-blues star, and Mr. Berry’s greatest influence, Louis Jordan’s “Ain’t That Just Like a Woman”) set a standard that every rock guitarist still chases.
- "Billboard Hot 100 - Fats Domino". Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- Johnson, Gary. "Michigan Rock and Roll Legends - Fats Domino: 25 Favorite Recordings". www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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