1961 CLARENCE FROGMAN HENRY 78 "BUT I DO" E+

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A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS ULTRA RARE 1961 CLARENCE "FROGMAN" HENRY 78 FEATURING HIS BIGGEST UK HIT "BUT I DO" ON A SOUTH AFRICAN PARLOPHONE 78

Clarence "Frogman" Henry (born March 19, 1937, Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American rhythm and blues singer.

Fats Domino and Professor Longhair were young Henry's main influences while growing up. When Henry played in talent shows, he dressed like Longhair and wore a wig with braids on both sides.

His trademark croak, utilized to the maximum on his 1956 debut hit "Ain't Got No Home," earned Henry his nickname and jump-started a career that endures to this day. "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" and "You Always Hurt the One You Love", both from 1961, were his other big hits.

Henry opened eighteen concerts for The Beatles across the U.S. and Canada in 1964, but his main source of income came from the Bourbon Street strip in New Orleans, where he played for nineteen years. His name could still draw hordes of tourists long after his hit-making days had ended.

Clarence Henry's pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In April 2007, "Frogman" was honored for his contributions to Louisiana music with induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

BUT I DO

ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 4 MAY 1961 REACHING NUMBER 3 AND STAYING IN THE CHARTS 19 WEEKS

I don't know why I love you but I do
I don't know why I cry so but I do
I only know I'm lonely and that I want you only
I don't know why I love you but I do

I can't sleep nights because I feel so restless
I don't know what to do, I feel so helpless
And since you've been away, I cry both night and day
I don't know why I love you but I do

My days have been so lonely
My nights have been so blue
I don't know how I manage, but I do

Each night I sit alone and tell myself
That I will fall in love with someone else
I guess I'm wastin' time but I've got to clear my mind
I don't know why I love you but I do

DISC DETAILS:-

SA PARLOPHONE SPD 194    10" 78rpm  

SIDE A/.  BUT I DO  

SIDE B/.  JUST MY BABY AND ME

CONDITION -  Ex+  (LOADS OF SHINE & A LOVELY QUIET PLAYING SURFACE But the  A Side label has a small "X" on it - See Scan)

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