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Spooner Oldham

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Real name
Dewey Lindham Oldham Jr.
Born
June 14, 1943
Country
United States
IPI
00022830905 20 works
00022831020 10 works
00022831216 12 works
00347461747 28 works
Affiliation
ASCAP, BMI
Comments
Organist, session musician and songwriter, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's sideman category in 2009.
Member of
Spooner's Crowd
Family
Karen Oldham Wife
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Originals

Covers by Spooner Oldham

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1972 Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, The Box Tops, Otis Redding, Steve Alaimo
1972 William McEwan, Carter Family
i A Woman Left Lonely Spooner Oldham 1982 Unverified
June 7, 1999 The Box Tops
June 7, 1999 Aretha Franklin
June 7, 1999 The Box Tops
  June 7, 1999 The Ovations REL, Dan Penn REC
June 7, 1999 Dan Penn
  June 7, 1999 Dan Penn REC, Percy Sledge REL
June 7, 1999 Bob Luman
June 7, 1999 Dan Penn
June 7, 1999 Percy Sledge
June 7, 1999 The Sweet Inspirations
June 7, 1999 James Carr
June 7, 1999 Janis Joplin
  June 7, 1999 Dan Penn REC, Billy Young REL
2006 Johnny Cash
  2006 Roy Clark REL, George Jones REC
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Oteil Burbridge, Billy Crain, Marco Giovino, Spooner Oldham, Tammy Rogers (Billy Crain, Spooner Oldham) November 11, 2016 Unverified

Songs written by Spooner Oldham

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
1980 Spooner Oldham, Karen Oldham Spooner Oldham 1972 Covered by Scott Ward Band
Another Night of Love Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham Freddy Weller July 8, 1971 Covered by (2 artists)
A Woman Left Lonely Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Janis Joplin January 1971 Covered by (21 artists)
Cheater Man Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Irma Thomas 1967 Covered by (4 artists)
Cry Like a Baby Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops February 1968 Covered by (31 artists)
Everything I Am Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops October 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
Fine Time Spooner Oldham, Oscar Franck Genie Brooks 1967 Covered by Gli Uh!
Genie in the Jug Arthur Alexander, Spooner Oldham Arthur Alexander February 1992 Covered by (2 artists)
Handy Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Darryl Carter Sandy Posey March 23, 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
He's Only a Prayer Away Spooner Oldham, Hal Newman Ben Moore February 1982 Covered by (2 artists)
Hey Mister Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Sandy Posey February 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
I Do Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, The Vel Tones REL July 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
I'll Take Care of You Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Sonny James and The Southern Gentlemen REC, Bobby McDowell REL September 1, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
I Met Her in Church Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops July 1968 Covered by (3 artists)
I'm Living Good Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, The Ovations REL April 1965 Covered by (5 artists)
I'm Your Puppet Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn November 1965 Covered by (41 artists)
I Need a Lot of Loving Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, The Ovations REL January 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
It Tears Me Up Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, Percy Sledge REL January 1965 Covered by (11 artists)
I Worship the Ground You Walk On Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Jimmy Hughes August 1966 Covered by Etta James
Just as I Am Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Lonnie Ray May 1965 Covered by (6 artists)
Keep On Talking Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, James Barnett REL August 1965 Covered by Arthur Conley
Let It Happen Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham James Carr May 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Lonely Women Make Good Lovers Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham Bob Luman June 27, 1972 Covered by (7 artists)
My Friend Donnie Fritts, Spooner Oldham Steve Alaimo June 1968 Covered by (3 artists)
Oh! What a Fool I've Been Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Darryl Carter The Sweet Inspirations August 24, 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
Out of Left Field Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Percy Sledge March 6, 1967 Covered by (12 artists)
People Gonna Talk Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops July 1968 Covered by Pig Iron
Reaching Out Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Bobby Moore [US1] July 1967 Covered by Tony Worsley
Sandcastles Dan Penn, Chips Moman, Spooner Oldham Merrilee Rush August 1968 Covered by The 31st of February
She Ain't Gonna Do Right Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Wilson Pickett December 1966 Covered by (4 artists)
She Loves Me (Right Out of My Mind) Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham Freddy Weller October 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
Slippin' Around with You Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, Art Freeman REL April 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
Strangest Feeling Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, Bill Brandon REL 1963 Covered by Ted Taylor [US]
Sweet Inspiration Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Sweet Inspirations August 24, 1967 Covered by (28 artists)
Take a Good Look Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, James Barnett REL January 1965
The Lord Loves a Rolling Stone Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Spooner Oldham 1972 Covered by Scott Ward Band
The Roadmaster Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham Freddy Weller April 13, 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
Two in the Morning Spooner Oldham, Roger Hawkins, Albert Lowe Jr. Spooner's Crowd 1966 Covered by Charlie Chalmers
Up Tight Good Woman Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Jimmy Johnson [US3] Dan Penn REC, Wilson Pickett REL 1965 Covered by (6 artists)
Watching the Trains Go By Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Tony Joe White January 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Jimmy Hughes June 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
Zero Willpower Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts, Spooner Oldham Irma Thomas 1979 Covered by (2 artists)

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