Billy Boy Arnold

Aliases: Billy Boy
"Billy Boy" Arnold
Real name: William Arnold
Born: September 16, 1935
Country: United States
IPI: 00061534399 1 work
00062856952 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter from Chicago

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Don't Stay Out All Night	Billy Boy	February 1956	The Paladins
I Ain't Got You REL	Billy Boy	February 1956	(34 artists) Originally by Jimmy Reed REC
I Was Fooled	Billy Boy	June 1955	(5 artists)
I Wish You Would	Billy Boy	June 1955	(35 artists)
Rockin' Itis	Billy Boy	1957	(3 artists)
You've Got Me Wrong	Billy Boy	June 1956	(2 artists)

Covers by Billy Boy Arnold

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
$1,000 Dollar Bill	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
99 Lbs.	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Ann Peebles
Ain't That Just Like a Woman	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
A Mother's Prayer	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Joe Tex
Black Gal Blues	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Blackjack	Billy Boy Arnold	2001	Unverified
Blue and Lonesome	Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Little Walter
Coal Man	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Mack Rice
Decoration Day	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Don't Set Me Free	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Ray Charles and His Orchestra
Early in the Morning	Billy Boy Arnold - Johnny Jones	1979	Charlie Spand, Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
First Time I Met the Blues	Billy Boy Arnold	June 7, 2011	Little Brother
Get Out of Here	"Billy Boy" Arnold	1965	B.B. King
Goin' by the River	"Billy Boy" Arnold	1965	Jimmy Reed
Going Home	Billy Boy Arnold	1984	Louisiana Red
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Half-a-Pint	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Leroy Carr REL, Lucille Bogan REC
He's a Jelly Roll Baker	Billy Boy Arnold	June 7, 2011	Lonnie Johnson
How Long Can This Go On?	Billy Boy Arnold	1995	Little Junior Parker
I Done Got Over It	Billy Boy Arnold	1984	Guitar Slim and His Band
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Papa Freddie
If You Would Just Let Me Love You	Billy Boy Arnold	October 18, 2005	B.B. King
I Have Got to Go	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
I Hear My Black Name Ringing	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1978	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
I Hear My Name Ringing	Billy Boy Arnold	October 18, 2005	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
I'm a Man	Billy Boy Arnold	October 18, 2005	Bo Diddley
It Should Have Been Me	Billy Boy Arnold	1995	Ray Charles and His Orchestra
Just a Little Bit	Billy Boy Arnold	1984	Rosco Gordon
Just Got to Know	Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Jimmy McCracklin
Last Night	Billy Boy Arnold	1984	Little Walter and His Jukes
Love Her with a Feeling	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Tampa Red
Mellow Chick Swing	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
My Babe	Billy Boy Arnold	1984	Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet, Little Walter and His Jukes
My Little Machine	Billy Boy Arnold - Johnny Jones	1979	Poor Charlie
Nadine (Is It You?)	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Chuck Berry
Night Watchman Blues	Billy Boy Arnold	April 2009	Big Bill
Nine Below Zero	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
One Room Country Shack	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Mercy Dee
Ouch!	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Ricky Allen
Play with Fire	Billy Boy Arnold	September 14, 2018	The Rolling Stones
Polly Put the Kettle On	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Rub-a-Dub	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Shake the Boogie	Billy Boy Arnold	October 8, 1993	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Shake Your Hips	Billy Boy Arnold	October 8, 1993	Slim Harpo
She Don't Love Me That Way	Billy Boy Arnold	June 7, 2011	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
She's Fine, She's Mine	Billy Boy Arnold	October 15, 2021	Unverified
She's Love Crazy	Billy Boy Arnold	April 2009	Tampa Red
She Wants to Sell My Monkey	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Tampa Red
Sloppy Drunk	Billy Boy Arnold - Johnny Jones	1979	Leroy Carr REL, Lucille Bogan REC
Springtime Blues	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Memphis Jug Band
Squeeze Me Tight	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
St. James Infirmary	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	(unknown), (unknown), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
Sugar Mama	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Trust My Baby	Billy Boy Arnold	1984	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
Two Drinks of Wine	"Billy Boy" Arnold	1965	Charlie Spand, Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Work Song	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.
Worried Dream	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	B.B. King
Worried Life Blues	Billy Boy Arnold	October 8, 1993	Sleepy John Estes, Big Maceo
Worried Life Blues	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Sleepy John Estes, Big Maceo
You Better Cut That Out	"Billy Boy" Arnold	1965	Big Bill
You Give Me Nothing to Go On	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Ted Taylor [US]

Songs written by Billy Boy Arnold

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Don't Stay Out All Night	Billy Boy Arnold	Billy Boy	October 1955	Covered by The Paladins
I Wish You Would	Billy Boy Arnold	Billy Boy	May 5, 1955	Covered by (35 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Back Where I Belong	Billy Boy Arnold	October 8, 1993	Alligator Records [US]
Billy Boy Sings Sonny Boy	Billy Boy Arnold	May 20, 2008	Electro-Fi
Checkin' It Out	Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Red Lightnin'
Consolidated Mojo	Billy Boy Arnold	October 18, 2005	Electro-Fi
Eldorado Cadillac	Billy Boy Arnold	1995	Alligator Records [US]
Live in Chicago with Billy Boy Arnold	Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold	1979	Alligator Records [US]
More Blues on the South Side	"Billy Boy" Arnold	1965	Prestige [US]
Ten Million Dollars	Billy Boy Arnold	1984	Blue Phoenix
The Blues Soul of Billy Boy Arnold	Billy Boy Arnold	October 21, 2014	Stony Plain

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Here's My Picture	Billy Boy	June 1956	Vee-Jay
I Ain't Got You	Billy Boy	February 1956	Vee-Jay
I Was Fooled	Billy Boy	June 1955	Vee-Jay
Rockin' Itis	Billy Boy	1957	Vee-Jay

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Chicago Blues - A Living History	various artists	April 2009	Raisin' Music
Chicago Blues - A Living History - The (R)evolution Continues	various artists	June 7, 2011	Raisin' Music
Chicago Blues Live at the 'Fickle Pickle'	various artists	1979	Flyright
Chicago Plays the Stones	various artists	September 14, 2018	Raisin' Music
Rare Gems	various artists	1978	Roots [US]

Reported errors

#	Reported by	Reported on	Status	Last update
#36276	Canary	2008-03-09 15:17:15 UTC	processed	2011-07-15 22:07:15 UTC by Bastien
#37256	Bastien	2008-08-05 18:45:21 UTC	processed	2008-08-06 15:49:10 UTC by Canary

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