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Driving That Thing

Mississippi Sheiks

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  1. Released on OKeh, also That Rhythm Man (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra), (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue? (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) and Basin Street Blues (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra)

  2. Written by Bo Carter, also Corinna, Corinna (Ray Peterson), All Around Man (Rory Gallagher) and Baby, Please Make a Change (Hugh Laurie)

  3. Written by Walter Jacobs, also Sittin’ on Top of the World (Ray Charles), Sittin’ on Top of the World (Bob Dylan) and The World Gone Wrong (B.B. King)

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Written by
Bo Carter and Walter Jacobs
Performed by
Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Jacobs and [unknown]
Part of
Driving That Thing / Stop and Listen Blues
Released on
OKeh

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Driving That Thing was performed by Lonnie Chatmon

    Driving That Thing was performed by Lonnie Chatmon

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Driving That Thing was performed by Walter Jacobs

    Driving That Thing was performed by Walter Jacobs

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Driving That Thing was performed by [unknown]

    Driving That Thing was performed by [unknown]

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Driving That Thing was written by Bo Carter

    Driving That Thing was written by Bo Carter

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Driving That Thing was written by Walter Jacobs

    Driving That Thing was written by Walter Jacobs

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Driving That Thing is part of the release Driving That Thing / Stop and Listen Blues

    Driving That Thing is part of the release Driving That Thing / Stop and Listen Blues

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz OKeh is the label of the song Driving That Thing

    OKeh is the label of the song Driving That Thing

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Driving That Thing was released on 1930-07

    Driving That Thing was released on 1930-07

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026