Let's Go Get Stoned (R&B song)
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| - | '''Nickolas Ashford''' (May 4, 1942 - August 22, 2011), [[Fairfield County, South Carolina|Fairfield, South Carolina]], [[New York]]) and '''Valerie Simpson''' (born August 26, 1946 in [[Bronx, New York]]) were a husband and wife [[songwriting]]/[[record producer|production]] team and [[recording artists]]. They met at [[Harlem]]'s White Rock Baptist Church in 1963. After having recorded unsuccessfully as a duo, they joined aspiring solo artist and former member of the [[Ikettes]], Josie Jo Armstead, at the Scepter/Wand label where their compositions were recorded by [[Ronnie Milsap]] ("Never Had It So Good"), [[Maxine Brown]] ("One Step At A Time"), as well as the [[Shirelles]] and [[Chuck Jackson]]. Another of the trio's songs "[[Let's Go Get Stoned (Ray Charles song)|Let's Go Get Stoned]]" gave [[Ray Charles]] a number one U.S. R&B hit in 1966. That same year Ashford & Simpson joined [[Motown]] where their best-known songs included "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]", "[[You're All I Need To Get By]]", "[[Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing]]", and "[[Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)]]". As performers, Ashford and Simpson's best-known song is "[[Solid (song)|Solid]]" (1984 US and 1985 UK). The duo was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2002. | + | '''"Let's Go Get Stoned"''' is an R&B song originally recorded by [[The Coasters]] in May 1965. It was written by [[Ashford & Simpson]] and Josephine Armstead. |
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| + | It was a 1966 number-one R&B hit for music legend [[Ray Charles]]. The single was released shortly after Charles was released from rehab after a sixteen-year [[heroin]] addiction. It is notable for being one of Ashford & Simpson's first successful compositions together; the duo also penned Charles' "I Don't Need No Doctor" before they signed with [[Motown Records]] working primarily on duets for [[Marvin Gaye]] & [[Tammi Terrell]]. | ||
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| + | * [[Manfred Mann]] recorded the song one their [[List of number-one EPs (UK)|#1 British EP]] [[No Living Without Loving]] that topped the [[Extended play|EP]] charts in December 1965. | ||
| + | * [[James Brown]] released a recording of the song as a single | ||
| + | * The song was covered several times live by [[Joe Cocker]], most notably at [[Woodstock Festival]] in 1969. | ||
| + | *[[The Derek Trucks Band]] has performed the song at live concerts. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Stoner music]] | ||
| + | [[Category:WMC]] | ||
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"Let's Go Get Stoned" is an R&B song originally recorded by The Coasters in May 1965. It was written by Ashford & Simpson and Josephine Armstead.
It was a 1966 number-one R&B hit for music legend Ray Charles. The single was released shortly after Charles was released from rehab after a sixteen-year heroin addiction. It is notable for being one of Ashford & Simpson's first successful compositions together; the duo also penned Charles' "I Don't Need No Doctor" before they signed with Motown Records working primarily on duets for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
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- Manfred Mann recorded the song one their #1 British EP No Living Without Loving that topped the EP charts in December 1965.
- James Brown released a recording of the song as a single
- The song was covered several times live by Joe Cocker, most notably at Woodstock Festival in 1969.
- The Derek Trucks Band has performed the song at live concerts.
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