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Ain't Got No Home (Clarence "Frogman" Henry song)

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Setting the Record Straight: The Music and Careers of Recording Artists from the 1950s and Early 1960s ... In Their Own Words
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Clarence Henry used his trademark croak to improvise the song "Ain't Got No Home" one night in 1955.
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incorporated some of the vocal lines from the song on the track "Just A Little Bit" on his 1988
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earned Henry his nickname of "Frogman" and jump-started a career that endured until his death.
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry – "Ain't Got No Home / Troubles, Troubles" (1956 single)
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The first verse of the song is sung in a man's voice, the second in a
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry – "Ain't Got No Home" (1966 single)
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In the United States, the song reached no. 3 on one of the
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The Billboard Book of Top 40 R & B and Hip-hop Hits
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The song has been covered by many artists including
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Index

Single
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
B-side
Genre
Rhythm and blues
Label
Argo
Songwriter(s)
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
single
falsetto
Billboard R&B chart
Billboard pop chart, the Hot 100
Chess Records
A&R
Paul Gayten
Cosimo Matassa
R&B
gimmick
Chess
Argo Records
The Lost Boys
Martin Scorsese
Casino
NME
the Band
Suzi Quatro
Buddy Holly

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