Tramp
Otis Redding’s 1964 recording of “Tramp” is the earliest release on file. Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Salt-N-Pepa (released 1986), Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity (released 1967) and Lowell Fulson (released 1966), among 64 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Wu-Tang Clan’s “Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin wrote "Tramp," Otis Redding got it on record first, and Salt-N-Pepa put out their own version in 1986, years before it turned up under the Wu. One song, three very different hands on it, and Salt-N-Pepa is the next door down the hall.
Credited writers: Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1964.
Wu-Tang Clan’s “Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- Lowell Fulson1966
- Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity1967
- Alex Chilton1980
- Salt-N-Pepa1986
- The Otis and Carla Band1999
- Buddy Guy2001
- ZZ Top2003
- Steve Miller Band2010
- Carla Thomas & Otis Redding2016
64 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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