Artist: Percy Mayfield

Percy Mayfield
Aliases
Percy Mayfield and His Gang O'Swing
Percy Mayfield and Orchestra
Percy Mayfield and Orchstra
Born
August 12, 1920
Died
August 11, 1984
Country
United States
Comments
Songwriter and R&B musician and singer.

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Danger Zone Percy Mayfield 1969 (6 artists)
2 Give Me Time to Explain Percy Mayfield 1965 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
3 The Highway Is Like a Woman Percy Mayfield 1970 (2 artists)
4 I Dare You, Baby Percy Mayfield and Orchestra 1953 (2 artists)
5 I Need Love So Bad Percy Mayfield 1954 (2 artists)
6 Life Is Suicide Percy Mayfield January 1951 (2 artists)
7 Look the Whole World Over Percy Mayfield 1956 Johnny Adams
8 Lost Love Percy Mayfield January 1951 (5 artists)
9 Lost Mind Percy Mayfield 1953 (7 artists)
10 The Lover and the Married Woman Percy Mayfield 1972 Johnny Adams
11 Memory Pain Percy Mayfield 1964 (7 artists)
12 Never No More Percy Mayfield 1962 Johnny Adams
13 Never Say Naw Percy Mayfield 1963 (3 artists)
14 Please Send Me Someone to Love Percy Mayfield 1950 (53 artists)
15 The River's Invitation Percy Mayfield and Orchestra 1953 (15 artists)
16 Stand By Percy Mayfield 1965 Johnny Adams
17 Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield 1950 (7 artists)
18 Stranger in My Own Home Town Percy Mayfield 1963 (7 artists)
19 Two Years of Torture Percy Mayfield and His Gang O'Swing 1948 (3 artists)
20 The Voice Within Percy Mayfield 1955 Mike Sanchez & Knock-Out Greg & Blue Weather
21 Walking on a Tightrope Percy Mayfield 1969 Johnny Adams
22 What a Fool I Was Percy Mayfield May 1951 Amos Garrett
23 You Don't Exist No More Percy Mayfield June 1954 (2 artists)

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 But on the Other Hand Baby Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield (4 artists)
2 Danger Zone Percy Mayfield (6 artists)
3 Give Me Time to Explain Percy Mayfield Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
4 Half Awoke Percy Mayfield B.B. King
5 Hit the Road Jack Percy Mayfield (50 artists)
6 I Dare You, Baby Percy Mayfield (2 artists)
7 I Need Love So Bad Percy Mayfield (2 artists)
8 Life Is Suicide Percy Mayfield (2 artists)
9 Look the Whole World Over Percy Mayfield Johnny Adams
10 Lost Love Percy Mayfield (5 artists)
11 Lost Mind Percy Mayfield (7 artists)
12 Memory Pain Percy Mayfield (7 artists)
13 Never No More Percy Mayfield Johnny Adams
14 Never Say Naw Percy Mayfield (3 artists)
15 Please Send Me Someone to Love Percy Mayfield (53 artists)
16 Stand By Percy Mayfield Johnny Adams
17 Strange Things Happening Percy Mayfield (7 artists)
18 Stranger in My Own Home Town Percy Mayfield (7 artists)
19 Tell Me How Do You Feel Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield (4 artists)
20 The Highway Is Like a Woman Percy Mayfield, Joe James (2 artists)
21 The Lover and the Married Woman Percy Mayfield Johnny Adams
22 The River's Invitation Percy Mayfield (15 artists)
23 The Voice Within Percy Mayfield Mike Sanchez & Knock-Out Greg & Blue Weather
24 Two Years of Torture Percy Mayfield, Charles Joseph Morris (3 artists)
25 Walking on a Tightrope Percy Mayfield Johnny Adams
26 What a Fool I Was Percy Mayfield Amos Garrett
27 You Don't Exist No More Percy Mayfield (2 artists)
28 You're in for a Big Surprise Percy Mayfield Johnny Adams

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Blues...and Then Some Percy Mayfield 1972 RCA Victor
2 Percy Mayfield Sings Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield 1970 RCA Victor
3 Walking on a Tightrope Percy Mayfield 1969 Brunswick Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Baby You're Rich Percy Mayfield 1955 Specialty
2 The Bluest Blues Percy Mayfield 1956 Cash
3 Fading Love Percy Mayfield 1965 Tangerine Records
4 Give Me Time To Explain Percy Mayfield 1965 Tangerine Records
5 I Need Love So Bad Percy Mayfield 1954 Specialty
6 Lost Love Percy Mayfield January 1951 Specialty
7 Lost Mind Percy Mayfield 1953 Specialty
8 Never No More Percy Mayfield 1962 Tangerine Records
9 Never Say Naw Percy Mayfield 1963 Tangerine Records
10 Please Send Me Someone to Love Percy Mayfield 1950 Specialty
11 The River's Invitation Percy Mayfield and Orchestra 1953 Specialty
12 Stranger In My Own Home Town Percy Mayfield 1963 Tangerine Records
13 Sugar Mama Peachy Papa Percy Mayfield June 1954 Specialty
14 Two Years of Torture Percy Mayfield and His Gang O'Swing 1948 Gruvtone
15 What a Fool I Was Percy Mayfield May 1951 Specialty
16 You Don't Exist No More Percy Mayfield 1964 Tangerine Records

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