I Pity the Fool by Bobby Bland

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Written by: Don Robey
Language: English
Released on: I Pity the Fool
Single
January 1961
Other release: Two Steps from the Blues
Album
May 1961
Comments: Answered by Miss Lavell the next month as 'Just Look at You Fool' on Duke 334 (same tune, different lyrics).
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
I Pity the Fool	Bobby Bland	January 1961	First release
I Pity the Fool	Ernestine Anderson	December 1964
I Pity the Fool	The Manish Boys	March 1965
I Pity the Fool	Merl Saunders	1966
I Pity the Fool	Stevie Wonder	September 27, 1967
Pity the Fool	The Butterfield Blues Band	January 1968
I Pity the Fool	Benny Latimore	May 1969
I Pity the Fool	Paulette Parker	December 1969
I Pity the Fool	John L. Watson	May 1970
I Pity the Fool	Jellybread	1970
I Pity the Fool	Ann Peebles	1971
I Pity the Fool	Dough Sahm and Augie Meyers	1983
Blind Man / I Pity the Fool	Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes & The Playboys	1990	Medley
I Pity the Fool	B.B. King with Buddy Guy	June 22, 1993
I Pity the Fool	The Ford Blues Band	1994
I Pity the Fool	Buddy Ace	1995
I Pity the Fool	Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson and The Magic Rockers	September 29, 1998
I Pity the Fool	Louise Hoffsten	1998
I Pity the Fool	Shemekia Copeland & Robert Cray	2004	Live
I Pity the Fool	Rita Chiarelli	2004	Unverified
I Pity the Fool	Mick Hucknall	May 2008
I Pity the Fool	Luther Kent	December 18, 2008
I Pity the Fool	Hattie Littles	December 18, 2012	Released more than 10 years after its recording
I Pity the Fool	Tedeschi Trucks Band	January 29, 2016
I Pity the Fool	Marla Glen	February 2, 2020

I Pity the Fool written by Don Robey instrumental

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	I Pity the Fool	Merl Saunders Trio and Big Band	1968