- Written by
- Roy Hawkins
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-070.248.001-0 BMI, ISWC
- Tags
- disputed credits
- Comments
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On the original release producer Bob Geddins is credited, who wrote "Why Do Things Happen To Me" for Hawkins while Roy was hospitalized with injuries sustained in a serious automobile accident. Geddins sold the song to Modern boss Jules Bihari who split the writing credits with Hawkins. The BMI copyright agency does however only list Hawkins as the song's sole author.....
Alternative title: "Why Do Everything Happen to Me" - Published by
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC CAREERS
BMI, GEMA
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Versions
Why Do Things Happen to Me written by Roy Hawkins English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Why Do Things Happen to Me | Roy Hawkins and His Orchestra | February 1950 | First recording on December 14, 1949 First release |
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Why Do Everything Happen to Me | B.B. King | March 1958 | |||
Strange Things Happen | James Brown and The Famous Flames | 1959 | |||
Why Do Things Happen to Me | J.B. Hutto & The New Hawks | 1983 | |||
Why Do Things Happen to Me? | W.C. Clark | April 16, 1996 | |||
Why Do Things Happen to Me? | The Mannish Boys [US2] | May 22, 2007 | |||
Why Do Things Happen to Me | Ben Levin | 2022 | Unverified |