Max played a Sonny Terry recording of this song on Mudcat Radio today - the tune was quite different from the Chambers Brothers recording I'm used to. Dick says Curtis Mayfield wrote it. When was the song written?
Lyrics World says Mayfield copyrighted it in 1964 - but the Sonny Terry version Max played is so different, it may be from a different source.
-Joe Offer-


Here's a post that got lost - not sure how I came across it.

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14-Feb-99

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Subject: Performers of "People Get Ready"

I'm looking for a list of performers who've recorded or made a regular part of their repertoire the gospel song "People Get Ready." I know Rod Stewart, Curtis Mayfield and Phil Collins (orshmid sun instead. Thanks    link.net