Don't Start Me Talkin'
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| "Don't Start Me Talkin'" | ||||
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| Single by Sonny Boy Williamson II | ||||
| B-side | "All My Love in Vain" | |||
| Released | September 1955[1] | |||
| Recorded | Chicago, Illinois, United States, August 12, 1955[2] | |||
| Genre | Chicago blues | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Checker (no. 824) | |||
| Songwriter | Sonny Boy Williamson | |||
| Producers | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon[2] | |||
| Sonny Boy Williamson II singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Start Me Talkin'" (also called "Don't Start Me to Talkin'") is a blues song written and performed by Sonny Boy Williamson II. It was Williamson's first single recorded for Checker Records,[3] and reached number three in the US Billboard R&B chart in 1955.
After Trumpet Records folded, on August 12, 1955, Sonny Boy Williamson II had his first recording session for Checker Records. "Don't Start Me Talkin'" was recorded at these sessions.[3] Backing Williamson (vocals and harmonica) were Otis Spann on piano, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums.[2][3]
Release and chart performance
"Don't Start Me Talkin'" was released as a single in September 1955, a month after its recording.[1] The song reached number three on Billboard magazine's R&B Singles chart.[4]