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I'm Tore Down
Composer: Sonny Thompson

I'm Tore Down was played by Jerry Garcia with Los Lobos on May 26, 1989.

I'm Tore Down was written by pianist, bandleader, producer and songwriter Sonny Thompson and first recorded by Freddie King and released on a single and an album. Sonny Thompson was the pianist on this first recording which reached #5 in the Billboard R&B charts.

Note that early Freddy King recordings use the spelling Freddy and most later recordings use the spelling Freddie.



Recordings

no info Freddy King Sings, Freddy King, 1961
no info Single (I'm Tore Down / Sen-Sa-Shun), Freddy King, 1961
no info Forgotten Million Sellers Taken From The Vaults: 16 Great Ones, Various Artists (Freddy King), 1962
no info Hide Away, Freddy King, 1968
no info A New Generation Of Blues, Alexis Korner, 1968
no info It's Too Bad Things Are Going So Tough, Freddy King, 1969
info Southern Fried, John Hammond, 1969
no info Gutbucket: An Underworld Eruption, Various Artists (Alexis Korner), 1969
no info Single (Shake For Me / I'm Tore Down), John Hammond, 1970
no info Sweet Stavin Chain, Sweet Stavin Chain, 1970
no info Heavy Hands, Various Artists (Freddy King), 1970
no info Getting Ready, Freddie King, 1971
no info Single (Going Down / I'm Tore Down), Freddie King, 1971
no info His Early Years, Freddy King, 1972
no info All His Hits, Freddie King, 1977
no info Saturday Night Is A Party Night EP, Ricky Cool And The Rialtos, 1981
no info Single (I'm Tore Down / See See Baby), Freddie King, 1982
no info Spoonful, John Hammond, 1984
no info Hard Hitting Blues From Memphis, The Hollywood All Stars, 1987
no info Got Them Cowtown Blues, Edd Lively And The Blues Movers, 1988
no info See The Light: Live From London, The Jeff Healey Band, 1989
no info Road House: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Various Artists (Jeff Healey Band), 1989
no info 12" single (I Think I Love You Too Much / Something To Hold On To / I'm Tore Down), The Jeff Healey Band, 1990
no info Ten Times As Live, The Art Steele Blues Band, 1991
no info Hide Away: The Best Of Freddy King, 1993
no info Lost In Your Eyes CD single, The Jeff Healey Band, 1993
no info Original Blues: Greatest Hits, Freddie King, 1994
no info Gale Force, Johnny Gale, 1994
no info The Class Of '95: Grammy Nominees From Warner/Reprise, Various Artists (Eric Clapton), 1994
no info The!!!!Beat 1966 (video), Freddie King, 1994
no info From The Cradle, Eric Clapton, 1994
no info The King R&B Box Set, Various Artists (Freddy King), 1995
no info Messin' With The Kid, The Aynsley Lister Band, 1996
no info Boogie On Down: The Essential Collection, Freddie King, 1997
no info Live In Hyde Park, Eric Clapton, 1997
no info Living The Blues: Vocal Blues Classics, Various Artists (Freddy King), 1997
no info Keys to the Blues, Curley Bridges, 1999
no info Snake: Still Rockin' After All These Years, Snake Atkinson, 2000
no info Hit The Bricks, Skip Towne & The Greyhounds, 2000
no info Ultimate Collection, Freddie King, 2001
no info The Very Best Of: Volume One, Freddy King, 2001
no info I'm Tore Down: Live in Texas, Freddie King, 2001
no info Totally Blues The Essential Blues Album, Various Artists (Alexis Korner), 2001
no info An Introduction To The Blues: 60 Blues Guitar Greats, Various Artists (Freddie King), 2002
no info Big Boy Blue, Bernie Marsden, 2003
no info 70th Birthday Concert, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers/Eric Clapton/Chris Barber/Mick Taylor, 2003
no info Straight Up...Down And Dirty, Inside Straight Blues Band, 2003
no info The Time-Life Treasury Of The Blues, Various Artists (Freddie King), 2003
no info Meat & Gravy From Bea & Baby, Various Artists (Little Mac), 2003
no info See The Light: Live From London (DVD), The Jeff Healey Band, 2004
no info 20 Hits:Blues, Freddie King, 2005
no info Tommy McCracken And The Force Of Habit Band, Tommy McCracken And The Force Of Habit Band, 2005
no info Chuy's Tape Box Volume 1, Los Lobos, 2006
no info Push Comes To Shove, John Hammond, 2006
no info Lonely Lonely Nights, James 'The Sleeping Giant' Winfield, 2007
no info Live, Butch Taylor & The Penetrators, 2007
no info Rolling Stone: Legends Of The Blues, Various Artists (Freddie King), 2008
info Taking Care of Business: 1956-1973, Freddie King, 2009
no info The Three Kings, The Jeff Golub Band, 2011
no info Blues, Eric Clapton, 2011
no info The Complete King Federal Singles, Freddie King, 2012
no info King New Breed R&B Volume 2, Various Artists (Freddie King), 2012
no info R&B Spotlight '61, Various Artists (Freddie King), 2012
no info Get On The Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska, Various Artists (Freddie King), 2014
no info Forever Man (Deluxe Edition), Eric Clapton, 2015
no info Gold, Willie Dixon's Original Chicago Blues All Stars Inc., 2017
no info My Brother's Blues, Benny Turner, 2017
no info 100 Blues Classics, Various Artists (Freddie King), 2017
no info Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records, Various Artists (Little Mack Simmons), 2019

 
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