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    The document provides details about the 1967 song 'The Chokin' Kind' written by Harlan Howard. It was first recorded by Waylon Jennings in 1967 and peaked at number eight on the country charts. Joe Simon later recorded it in 1969 and it became his first number one on the R&B charts, staying there for three weeks. It was also his first top twenty hit on the pop charts and won him a Grammy award. Other artists like Z.Z. Hill, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mavis Staples have also covered the song.

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    The Chokin' Kind

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    "The Chokin' Kind"
    Single by Joe Simon
    from the album The Chokin' Kind
    B-side "Come On and Get It"
    Released 1969
    Genre R&B
    Length 2:39
    Label Sound Stage 7
    Songwriter(s) Harlan Howard

    "The Chokin' Kind" is a 1967 song, written by Harlan Howard. The original version
    of the tune was released by Waylon Jennings along with The Waylors in 1967. This
    first version peaked at number eight on the US, Hot Country Singles chart.[1]

    Contents
    1 Joe Simon recording
    2 Chart positions
    3 Other Cover Versions
    4 References
    Joe Simon recording
    The song was recorded by Joe Simon in 1969 and was his first number one on the US
    R&B charts, where it stayed for three weeks. "The Chokin' Kind" was also Joe
    Simon's first top twenty entry on the pop singles chart.[2] Simon received the 1970
    Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for this song.

    Chart positions
    Chart (1969) Peak
    position
    U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13
    U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 1
    Other Cover Versions
    It was also recorded by Z.Z. Hill in 1971.
    Ella Fitzgerald included it on her 1968, Capitol Records release "Misty Blue"
    Mavis Staples included it on her self-titled album in 1969
    Joss Stone in 2003 as the first track of her first album "The Soul Sessions"
    Leron Thomas released his recording as a single on the Heavenly Sweetness label.
    References
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006,
    Second edition. Record Research. p. 174.
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p.
    527.
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    Waylon Jennings
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    Joe Simon
    Categories: 1969 singlesBillboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singlesSongs
    written by Harlan Howard1967 songsWaylon Jennings songsJoe Simon (musician)
    songsJoss Stone songs
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