A Shot of Rhythm and Blues

"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues"
Single by Arthur Alexander
A-side"You Better Move On"
Released1961
GenreRhythm and blues
Length1:44
LabelDot Records
Songwriter(s)Terry Thompson
"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues"
Song by the Beatles
from the album Live at the BBC
Released1994
RecordedAugust 1, 1963
StudioPlayhouse Theatre, Manchester
GenreRock and roll, rhythm and blues
Length2:14
LabelApple Records
Songwriter(s)Terry Thompson
Producer(s)George Martin

"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" is a song written by Terry Thompson[1] and first recorded by US soul singer Arthur Alexander. It was originally released in the United States in 1961 and in the United Kingdom the following year, as the B-side of "You Better Move On".

As well as having Rhythm and Blues in the title, the song is itself an R&B number. Featuring only blues chords, it begins as an apparent 12-bar blues, but then diverges from that standard structure into a more distinctive composition.

  1. ^ "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" by Terry Thompson at Allmusic.com