| "Bald Headed Woman" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Kinks | |
| from the album Kinks | |
| Released | 2 October 1964 |
| Recorded | August 1964 |
| Studio | Pye, London |
| Genre | Blues |
| Label | Pye |
| Songwriter(s) | Shel Talmy |
| Producer(s) | Talmy |
"Bald Headed Woman" is a traditional blues song,[1] covered by British rock band the Kinks on their eponymous debut album in 1964.[2] Another British rock band, the Who, recorded it in 1964 as the B-side of their first top-ten single "I Can't Explain". Outside of traditional African American blues and folk artists such as Lightnin' Hopkins and Odetta, the song had been previously covered by other pop artists of the time, including Harry Belafonte on the 1960 album Swing Dat Hammer. It became a number one hit on Kvällstoppen for Swedish rock group Hep Stars in 1965.[3]