California Man (song)

"California Man"
Single by The Move
B-side"Do Ya", "Ella James"
ReleasedApril 1972
Recorded1971 at Philips Studios, London
GenreRock and roll
Length3:37
LabelHarvest (UK)
United Artists (US)
Songwriter(s)Roy Wood
Producer(s)Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne
The Move singles chronology
"Chinatown"
(1971)
"California Man"
(1972)
"Do Ya"
(1972)
Official audio
"California Man" on YouTube

"California Man" is a song by British rock and roll band The Move. It was written by the band's guitarist/vocalist Roy Wood, who has said he wrote it as a pastiche of Little Richard (Wood's favourite musician of the time) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Move pianist/guitarist/vocalist Jeff Lynne's favourite musician at the time).[1]

  1. ^ Sharp, Ken (September 30, 1994). "Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock". The Move Online. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008.