| "Messin' with the Kid" | ||||
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| Single by Junior Wells | ||||
| B-side | "Universal Rock" | |||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | October 17, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Universal, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Chief | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mel London | |||
| Producer(s) | Mel London | |||
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"Messin' with the Kid" is a rhythm and blues-influenced blues song originally recorded by Junior Wells in 1960. Chief Records owner/songwriter/producer Mel London is credited as the songwriter. Considered a blues standard,[1] it is Junior Wells's best-known song.[2] "Messin' with the Kid" was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and has been recorded by a variety of blues and other artists.
- ^ Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Messin' with the Kid". Encyclopedia of the Blues. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. p. 462. ISBN 1-55728-252-8.
- ^ Danchin, Sebastian (2001). Earl Hooker: Blues Master. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 132–33. ISBN 1-57806-306-X.