"Bad, Bad Whiskey" is a 1950 song by Amos Milburn

Amos Milburn

Amos Milburn was an African American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, popular during the 1940s and 1950s...

. The song was initially a Maxwell Davis

Maxwell Davis

Maxwell Davis was an American R&B saxophonist, arranger and record producer.-Biography:Davis was born in Independence, Kansas. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles, California, playing saxophone in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra...

instrumental titled "Bristol Drive" which Amos adapted by blending in some liquid lyrics. "Bad, Bad Whiskey" became one of the most enduring "Blues-in-a-bottle" songs. The single was the last time Amos Milburn reached the number one position on the R&B charts.