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Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" (often called simply "
Lover Man") is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis,
Roger ("Ram") RamirezRoger J. Ramirez was a Puerto Rican jazz pianist and composer. He was a cowriter of the song "Lover Man".-Discography :* Ram Ramirez: Live in Harlem...
, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with
Billie Holiday Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing...
, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989.
Charlie ParkerCharles Parker, Jr. was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Parker, with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, is often considered one of the most influential of jazz musicians...
did a rendition of "Lover Man", considered by many to be one of his most passionate recordings, during which he was horribly intoxicated.
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Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" (often called simply "
Lover Man") is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis,
Roger ("Ram") RamirezRoger J. Ramirez was a Puerto Rican jazz pianist and composer. He was a cowriter of the song "Lover Man".-Discography :* Ram Ramirez: Live in Harlem...
, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with
Billie Holiday Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing...
, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989.
Charlie ParkerCharles Parker, Jr. was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Parker, with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, is often considered one of the most influential of jazz musicians...
did a rendition of "Lover Man", considered by many to be one of his most passionate recordings, during which he was horribly intoxicated. Parker himself considered it one of his most shameful moments.
Barbra Streisand Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, film and theatre actress. She has also achieved note as a composer, liberal political activist, film producer, and film director. She has won two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, and a Peabody all by the age of...
recorded "Lover Man" for her 1967 album,
Simply StreisandSimply Streisand is the ninth studio album released by Barbra Streisand.The album was released simultaneously with A Christmas Album and was Streisand's first that failed to chart in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 when it peaked at #12....
, with an arrangement by David Shire She also sang the song live during her 1994 concert tour.
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- Billie Holiday
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