grits ain't groceries

soul-blues hybrid, had chart success in Mid-West and South

Grits Ain't Groceries, Eggs Ain't Poultry, and Mona Lisa was a man.

chess records blues player

blues

the blues is alright!

"So Mean to Me" (1962) (R&B #14)
"Blind Man" (1965) (R&B #86)
"We're Gonna Make It" (1965) (R&B #1 U.S. #25)
"Who's Cheating Who?" (1965) (R&B #4 U.S. #43)
"Man Loves Two" (1966) (R&B #45)
"We Got the Winning Hand" (1966) (U.S. #100)
"Feel So Bad" (1967) (R&B #7, U.S. #91)
"I'll Never Turn My Back on You" (1967) (R&B #31)
"Let Me Down Easy" (1968) (R&B #27)
"More and More" (1968) (R&B #45)
"Grits Ain't Groceries" (1969) (R&B #13, U.S. #73)
"Just a Little Bit" (1969) (R&B #13, U.S. #97)
"Baby, I Love You" (1970) (R&B #6, U.S. #82)
"If Walls Could Talk" (1970) (R&B #10, U.S. #71)
"Somebody's Changin' My Sweet Baby's Mind" (1970) (R&B #22)
"I Play Dirty" (1971) (R&B #37)
"If That Ain't a Reason" (1971) (R&B #41)
"That's What Love Will Make You Do" (1972) (R&B #9, U.S. #59)
"What It Is" (1973) (R&B #51)
"Behind Closed Doors" (1974) (R&B #31)
"Tin Pan Alley" (1974) (R&B #51)
"Let Me Back In" (1974) (R&B #38)
"If You Talk In Your Sleep" (1975) (R&B #34)
"Friend of Mine" (1976) (R&B #15)
"Baby, It Ain't No Way" (1977) (R&B #94)
"Loving You" (1977) (R&B #47)
"Just One Step" (1977) (R&B #59)
"Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number" (1983) (R&B #89)