arthur lee wrote the song don't judge a book by its cover.
arthur lee wrote the song don't judge a book by its cover.
who wrote the song don't judge a book by its cover?
arthur lee
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"you can't judge a book by the cover" is a 1962 song by rock and roll pioneer bo diddley. written by willie dixon, the song was one of diddley's last record chart hits. unlike many of his well-known songs, "you can't judge a book by the cover" does not rely on the bo diddley beat. a variety of rock and other performers have recorded renditions of the song.









































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you can't judge a book by the cover
"you can't judge a book by the cover" has been recorded by a variety of artists, often with variations in the title, such as "you can't judge a book by its cover" or "you can't judge a book by looking at the cover". an early lineup of the rolling stones made a demo recording of the song in october 1962. in 1963, the yardbirds with eric clapton recorded a live version of the song at the crawdaddy club in london during the sessions that produced the "sonny boy williamson and the yardbirds" album. in 1964, the song was performed on germany's "beat-club" television program by the syndicats, featuring guitarist steve howe. in 1966, folk singer tom rush recorded it for the album "take a little walk with me". also in 1966, garage band shadows of knight released their first album "gloria" which included their own version. the monkees recorded it their "live 1967" album with lead vocals by mike nesmith. on january 26, 1972, jerry garcia and howard wales performed an up-tempo version of the song in closing a concert set at symphony hall, boston.
you can't judge a book by the cover