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Lee Dorsey (born Irving Lee Dorsey, December 24, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana — died December 1, 1986 in New Orleans) was an Afro-American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his best work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by The Meters. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... NOLA redirects here. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Paul Shaffer (L) and Allen Toussaint on the September 7, 2005 show of The Late Show with David Letterman Allen Toussaint (born January 14, 1938) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer and one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B. In the 1960s and 1970s... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... The Meters were a band that performed and recorded from the late 1960s until 1977. ...

Born in New Orleans, Dorsey moved to Portland, Oregon when he was ten years old. He served in the United States Navy and began a career in prizefighting. Boxing as a light heavyweight in Portland in the early 1950s, he fought under the name "Kid Chocolate" and was quite successful. Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City 376. ... USN redirects here. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

Dorsey met songwriter/producer Allen Toussaint at a party in the early 1960s, and was signed to the Fury record label. The song that launched his career was inspired by a group of children chanting nursery rhymes -- "Ya Ya" went to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. He recorded other songs for Fury before the label folded, and Lee went back to his car repair business. A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... A nursery rhyme is a traditional song or poem taught to young children, originally in the nursery. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Toussaint later came back on the Amy label and began to work with Dorsey once again. From 1965 to 1969 Dorsey put seven songs in the Hot 100, the most successful of which was "Working In The Coal Mine" in 1966. It was to be his second and last Top Ten song. In 1970 Dorsey and Toussaint collaborated on an album entitled Yes We Can; the title song was Dorsey's last entry in the singles chart. Working In The Coal Mine is a song with music and lyrics by Allen Toussaint. ... In general terms, a Top Ten List is an ordered ranking of ten items in order of preference. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

Dorsey appeared on an album with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, which led to more recordings on his own with ABC Records in the late 1970s. Dorsey contracted emphysema and died in New Orleans in 1986, at the age of 61. Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey) is an American singer, harmonica player, and songwriter, who usually fronts his band The Asbury Jukes. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records, the recording arm of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres. ...

Dorsey's songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Petula Clark ("Ya Ya Twist," a 1962 French version of "Ya Ya") and Devo ("Working In The Coal Mine"). In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Petula Clark, CBE (born November 15, 1932), is an English singer, actress and composer best known for her upbeat popular international hits of the 1960s. ... Devo (pronounced DEE-vo or dee-VO, often spelled DEVO or DEV-O) is an American New Wave group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1972. ...

He is referenced in the Beastie Boys' song lyrics for "Sure Shot" - "...everything I do is funky like Lee Dorsey." Beastie Boys is a hip hop musical group from New York City, consisting of Michael Mike D Diamond, Adam MCA Yauch and Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz. ... Lyrics are the words in songs. ...

Pop Singles Discography

• "Ya Ya" U.S. #7 (1961)
• "Do-Re-Mi" U.S. #27 (1962)
• "Ride Your Pony" U.S. #28 (1965)
• "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" U.S. #44 UK #22(1966)
• "Confusion" UK #38 (1966)
• "Working In The Coal Mine" U.S. #8 UK #8 (1966)
• "Holy Cow" U.S. #23 UK #6 (1966)
• "My Old Car" U.S. #97 (1967)
• "Go-Go Girl" U.S. #62 (1967)
• "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On)" U.S. #95 (1969)