Song: The Chokin’ Kind
Song by: Joe Simon

Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles
Keyboardist: Gail Nobles
Cover Collage by: Gail Nobles

The Chokin’ Kind by Joe Simon. It’s a 1967 song, written by Harlan Howard. The original version of the tune was released by Waylon Jennings.

The song was recorded by Joe Simon in 1969 and was his first number one on the US R&B chart, where it stayed for three weeks. It was also Joe Simon’s first top twenty entry on the pop singles chart. Simon received the 1970 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for this song.

His version is the soulful version. The Chockin Kind became the song’s best version & biggest chart success. It sold over a million copies. On the US Pop Charts it reached #13 and #17 in Canada. Though he had two other #1 songs, this would be Joe’s biggest hit.

I enjoy listening to Joe Simmons version of the song, Chockin’ Kind. He left us in 2021 at age 85. In 2021, he was one of the 60 nominees for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

I’m Gail Nobles and You’re Listening to Podcast and Blues