Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)

"Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)" is a 1946 song written by Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore and recorded by Louis Jordan and Tympany Five. The song reached number one on the R&B Jukebox chart for two weeks and peaked at number seventeen on the pop chart.^[1] Chuck Berry, who acknowledged the influence of both Louis Jordan and Carl Hogan,^[2] copied the latter's guitar intro^[3][4][5] to the song for his 1958 classic "Johnny B. Goode".^[6]

In 1961, a version by Fats Domino was released as a double sided single, which reached number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[7]

See also

• Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1946

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 309.
2. Collie, Jason (March 18, 2017). "Rock 'n' Roll legend Chuck Berry dies aged 90". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Citing his influences, he said: "The main guy was Louis Jordan. I wanted to sing like Nat Cole, with lyrics like Louis Jordan with the swing of Bennie Goodman with Charlie Christian on guitar, playing Carl Hogan's riffs, with the soul of Muddy Waters."
3. Miller, James (1999). Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock and Roll, 1947–1977. Simon & Schuster. p. 104. ISBN 0-684-80873-0.
4. Bayles, Martha (1996). Hole in Our Soul: The Loss of Beauty and Meaning in American Popular Music. University of Chicago Press. p. 151. ISBN 0226039595.
5. Chilton, John (1994). Let the Good Times Roll: The Story of Louis Jordan and His Music. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 123. ISBN 0472105299.
6. Light, Alan (March 19, 2017). "15 Essential Chuck Berry Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2019. The stinging introduction (pinched from the jump-blues star, and Mr. Berry's greatest influence, Louis Jordan's "Ain't That Just Like a Woman") set a standard that every rock guitarist still chases.
7. "Billboard Hot 100 - Fats Domino". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2017.