(1-23 of 23 song lyrics)Average rating for Lee Dorsey songs is 7.55/10 [261 votes]. Selected popular Lee Dorsey song of Tuesday, November 5 2024 is "Soul Mine".
Top Lee Dorsey Albums
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Top 10 [2017]
The Essential Lee Dorsey [2014]
Yum Yum [2013]
Million Sellers By Lee Dorsey [2013]
Absolutely The Best [2010]
Working In The Coal Mine / Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky [Digital 45] [2010]
Lee Dorsey (December 24, 1924 – December 2, 1986) was an American rhythm & blues singer. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" (1961) and "Working in the Coal Mine" (1966). Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dorsey was a childhood friend of Fats Domino before moving to Portland, Oregon when he was ten years old. He served in the United States Navy in World War II and then began a career in prizefighting. Boxing as a lightweight in Portland in the early 1950s, he fought under the name Kid Chocolate and was reasonably successful. He retired from boxing in 1955 and returned to New Orleans, where he opened an auto repair busine... read more