"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" is a song written by

Joe Greene Charles Edward Greene (born September 24, 1946), better known as "Mean" Joe Greene, is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1981. A ...

and released in 1946 by

Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Tympany Five was a successful and influential American rhythm and blues and jazz dance band founded by Louis Jordan in 1938. The group was composed of a horn section of three to five different pieces and also drums, double bass, guitar and pia ...

. Jordan's version reached No. 3 in ''

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'''s chart of " Most-Played Juke Box Race Records".

Other recordings

*The song was recorded by

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Gen ...

and appeared in his 1959̇ album The Genius of Ray Charles. Charles' version reached No. 17 on ''Billboard'''s " Hot R&B Sides" and No. 95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. *

Steve Alaimo Stephen Charles Alaimo (December 6, 1939 – November 30, 2024) was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s. He later became a record producer and label owner, but he is perhaps best known for hosting and co-producing Dick Clar ...

released a version in 1963. *It was also recorded by

Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers; August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster who has had many hit song credits beginning in the 1960s, as both a singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-son ...

on her 1965 album '' This Is Jackie DeShannon''. *

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

on his 1990 live album ''

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''.Tripping the Live Fantastic
''AllMusic.com''. Accessed September 27, 2015 *Jex Saarelaht and

Kate Ceberano Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the rock, soul, jazz and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her single " Bedroom Eyes" re ...

on their album ''

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'' (1992). * Robben Ford & the Blue Line acoustic set Live at Yoshi's in Oakland'' (1995). *Jazz singer

Roseanna Vitro Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro (born February 28, 1951) is a jazz singer and teacher from Arkansas. Biography Born Roseanna Elizabeth VitroScott Fredrickson and Gary W. Kennedy.Vitro (Wickliffe), Roseanna" In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2 ...

on her 1997 album '' Catchin’ Some Rays: The Music of Ray Charles''. *Karin Krog and Steve Kuhn included it on their 2005 album ''Together Again''. *In 2016, Sony Music released a studio album by

Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott Buckley (raised as Scott Moorhead; November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) was an American musician. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, he attracted a cult following in the early 1990s performing at venues in ...

entitled " You and I" including the song.

References

1946 songs Louis Jordan songs Ray Charles songs Songs written by Joe Greene (American songwriter) Blues songs {{1940s-song-stub

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