"Cut Across Shorty" is a song written by

Marijohn Wilkin Marijohn Wilkin ( Melson; July 14, 1920 – October 28, 2006) was an American songwriter, famous in country music for writing a number of hits. Wilkin won numerous awards over the years and was referred to as "The Den Mother of Music Row," a ...

and Wayne P. Walker, originally released and made popular by

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", " Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desir ...

. It was the b-side of his number 1 UK hit " Three Steps To Heaven" and the last song he ever recorded.

Personnel

: vocal and rhythm guitar *

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: guitar * Conrad 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass *

Jerry Allison Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits " That'll Be the Day" and " Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. His only solo chart e ...

: drums

Johnny Hallyday version

The song was covered in French by

Johnny Hallyday Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 ...

. His version (titled "Cours plus vite Charlie") was released in 1968 and spent two weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 9 to 20 November). In Wallonia (French Belgium) his single spent 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 9.

Track listing

7" single Philips B 370 743 F (France, etc.) :A. "Cours plus vite Charlie" ("Cut Across Shorty") (2:22) :B. "J'ai peur je t'aime" (2:43)

Charts

Rod Stewart version

"Cut Across Shorty" was also recorded by

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

for his 1970 album ''

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'', with

Ronnie Wood Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a ...

playing several instruments. In 1993, Stewart reunited with Wood for a session of ''

MTV Unplugged ''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...

''. During the session they recorded a version of "Cut Across Shorty" which was included on the album '' Unplugged...and Seated''.

Other versions

* Carl Smith 1960 (#28 country) *

Freddie and the Dreamers Freddie and the Dreamers were an English beat band that had a number of hit records between 1963 and 1965. The band's stage act was enlivened by the comic antics of Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying ...

October 1964 *

Nat Stuckey Nathan Wright Stuckey (December 17, 1933 – August 24, 1988) was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with "Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Thang ...

1969 (#15 country) *

1970; a 1993 live single went to #16 on the US rock charts *

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1974 *

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1978 * The Head Cat 2006 * The 99ers 2012

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20080516080201/http://www.eddiecochran.info/Discography/USA/V.htm discography *http://pcuf.fi/~tapiov/discographies/cochran_connection.htm discography

References

1960 songs 1960 singles 1968 singles Eddie Cochran songs Rod Stewart songs Johnny Hallyday songs Songs written by Marijohn Wilkin Song recordings produced by Snuff Garrett Philips Records singles {{1960s-single-stub