This song was the followup to Brenda Holloway's 1964 hit 'Every Little Bit Hurts". The success of that tune in the crossover market of segregated R&B/Rock&Roll radio was the association with the television public service announcement "Every Litter Bit Hurts", which was designed to curb the epidemic of highway littering on U.S. highways in the '60's. "When "I'm Gone" was recorded after the Mary Wells version, which was intended to be the followup to Wells' '64 hit, "My Guy". When Mary Wells abruptly … read more
This song was the followup to Brenda Holloway's 1964 hit 'Every Little Bit Hurts". The success of that tune in the crossover market o… read more
This song was the followup to Brenda Holloway's 1964 hit 'Every Little Bit Hurts". The success of that tune in the crossover market of segregated R&B/Rock&Roll ra… read more
Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s. Her best known hits from her Motown days were the soul ballad Every Little Bit Hurts (which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The title of the song was similar to the 60's television public service announcement about highway littering–Every Litter Bit Hurts. After her '64 hit, she recorded, When I'm Gone,which had been recorded by Mary Wells and was intended… read more
Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1… read more
Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s. Her best known hits from her Motown days… read more