mannish

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From this came Gene – sometimes spelled Jean – Malin, whose 78rpm single I’d Rather Be Spanish Than Mannish predated Noël Coward’s none-more-camp delivery and innuendo.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2016

“Marty didn’t understand that Mannish Boy was Muddy’s term for I’m a Man,” recalls Taplin.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2016

When Muddy Waters turned up too late to rehearse and announced he would be playing Mannish Boy and Caledonia, Scorsese decided they would change magazines during the first song.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2016

"Jimi: All Is By My Side" features tracks by other artists that the guitarist was known to play — the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy."

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2014

Mannish, wealthy hypochondriac keeps her nurse-companion in virtual slavery until the younger girl breaks away and marries.

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