Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)
Bill Cosby
1967
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Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Little Ole Man appears on Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings, a music album built around blues and R&B repertoire with the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. The performance places a spoken comic narrative over accompaniment modeled on Stevie Wonder's Uptight (Everything's Alright), connecting Cosby's spoken delivery with a familiar soul-song framework. Retained list context: Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright) by Bill Cosby appears at number 92 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1967. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Evidence scope: Sourced recording or credited-performer context. Exact audio identity and private songwriting motivation are not inferred.
Sources for this information
AllMusic - Silver Throat album review
Editorial album review read for backing ensemble, blues/R&B approach and the specific Uptight accompaniment relationship. No user review, unsupported biography or presumed inspiration used. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Billboard year-end 1967 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Basic catalog context. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright) by Bill Cosby appears at number 92 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1967. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
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Editorial classification supported by the source's explicit description of this recording. Evidence scope: artist or recording context; these are editorial genre tags.
Billboard year-end 1967 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
AllMusic - Silver Throat album review
Editorial album review read for backing ensemble, blues/R&B approach and the specific Uptight accompaniment relationship. No user review, unsupported biography or presumed inspiration used.
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