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b POPCORN BEAT ORIGINAL VINYL Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes. Watermelon Man is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock for his debut album, Takin' Off 1962. Hancock's first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon. A single reached the Top 100 of the pop chart. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría released the tune as a Latin pop single and it became a surprise hit, reaching No. 10 on the pop chart. Santamaría's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Watermelon Man. Herbie Hancock. Watermelon Man is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Melvin Van Peebles and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Kay Kimberley, Mantan Moreland, and Erin Moran. Written by Herman Raucher, it tells the story of an extremely bigoted 1960s-era white insurance salesman named Jeff Gerber, who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black. The premise for the film was inspired by Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, and by John Howard Griffin's autobiographical. Fred Wesley. Watermelon Man 1972. To favorites 2 Download album. Listen album. Jazz Funk. Fred Wesley , The J. Songs in album Watermelon Man 1972. Fred Wesley J. s - Watermelon Man. s - Sweet Loneliness. s - Secret Love. s - Seulb. s - You've Got A Friend. Listen online to Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man and see which albums it appears on. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard and somewhat humorous way what it's like being a black man, firsthand. Title: Watermelon Man 1970. Royalties from Watermelon Man gave him the freedom to experiment, and he did, moving into fusion in the '70s and taking a turn at electronic music in the '80s, which resulted in the hit song Rockit. The soul singer Gloria Lynne added lyrics to this song in 1965, taking the song to 62 US. The words, which she wrote, are all about how much she digs the watermelon man. More songs from Herbie Hancock. Listen to music from Rochelles like Please Hear My Plea, Holding On To Love & more. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Rochelles. A new version of is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Play artist