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I Ain't Never
Composer: Mel Tillis / Webb Pierce

I Ain't Never was performed by the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman.

The song was played by Phil Lesh & Friends in August 2017 during a Jerry Garcia Celebration show.

I Ain't Never was co-written by Mel Tillis and Webb Pierce who both recorded and had hits with the the song. Tillis later claimed that he wrote the song and let Webb Pierce have a writing credit.

The song is sometimes listed as I Ain't Never Seen Nobody Like You but the title on all recordings is I Ain't Never.



Jerry Garcia

info Been All Around This World, Garcia / Grisman, 2004
info Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, The Best Of The Rest, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
info Ragged But Right, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 2010
info On Broadway: Act One: Oct 28, 1987, JGAB/JGB, 2015
info Been All Around This World: Deluxe Edition, Garcia/Grisman, 2021

Other recordings

no info Single (I Ain't Never / Shanghied), Webb Pierce, 1959
no info EP (I Ain't Never / Shanghied / Thousand Miles Ago / What Goes On In Your Heart), Webb Pierce, 1959
no info Single, Four Preps, 1959
info Webb with a Beat!, Webb Pierce, 1960
no info In The Early Morning, Four Preps, 1960
info Heart Over Mind, Mel Tillis, 1962
no info Wild Child: The Madcap Sensation of Country Music, Roger Miller, 1965
no info Single (I Ain't Never / Under Your Spell Again), Roger Miller, 1965
no info The Country Side of, Roger Miller, 1967
info Greatest Hits, Webb Pierce, 1968
no info Country Music Hall of Fame, Volume 8, Various Artists (Roger Miller), 1968
no info Heart Over Mind (And Other Big Country Hits), Mel Tillis, 1970
no info Recorded Live at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, Mel Tillis, 1971
info I Ain't Never, Mel Tillis, 1972
no info Single (I Ain't Never / Burden Of Love), Mel Tillis, 1972
no info Ink Pot, Shocking Blue, 1972
no info Great Country Folk, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 1972
info The Blue Ridge Rangers, The Blue Ridge Rangers, 1973
no info I Ain't Never/Neon Rose, Mel Tillis, 1973
no info On Stage, Mel Tillis, 1973
no info Kindly Keep It Country, Hank Thompson, 1973
info The Webb Pierce Story, Webb Pierce, 1964
no info Greatest Hits, Mel Tillis, 1974
no info Subtle As a Flying Mallet, Dave Edmunds, 1975
no info C&W, Carol Channing and Webb Pierce, 1976
info The Best of Mel Tillis and the Statesiders, 1976
no info 24 Great Hits, Mel Tillis, 1977
no info Mel Tillis and the Statesiders Live, Mel Tillis, 1978
no info 30 Golden Country Hits Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1980
no info Live Wire, Skeeter Davis, 1984
no info I Ain't Never, Webb Pierce, 1984
no info MCA Records 30 Years of Hits (1958-1988), Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1988
info Capitol Collectors Series, The Four Preps, 1989
no info Country U.S.A.: 1959, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1989
no info Billboard Top Country Hits: 1959, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1990
no info Contemporary Country: The Early '70s Pure Gold, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 1992
info The Best Of, The Four Preps, 1993
no info Branson USA, Vol. 3: Country Legends, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 1993
no info The Beverly Hillbillies Soundtrack, Various Artists (Oak Ridge Boys), 1993
no info The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore, New Coon Creek Girls, 1994
no info King of the Honky-Tonk: From the Original Master Tapes, Webb Pierce, 1994
no info From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1994
no info Solid Ground, Ricky Skaggs, 1995
no info Georgia Prophet, Billy Scott, 1995
no info You Have the Right to Remain Silent, Perfect Stranger, 1995
no info Greatest Hits: Finest Performances, Webb Pierce, 1995
no info All His Great Hits, Mel Tillis, 1995
no info Memory Maker, Mel Tillis & The Statesiders, 1995
no info Ultimate, Mel Tillis, 1995
no info Vintage Collectibles, Vol. 3: 1956-1966, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1995
no info American Originals, Mel Tillis, 1996
no info BR5-49, BR5-49, 1996
no info Cool Country Hits, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Perfect Stranger), 1996
no info The Nashville Sound: Owen Bradley, Various Artists (Patsy Cline), 1996
no info Ink Pot/Attila, Shocking Blue, 1997
no info The Best of Mel Tillis, Mel Tillis, 1997
no info I'd Be with You, Kippi Brannon, 1997
no info First Families of Country: Sons & Daughters, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 1997
no info Legends of Country Music, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1997
no info Classic Country: Golden 50's, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 1998
no info Crazy Cajun Recordings, Delbert McClinton, 1999
no info Southern Blues Cruise, Mojo Blues Band, 1999
no info Choice Appetizers: Crazy Cajun Country Sampler, Various Artists (Delbert McClinton), 1999
no info Classic Country: 1965-1974, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 1999
no info Classic Country: 1970-1974, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 1999
no info Don't Let Go: The Collection, Delbert McClinton, 2000
no info 2000, Van Broussard, 2000
no info Sing the Hits of Webb Pierce, True Brothers, 2000
no info Honky Tonk Songs: 22 Country Hits, Webb Pierce, 2000
no info The Wondering Boy: The King of 50's Country, Webb Pierce, 2000
no info True Brothers Sings: Early and Rare, Vol. 1 & 2, The True Brothers, 2000
no info Grand Ole Opry 75th Anniversary, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 2000
no info 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Webb Pierce, Webb Pierce, 2001
no info Famous Country Music Makers, Webb Pierce, 2001
no info That's Country, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 2001
no info Honky Tonk to Country Boogie: The Decca Recordings 1951-1959, Webb Pierce, 2002
no info It's All Relative, Pam Tillis, 2002
no info Pure Swamp Pop Gold, Vol. 3, Various Artists (Van Broussard), 2002
no info Caught in the Webb: A Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce, Various Artists (Rosie Flores), 2002
no info The Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 10: Special Country Edition, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 2002
no info Cool Country Hits, Various Artists (Perfect Stranger), 2002
no info Honky-Tonk Hero, Webb Pierce, 2003
no info Carolina Beach Music Bands: The Archive Series, Billy Scott & the Prophets, 2003
no info Goin' Country, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 2003
no info King of Honky Tonk, Webb Pierce, 2005
no info Solid Ground/Life Is a Journey, Ricky Skaggs, 2005
no info Wildcat Jamboree!, Various Artists (Billy Ray Watts & the Rhythm Drifters), 2005
info Hitsides! 1970-1980, Mel Tillis, 2006
no info A Man Like Me: The Early Years of Roger Miller, Roger Miller, 2006
no info Live, Pam Tillis, 2006
no info Wages of Sin, Chris Darrow/Robb Strandlund, 2006
no info Honky Tonk Country, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 2006
no info All American Country, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 2006
no info #1 Country Hits, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 2006
no info #1 Country Hits of the 70s, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 2006
no info Live from Armadillo World HQ 1973, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, 2007
no info Rockin' Blues, Delbert McClinton, 2007
no info High Geared Daddy, Webb Pierce, 2008
no info The Early Years 1967-1970, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, 2008
no info The Imus Ranch Record, Various Artists (Little Richard), 2008
no info Honky Tonkin' All Night, Delbert McClinton, 2009
info The Help: Music From the Motion Picture, Various Artists (Webb Pierce), 2011

 
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