Mose Allison

Mose Allison (John Mose Allison. Jr.) (born November 11, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and singer. His music has influenced many blues and rock artists including The Rolling Stones, John Mayall, J.J. Cale and The Who, who played his song Young Man Blues on several tours. Allison is the subject of the Pixies song Allison and Greg Brown song Mose Allison Played Here. His song Look Here was covered by The Clash on their album Sandinista; and Blue Cheer famously covered Parchman Farm but renamed or misspelled it as Parchment Farm. Van Morrison released an album of his songs entitled Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison.