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Fact #72241

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Short story:

The Coasters record Money Honey and Let's Go Get Stoned for Atco Records in New York City, USA.Let's Go Get Stoned will be a much bigger hit when it is recorded in 1966 by Ray Charles.

Full article:

Joshie Jo Armsted (co-writer, Let's Go Get Stoned) : I remember receiving a royalty check for Let’s Go Get Stoned (by Ray Charles) that Valerie (Simpson) had sent to me in Chicago. I didn’t have a bank account so I went over to this man’s very popular steak house and bar in Chicago. He was also from Yazoo City, Mississippi. His name was Cubie Coleman and he was also known as, I think the newspaper said, a racketeer. He had a big policy wheel, a numbers runner organization in Chicago.

As always, I introduced myself and we started talking. Cubie Coleman knew my family and I knew his. I told him that I was a songwriter and singer and towards the end of the evening after a lot of food and drinks I told him that I had this check that I wanted him to cash. He told me he was very busy at the time but if I wanted to wait on him I could go downstairs and wait in his office. I was really feeling a little out of it. He welcomed me to lie down in his office if I wanted. Of course, I had a few choice words for him concerning his offer and I stormed out. I woke up regretting it the next day.

I ended up sending the check back to Valerie in New York. She cashed it and wired me the money through Western Union.
(Source : http://othersounds.com/interview-joshie-armstead/)