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Buddy Griffin & His Orchestra w/ Claudia Swann - “I Want to Hug You, Kiss You, Squeeze You”

This is my favorite song on The Chess Story box set, a box set you gotta get if you like blues, jazz, and soul. I would love to hear someone cover this song and keep to the sultry playfulness.

I wish I knew more about Buddy and Claudia. From what I gather, Buddy Griffin and Claudia Swann eventually married, and this song was one of their last before the disbanding of Griffin’s orchestra. Despite their loose affiliations with the Moonglows and Bo Diddley, they seem to have disappeared amid the 50’s music hustle.