Willie Mabon was born October 24, 1925 and brought up in the Hollywood district of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. He achieved two number-one hits on the Billboard R&B chart: “I Don’t Know” (1952) and “I’m Mad” (1953). “I Don’t Know” was a massive success, becoming Chess Records’ biggest hit before the emergence of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. His original version of “I Don’t Know” was one of the first R&B hits to be covered by a leading white artist (Tennessee Ernie Ford) and received airplay