# Did you know Muhammad Ali cut a hit record?

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**Created:** [January 30, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-muhammad-ali-cut-a-hit-record/611179 "2012-01-30T12:21:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-muhammad-ali-cut-a-hit-record/611179/1 "2012-01-30T12:21:14Z")

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**I sure didn’t.**

No kidding he really did. He wasn’t half bad either.

his best

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gK5JEkGixS4/hqdefault.jpg "Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) - Stand By Me - 1963 45rpm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK5JEkGixS4)

ok this one kind of sucks.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E03mTh5_We4/hqdefault.jpg ""The Gang's All Here" sung by Muhammad Ali") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E03mTh5_We4)

yikes

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KW5qF9fheXw/hqdefault.jpg "Muhammad Ali Black Superman Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW5qF9fheXw)

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-muhammad-ali-cut-a-hit-record/611179/2 "2012-01-30T12:26:04Z")

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Ali and Sam Cooke discussing the album.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkVSQXNJ-q4)