songwriter: William Bell
Bell recorded the original version of “You Don’t Miss Your Water” in 1961 for Stax Records. Covers include Otis Redding (1965), King Curtis (1967), The Byrds (1968), Taj Mahal (1968), Otis Clay (1968) Percy Sledge, Johnny Adams (1998) and a live version by Sturgill Simpson from 2017.
The Byrds (Gram Parsons vocal)
William Bell at the White House