"Big Boss Man" is a popular blues song written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith in 1960. It was released by Jimmy Reed in 1960 on Vee-Jay LP Found Love, the year after issued as a 45. It also has a crossover appeal, having been covered by many country and rock artists. It is widely considered as one of the best anti-capitalist blues songs.

Reed's recordings of "Big Boss Man" and "Bright Lights, Big City" were both voted onto the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Reed's wife, Mama Reed, appears as an uncredited background singer on both of these songs.

Elvis Presley recorded a version of the song on September 10, 1967. It was released on a single the same month, backed with "You Don't Know Me", and reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was then used in the "Road Medley" of his '68 Comeback Special and then performed on numerous occasions in his 1970s performances.

The song has also been covered by many other artists,[1] including Frank Frost, The Animals, Big Jack Johnson, Koko Taylor, Alan Price, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Conway Twitty, The Syndicate of Sound, John Hammond, Bobby Gentry, Nancy Sinatra, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Steve Miller, The Pretty Things, David Bowie, The Kentucky Headhunters, The Radiators and Holly Golightly.

The song appeared in the award winning mini-series Elvis, where it shows him performing the song during his Comeback Special.


The song, as performed by reggae artist, Junior Reid, was featured in the film Office Space.
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