Ok, I heard Gold Digga by Kanye first..then I bought the John Mayer Trio's album I heard Mayer's version of Ray Charles I GOT A WOMAN and thought "oh this is quite funky, I must hear the original." Then I buy the "Ray Charles Live" CD from 1959 and I hear that version is much faster, swingier and less funky than Mayer's remake. I think that Gold Digga and the John Mayer Trio's TRY album came out the same year so who is copying who? Did Kanye rip John's bass line from his interpretation of I GOT A WOMAN to use in Gold Digga or did Mayer rip Gold Digga to use in his remake of I GOT A WOMAN?

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I believe John recorded his version during his John Mayer Trio tour. This tour was going on while 'Gold Digger' was a radio hit.

If you listen to Mayer's version, there is an audible squeel from the crowd when he says 'She give me money!' I think the reason for the response is because the crowd thought he was going into a 'Gold Digger' cover. So I think Mayer ripped it from 'Ye.