The rest of American music history that doesn't get discussed in the Hollywood/NYC revisionist worldview.
And for the record, Wynonie Harris wasn't the first to "make" Good Rockin’ Tonight, that song belongs to Roy Brown, its author.
The rest of American music history that doesn't get discussed in the Hollywood/NYC revisionist worldview.
And for the record, Wynonie Harris wasn't the first to "make" Good Rockin’ Tonight, that song belongs to Roy Brown, its author.
In other news, the flight from Cincinnati continues.....
King, Federal and Deluxe label complex, were top notch. Many great 50’s RnB hits and collectors items.
>>King started as a so-called hillbilly label in 1943; moved into “race music”<<
“I wish EVERY day was Negro day!”
I get a kick out of the movie Hairspray.
On a related note, I have just about every Mom and Dads album made. I thought (pretty much still do) that they really sucked until I listened to them one day and realized how much they sounded like Guy Lumbardo. IOW, for their day, they were not bad. Which means that ANYTHING from that period that still comes off as entertaining and good was absolutely spectacular at the time!
Used to own a copy of that one. Should have never sold it.