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Faye Adams
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As Faye Scruggs (her married name), she became a regular performer in New York nightclubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. While performi… read moreAs Faye Scruggs (her married name), she became a regular performer in New York nightclubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. While performing in Atlanta, Georgia, she was discovered by singer Ruth Brown, who won her an audition with band… read moreAs Faye Scruggs (her married name), she became a regular performer in New York nightclubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. While performing in Atlanta, Georgia, she was discovered by singer Ruth Brown, who won her an audition with bandleader Joe Morris of Atlantic Records. Changing her name to … read more -
Cecil Gant
13,944 listeners
Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 - February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer and pianist. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Gant worked local clu… read moreCecil Gant (April 4, 1913 - February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer and pianist. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Gant worked local clubs through the mid 1930s up until the Second World War, when he enlisted in the United States Army… read moreCecil Gant (April 4, 1913 - February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer and pianist. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Gant worked local clubs through the mid 1930s up until the Second World War, when he enlisted in the United States Army. Though his piano was blues-based, vocally he was a crooner… read more -
Lucky Millinder
33,540 listeners
Lucius Venable (Lucky) Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader and singer. Mi… read moreLucius Venable (Lucky) Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader and singer. Millinder was born in Anniston, Alabama and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Millinder worked in clu… read moreLucius Venable (Lucky) Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader and singer. Millinder was born in Anniston, Alabama and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Millinder worked in clubs, ballrooms, and theatres in the late 20s as a dancer and … read more -
Bullmoose Jackson
2,321 listeners
Born in cleveland in 1919, Benjamin Clarence Jackson learned to play saxophone at school where he also started his first band, The Harlem H… read moreBorn in cleveland in 1919, Benjamin Clarence Jackson learned to play saxophone at school where he also started his first band, The Harlem Hotshots. Jackson joined the Lucky Millinder Orchestra, where he was given a chance to sing when th… read moreBorn in cleveland in 1919, Benjamin Clarence Jackson learned to play saxophone at school where he also started his first band, The Harlem Hotshots. Jackson joined the Lucky Millinder Orchestra, where he was given a chance to sing when their regular singer failed to turn up for a show. http://www.… read more -
Willie Mabon
28,749 listeners
Willie Mabon (24 October 1925, Memphis, Tennessee – 19 April 1985, Paris, France) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. … read moreWillie Mabon (24 October 1925, Memphis, Tennessee – 19 April 1985, Paris, France) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Born Willie James Mabon, and brought up in Memphis, he had become known as a singer and pianist … read moreWillie Mabon (24 October 1925, Memphis, Tennessee – 19 April 1985, Paris, France) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Born Willie James Mabon, and brought up in Memphis, he had become known as a singer and pianist by the time he moved to Chicago in 1942. He formed a group, … read more -
Joe Houston
3,719 listeners
Joseph Abraham "Joe" Houston (July 12, 1926 – December 28, 2015) was an American rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist. He was bor… read moreJoseph Abraham "Joe" Houston (July 12, 1926 – December 28, 2015) was an American rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist. He was born in Bastrop, a suburb of Austin, Texas, and studied trumpet in school, changing to saxophone late… read moreJoseph Abraham "Joe" Houston (July 12, 1926 – December 28, 2015) was an American rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist. He was born in Bastrop, a suburb of Austin, Texas, and studied trumpet in school, changing to saxophone later. As a teen he began emulating a touring band by buying a r… read more -
Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends
8,011 listeners
Born in Boonville, Missouri, Lee was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her brot… read moreBorn in Boonville, Missouri, Lee was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her brother George Lee's band, which for a time also included Charlie Parker. She first recorded on t… read moreBorn in Boonville, Missouri, Lee was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her brother George Lee's band, which for a time also included Charlie Parker. She first recorded on the Merritt record label in 1927 with Jesse Stone as pianist … read more -
Paul Gayten
5,246 listeners
Paul Gayten (January 29, 1920 – March 26, 1991) (also credited as Paul Gayton) was an American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, pr… read morePaul Gayten (January 29, 1920 – March 26, 1991) (also credited as Paul Gayton) was an American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive. Gayten was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, the nephew of blues p… read morePaul Gayten (January 29, 1920 – March 26, 1991) (also credited as Paul Gayton) was an American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive. Gayten was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, the nephew of blues pianist Little Brother Montgomery. In his teens he played pia… read more