A report on Roy Brown (blues musician)
American blues singer who had a significant influence on the early development of rock and roll and the direction of R&B.
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Rhythm and blues
6 linksGenre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s.
Genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s.
Jordan's music, along with that of Big Joe Turner, Roy Brown, Billy Wright, and Wynonie Harris, is now also referred to as jump blues.
Rock and roll
6 linksGenre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
One of the first relevant successful covers was Wynonie Harris's transformation of Roy Brown's 1947 original jump blues hit "Good Rocking Tonight" into a more showy rocker and the Louis Prima rocker "Oh Babe" in 1950, as well as Amos Milburn's cover of what may have been the first white rock and roll record, Hardrock Gunter's "Birmingham Bounce" in 1949.
Jimmy Witherspoon
6 linksAmerican jump blues singer.
American jump blues singer.
Witherspoon came back again for the seventh Cavalcade of Jazz concert on July 8, 1951 and performed alongside Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton and his Revue, Percy Mayfield, Joe Liggins's Honeydrippers, and Roy Brown.
Shorty Rogers
5 linksAmerican jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz.
American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz.
On June 7, 1953, Rogers and his orchestra, including Johnny "Guitar" Watson, performed for the famed ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. Also featured that day were Roy Brown and his Orchestra, Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen, Earl Bostic, Nat "King" Cole, and Louis Armstrong and his All Stars with Velma Middleton.
Nat King Cole
5 linksAmerican singer, jazz pianist, songwriter, and actor.
American singer, jazz pianist, songwriter, and actor.
On June 7, 1953, Cole performed for the famed ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Chicago which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. Also featured that day were Roy Brown and his Orchestra, Shorty Rogers, Earl Bostic, Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen, and Louis Armstrong and his All Stars with Velma Middleton.
Toni Harper
5 linksAmerican former child singer who retired from performing at the age of 29.
American former child singer who retired from performing at the age of 29.
Also featured that day were Roy Brown and His Mighty Men, Anna Mae Winburn and Her Sweethearts, Jerry Wallace, Louis Jordan, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Josephine Baker.
Wynonie Harris
4 linksAmerican blues shouter and rhythm-and-blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics.
American blues shouter and rhythm-and-blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics.
These included a 1948 cover of Roy Brown's "Good Rocking Tonight", "Good Morning Judge" and "All She Wants to Do Is Rock".
Good Rocking Tonight
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"Good Rocking Tonight" is a jump blues song originally released in 1947 by its writer, Roy Brown and was covered by many recording artists (sometimes as Good Rockin' Tonight).
Jerry Wallace
4 linksAmerican country and pop singer.
American country and pop singer.
Also featured that day were Roy Brown and His Mighty Men, Anna Mae Winburn and Her Sweethearts, Toni Harper, Louis Jordan, Jimmy Witherspoon and Josephine Baker.
Earl Bostic
5 linksAmerican jazz alto saxophonist and a pioneer of the post-war American rhythm and blues style.
American jazz alto saxophonist and a pioneer of the post-war American rhythm and blues style.
Also featured that day were Roy Brown and his Orchestra, Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen, Shorty Rogers, Nat "King" Cole with Velma Middleton, and Louis Armstrong and his All Stars.