August 18, 2015

60 Joe Liggins (1915-1987) and his Honeydrippers “The Honeydripper” 1945

Like Saunders King, Liggins and his band were staples of the West Coast blues. They “filled the gap between swing and early rock & roll.” They performed their style of music for the next forty years in California gigs (The Big Book of Blues).

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