September 16, 2015

83 Amos Milburn (1927-1980) “Chicken Shack Boogie” 1948

“The straight rhythm, the harsh sounds of the tenor saxophones, and the musical flights at the piano announced the urban trend of rock-and-roll that the pale Bill Haley was to embody” (Encyclopedia of the Blues).

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