June 17, 2016

270 Bill Justis (1927-1982) “Raunchy” 1957

“the first song that George Harrison learned to play.” Justis grew up in Memphis playing jazz and dance band music before joining Sam Phillips’ Sun Records in 1957 as musical director. Phillips like a tune called ‘Backwoods’, composed by Justis and guitarist Sid Manker, but renamed it ‘Raunchy’. It was issued as a single and Justis’ own honking saxophone solo made it a million-seller” (The Encyclopedia of Popular Music). 

Bill Justis “Raunchy”

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