Left us on this day (Jan. 3) in 1980: American R&B singer & boogie-woogie pianist Amos Milburn (stroke, age 52), popular during the 1940s & 50s & famous for such drinking songs as One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer, Let Me Go Home, Whiskey & Bad Bad Whiskey; he was one of the first performers to switch from sophisticated jazz arrangements to a louder jump blues, emphasizing rhythm first, with technical qualities of voice & instrumentation second; his energetic repertoire was admired by fellow musicians, most notably his prime disciple, Fats Domino; Amos was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2010…
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 20:44:13 +0000
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