@ Be Bop Wino : Issued around 1959/1960, this was the last in the King Records Battle of the Blues series of blues shouter retrospective compilations.
@ Austin Lindy Hop : Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (he lost his hair early on after a botched bout with a lye-based hair-straightener) was sax player who doubled as a Blues Shouter of the Jimmy Witherspoon variety: a deep, rich voice; an ability to phrase the music so as to really dig deep into the emotion of each song; and yet a refined ability to skate the line between Blues and Jazz.
@ NEBRASKA MUSIC HALL OF FAME : In 1947, after years of recording for Decca, Wynonie Harris switched to Kin Records and his career took off like a rocket. “Good Rockin’ Tonight” hit the top of the charts and was later recorded by Elvis Presley, which, by the way, was Elvis’ calling card to fame.
@ Rock n Roll Show : In 1946 Roy Brown wrote what many consider to be the pivotal song in music history - Good Rockiin Tonight. He recorded the tune for Deluxe and was released in September 1947 and he took it to 13 in the race charts before Wynonie Harris recorded a more powerful version and took it to number 1.