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Pianist Joe Liggins and his band, the Honeydrippers, tore up the R&B charts during the late '40s and early '50s with their polished brand of polite R&B. Liggins scored massive hits with "The Honeydripper" in 1945 and "Pink Champagne" five years later, posting a great many more solid sellers in between.
Born in Oklahoma, Liggins moved to San Diego in 1932. He moved to Los Angeles in 1939 and played with various outfits, including Sammy Franklin's California Rhythm Rascals. When Franklin took an unwise pass on recording Liggins' infectious "The Honeydripper," the bespectacled pianist assembled his own band and waxed the tune for Leon René's Exclusive logo. The upshot: an R&B chart-topper. Nine more hits followed on Exclusive over the next three years, including the schmaltzy "Got a Right to Cry," the often-covered "Tanya" (Chicago guitarist Earl Hooker waxed a delicious version), and "Roll 'Em."
In 1950, Joe joined his brother Jimmy at Specialty Records. More hits immediately followed: "Rag Mop," the number one R&B smash "Pink Champagne," "Little Joe's Boogie," and "Frankie Lee." During this period, the Honeydrippers prominently featured saxophonists Willie Jackson and James Jackson, Jr. Liggins stuck around Specialty into 1954, later turning up with solitary singles on Mercury and Aladdin. But time had passed Liggins by, at least right then; his sophisticated approach later came back into fashion, and he led a little big band until his death.
© Bill Dahl /TiVo
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Dripper's Boogie
Joe Liggins, The Honeydrippers
Jazz - Fantasy Records 発売日 1992/01/01
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Joe Liggins, The Honeydrippers
Blues - Fantasy Records 発売日 1989/01/01
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Boogie Woogie Classics - Joe Liggins West Coast Jump Band
Pop - Groovy Train 発売日 2023/09/15
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Going Back to New Orleans / New Orleans Is My Home
Joe Liggins, Ellis 'Slow' Walsh
Soul - Jukebox Jam Series 発売日 2014/02/03
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The King of The Piano (Remastered)
R&B - Master Tape Records 発売日 2020/10/09
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers (Hd Remastered)
Blues - Reborn recordings 発売日 2019/07/11
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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