Camille Howard
Piano-tinkling chanteuses were quite the rage during the war years. But Camille Howard's two-fisted thundering boogie style, much like her Los Angeles contemporary, Hadda Brooks, was undoubtedly the equivalent of any 88s ace, male or female. Howard was part of the great migration from Texas to the West Coast. She was installed as pianist with drummer Roy Milton & the Solid Senders sometime during World War II, playing on all their early hits for Art Rupe's Juke Box and Specialty labels (notably the groundbreaking "R.M. Blues" in 1945).
Sensing her potential following the success of Milton's 1947 hit "Thrill Me" (with Howard's vocal), Rupe began recording her as a featured artist at the end of the year. Legend has it that Howard's biggest hit, the roaring instrumental "X-Temporaneous Boogie," was improvised at the tail-end of her first date as a leader (its flip, the torch ballad "You Don't Love Me," was a hit in its own right). Howard's vocal abilities were pretty potent too. Her "Fiesta in Old Mexico" was a hit in 1949, while "Money Blues," credited to Camille Howard & Her Boyfriends, registered strong coin in 1951. Howard cranked out storming boogies and sultry ballads for Specialty through 1953, then jumped from Federal to Vee-Jay before landing in Los Angeles for good. Howard's strong religious ties put a stop to her secular music career long ago.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Rock Me Daddy, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Fantasy Records on 1 jan. 1993
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X-Temporaneous Boogie
Blues - Released by Fantasy Records on 1 jan. 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Please Dont Stay Away so Long / Instantaneous Boogie (Remastered)
Wereldmuziek - Released by TWISTIN´ RUMBLE on 12 jan. 1949
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Instantaneous Boogie
Jazz - Released by Delta Records on 6 apr. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Has Your Love Grown Cold ?
Lounge - Released by Old Town on 31 jul. 1948
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Camille Howard's X-Temporaneous Boogie
R&B - Released by Charly Records on 24 jun. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Please Don't Stay Away Too Long
Blues - Released by Jukebox Jam Series on 16 mei 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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