Thursday, February 27, 2020

Billy "The Kid" Emerson - Zulu (Tarpon)

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  1. R&B garage instrumental.

    Artist: Billy "The Kid" Emerson
    Label: Tarpon
    Country: USA
    Catalogue: T-6604
    Date: 1967
    Format: 7"

    Tracks:
    A: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
    Artist: Billy "The Kid" Emerson
    Composer: J. Seneca, J. Lee

    B: Zulu
    Artist: Billy "The Kid" Emerson
    Composer: Emerson

    William Robert Emerson (born December 21, 1925 in Tarpon Springs, Florida), known during his recording career as Billy "The Kid" Emerson and more recently as Rev. William R. Emerson, is an African American preacher and former R&B and rock and roll singer and songwriter, best known for his 1955 song, "Red Hot."

    Emerson began recording after joining Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the early 1950s. He recorded for various labels, including Sun, Chess, and Vee-Jay before forming his own, Tarpon Records, where he recorded Denise LaSalle and Matt "Guitar" Murphy. He has worked with blues musicians, such as Earl Hooker, Lonnie Brooks, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Robert Knighthawk.

    Read More:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_%22The_Kid%22_Emerson

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