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- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: ADDCD3485
- Format: CD
- UPC: 824046348526
- Street Date: 10/06/23
- PreBook Date: 09/01/23
- Label: Acrobat »
- Genre: Blues
- Run Time: 143 mins
- Number of Discs: 2
- Year of Production: 2023
- Box Lot:
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
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Billy Wright - Blues For My Baby: Collected Recordings 1949-59
It's an entertaining showcase for a great R&B entertainer
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R&B and jump blues singer Billy Wright, as well as having a career that involved several visits to the US R&B charts, is notable for having been a significant and formative influence on Little Richard. His flamboyant style and appearance helped to shape the extrovert approach of the great rock 'n' roller, including his use of pancake make-up and wearing his hair in an extravagant pompadour style. Known as "The Prince of The Blues" during his career, he was a key figure in blues in the Atlanta area in the post-war years and started recording in 1949. This 43-track 2-CD collection comprises the A and B sides of his releases on the Savoy, Atlanta, Peacock and Carrollton labels during these years, plus selected recordings from this era which were unreleased on singles - he did not record again after 1959. It includes his Top 10 R&B hits "Blues For My Baby", "You Satisfy", "Hey, Little Girl" and "Stacked Deck". It's
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