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Rosco Gordon
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Rosco Gordon April 10 1928 – July 11 2002 Was An American Memphis Blues And Rhythm & Blues Singer And Songwriter. He Is Best Known For His 1952 Number 1 Rhythm & Blues Hit Single "Booted" And Two Number 2 Singles "No More Doggin'" 1952 RPM 350 And "Just A Little Bit" 1960 Vee-Jay 332 . Born On Florida Street In Memphis Tennessee Gordon Was One Of The "Beale Streeters" A Group Of Musicians In 1949 That Also Featured Johnny Ace B.B. King And Bobby "Blue" Bland A.O. Who Helped To Develop The Style Known As Memphis Blues. Gordon Used A Style Of Piano Playing Known As 'The Rosco Rhythm' He Placed The Accent On The Off Beats And Although Other Influential Rhythm & Blues Pianists Such As Professor Longhair On "Willie Mae" Among Other Songs Recorded In The Same Off Beat Style Before Him Through His Influence On The Jamaican Pianist Theophilus Beckford "Easy Snappin'" Gordon Was Cited As The Foundation Of Jamaican Ska Bluebeat And Reggae Music. Rosco Gordon Made A Number Of His Early Recordings For Sam Phillips At Sun Records.
"Booted" 1952 Gave His Career A Sound Start And Was Followed By "No More Doggin'" The Same Year. Sam Phillips Later Sold The Master Tape Of "Booted" To Two Competing Record Labels Chess And RPM Both Of Whom Released It As A Single As He Had Done With Some Early Howlin' Wolf Songs. The RPM Release Reached #1 On The Billboard R&B Record Chart. Chess And The Bihari Brothers Later Settled The Conflict With The Biharis Getting Exclusive Rights To Gordon And Chess Signing Wolf To An Exclusive Contract.
In 1960 Gordon Released His Last Charting Single "Just A Little Bit" Which Was Both An R&B And Pop Hit. However There Were No Further Hits Despite Gordon's Youth Talent And Exuberant And Oddball Personality. In 1962 He Gave Up The Music Industry And Moved To Queens New York With His New Wife Where He Purchased A Partnership In A Laundry Business. Following His Wife's Death In 1984 He Returned To Performing In The New York Area.
In 2002 He Was Invited By Filmmaker Richard Pearce To Be Featured As Part Of A Documentary Film About Several Blues Musicians Returning To Memphis For A Special Tribute To Sam Phillips In Conjunction With The May 2002 W. C. Handy Awards. Called The Road To Memphis The Documentary Aired On PBS Television. Six Weeks After Filming Finished Gordon Died Of A Heart Attack At His Apartment In Rego Park Queens. He Was 74 Years Old. He Was Interred In The Rosedale Cemetery In Linden New Jersey.
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Rosco Gordon April 10 1928 – July 11 2002 Was An American Memphis Blues And Rhythm & Blues Singer And Songwriter. He Is Best Known For His 1952 Number 1 Rhythm & Blues Hit Single "Booted" And Two Number 2 Singles "No More Doggin'" 1952 RPM 350 And "Just A Little Bit" 1960 Vee-Jay 332 . Born On Florida Street In Memphis Tennessee Gordon Was One Of The "Beale Streeters" A Group Of Musicians In 1949 That Also Featured Johnny Ace B.B. King And Bobby "Blue" Bland A.O. Who Helped To Develop The Style Known As Memphis Blues. Gordon Used A Style Of Piano Playing Known As 'The Rosco Rhythm' He Placed The Accent On The Off Beats And Although Other Influential Rhythm & Blues Pianists Such As Professor Longhair On "Willie Mae" Among Other Songs Recorded In The Same Off Beat Style Before Him Through His Influence On The Jamaican Pianist Theophilus Beckford "Easy Snappin'" Gordon Was Cited As The Foundation Of Jamaican Ska Bluebeat And Reggae Music. Rosco Gordon Made A Number Of His Early Recordings For Sam Phillips At Sun Records.
"Booted" 1952 Gave His Career A Sound Start And Was Followed By "No More Doggin'" The Same Year. Sam Phillips Later Sold The Master Tape Of "Booted" To Two Competing Record Labels Chess And RPM Both Of Whom Released It As A Single As He Had Done With Some Early Howlin' Wolf Songs. The RPM Release Reached #1 On The Billboard R&B Record Chart. Chess And The Bihari Brothers Later Settled The Conflict With The Biharis Getting Exclusive Rights To Gordon And Chess Signing Wolf To An Exclusive Contract.
In 1960 Gordon Released His Last Charting Single "Just A Little Bit" Which Was Both An R&B And Pop Hit. However There Were No Further Hits Despite Gordon's Youth Talent And Exuberant And Oddball Personality. In 1962 He Gave Up The Music Industry And Moved To Queens New York With His New Wife Where He Purchased A Partnership In A Laundry Business. Following His Wife's Death In 1984 He Returned To Performing In The New York Area.
In 2002 He Was Invited By Filmmaker Richard Pearce To Be Featured As Part Of A Documentary Film About Several Blues Musicians Returning To Memphis For A Special Tribute To Sam Phillips In Conjunction With The May 2002 W. C. Handy Awards. Called The Road To Memphis The Documentary Aired On PBS Television. Six Weeks After Filming Finished Gordon Died Of A Heart Attack At His Apartment In Rego Park Queens. He Was 74 Years Old. He Was Interred In The Rosedale Cemetery In Linden New Jersey. read less
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"Booted" 1952 Gave His Career A Sound Start And Was Followed By "No More Doggin'" The Same Year. Sam Phillips Later Sold The Master Tape Of "Booted" To Two Competing Record Labels Chess And RPM Both Of Whom Released It As A Single As He Had Done With Some Early Howlin' Wolf Songs. The RPM Release Reached #1 On The Billboard R&B Record Chart. Chess And The Bihari Brothers Later Settled The Conflict With The Biharis Getting Exclusive Rights To Gordon And Chess Signing Wolf To An Exclusive Contract.
In 1960 Gordon Released His Last Charting Single "Just A Little Bit" Which Was Both An R&B And Pop Hit. However There Were No Further Hits Despite Gordon's Youth Talent And Exuberant And Oddball Personality. In 1962 He Gave Up The Music Industry And Moved To Queens New York With His New Wife Where He Purchased A Partnership In A Laundry Business. Following His Wife's Death In 1984 He Returned To Performing In The New York Area.
In 2002 He Was Invited By Filmmaker Richard Pearce To Be Featured As Part Of A Documentary Film About Several Blues Musicians Returning To Memphis For A Special Tribute To Sam Phillips In Conjunction With The May 2002 W. C. Handy Awards. Called The Road To Memphis The Documentary Aired On PBS Television. Six Weeks After Filming Finished Gordon Died Of A Heart Attack At His Apartment In Rego Park Queens. He Was 74 Years Old. He Was Interred In The Rosedale Cemetery In Linden New Jersey. read less
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