Jimmy Liggins

Jimmy Liggins B 14 October 1922 Newby Oklahoma – 18 July 1983 Durham North Carolina Was An American R&B Guitarist And Bandleader. Following The Success Of His Brother Joe Jimmy Liggins Started His Recording Career As Singer Guitarist And Leader Of The “Drops Of Joy” On Art Rupe’s Specialty Label In 1947. One Of His Early Releases “Cadillac Boogie” Was A Direct Forerunner Of “Rocket 88” Itself Often Called The First Rock And Roll Record. Recordings Such As "Tear Drop Blues" And Later “Drunk” Featuring Leading Sax Players Such As Maxwell Davis Made Him One Of The Most Successful Bandleaders In The Jump Blues Period Of The Late 1940s And Early 1950s. Liggins Left Specialty In 1954 Recording "I Ain't Drunk" Later Covered By Albert Collins At Aladdin Before Fading From The Scene. read less