Roy Milton
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Biography
[Edit]As in-the-pocket drummer of his own jump blues combo, the Solid Senders, Roy Milton was in a perfect position to drive his outfit just as hard or soft as he so desired. With his stellar sense of swing, Milton did just that; his steady backbeat on his 1946 single for Art Rupe's fledgling Juke Box imprint, "R.M. Blues," helped steer it to the uppermost reaches of the R&B charts (his assured vocal didn't hurt either).
Milton spent his early years on an Indian reservation in Oklahoma (his maternal grandmother was a Native American) before moving to Tulsa. He sang with Ernie Fields's territory band during the late '20s and began doubling on drums when the band's regular trapsman got arrested one fateful evening. In the mood to leave Fields in 1933, Milton wandered west to Los Angeles and formed the Solid Senders. 1945 was a big year for him — along with signing with Juke Box (soon to be renamed Specialty), the band filmed three soundies with singer June Richmond.
"R.M. Blues" was such a huge seller that it established Specialty as a viable concern for the long haul. Rupe knew a good thing when he saw it, recording Milton early and often through 1953. He was rewarded with 19 Top Ten R&B hits by the Solid Senders, including "Milton's Boogie," "True Blues," "Hop, Skip and Jump," "Information Blues," "Oh Babe" (a torrid cover of Louis Prima's jivey jump), and "Best Wishes." Milton's resident boogie piano specialist, Camille Howard, also sang on several Milton platters, including the 1947 hit "Thrill Me," concurrently building a solo career on Specialty.
After amassing a voluminous catalog as one of Specialty's early bedrocks, Milton moved on to Dootone, King (there he cut the delectable instrumental "Succotash"), and Warwick (where he eked out a minor R&B hit in 1961, "Red Light") with notably less commercial success. Sadly, even though he helped pioneer the postwar R&B medium, rock & roll had rendered Milton an anachronism.
The drummer remained active nonetheless, thrilling the throng at the 1970 Monterey Jazz Festival as part of Johnny Otis's all-star troupe. It's a safe bet he was swinging until the very end.
Title: Instant Groove (1977) [Blues Reference]
Artist: Roy Milton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Collections
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: Navidad: Blues, Gospels Y Spirituals
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Loaded Dice - Vintage Gambling Songs
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Cash Poor Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Roots of R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1948 Volume 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Dootone Rock 'n' Rhythm & Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: All American Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues That Built America - Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Best West Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1948 Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: Early Roots of Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Original Hits: Jazz Golden Times, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Platinum Series: Forever Jazz Greatest Hits, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Power, Vol. 16
Genre: Blues
Title: Just Blues 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Legends in the Blues Hall of Fame
Genre: Blues
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 15
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Roots of the Who
Genre: Blues
Title: ABC Of The Blues CD 30
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues: West Coast
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best Of Jump Jive
Genre: Retro
Title: Blue Yule: Christmas Blues And R & B Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Blues Masters (CD36)
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots Of Rock N' Roll Vol. 4, 1948 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Roots Of Rock N' Roll Vol. 2, 1938-1946 (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rare 45's Vol. 4 (CD2)
Title: 100 Burlesque Hits & Greatest Burlesque Classics (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: Rhythm & Blues - Original Masters (Cd 1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Let Me... West Coast (CD 1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1948 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1952 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1952 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Years 1946: Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: As Good As It Gets: Jukebox Blues (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Gospel
Title: Wall Street Blues
Genre: Blues