Wynonie Harris
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Biography
[Edit]No blues shouter embodied the rollicking good times that he sang of quite like raucous shouter Wynonie Harris. "Mr. Blues," as he was not-so-humbly known, joyously related risque tales of sex, booze, and endless parties in his trademark raspy voice over some of the jumpingest horn-powered combos of the postwar era.
Those wanton ways eventually caught up with Harris, but not before he scored a raft of R&B smashes from 1946 to 1952. He was already a seasoned dancer, drummer, and singer when he left Omaha for L.A. in 1940 (his main influences being Big Joe Turner and Jimmy Rushing). He found plenty of work singing and appearing as an emcee on Central Avenue, the bustling nightlife strip of the black community. Harris' reputation was spreading fast — he was appearing in Chicago at the Rhumboogie Club in 1944 when bandleader Lucky Millinder hired him as his band's new singer. With Millinder's orchestra in brassy support, Harris made his debut on shellac by boisterously delivering "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well" that same year for Decca. By the time it hit in mid-1945, Harris was long gone from Millinder's organization and back in L.A.
The shouter debuted on wax under his own name in July of 1945 at an L.A. date for Philo with backing from drummer Johnny Otis, saxist Teddy Edwards, and trumpeter Howard McGhee. A month later, he signed on with Apollo Records, an association that provided him with two huge hits in 1946: "Wynonie's Blues" (with saxist Illinois Jacquet's combo) and "Playful Baby." Harris' own waxings were squarely in the emerging jump blues style then sweeping the West Coast. After scattered dates for Hamp-Tone, Bullet, and Aladdin (where he dueled it out with his idol Big Joe on a two-sided "Battle of the Blues"), Harris joined the star-studded roster of Cincinnati's King Records in 1947. There his sales really soared.
Few records made a stronger seismic impact than Harris' 1948 chart-topper "Good Rockin' Tonight." Ironically, Harris shooed away its composer, Roy Brown, when he first tried to hand it to the singer; only when Brown's original version took off did Wynonie cover the romping number. With Hal "Cornbread" Singer on wailing tenor sax and a rocking, socking backbeat, the record provided an easily followed blueprint for the imminent rise of rock & roll a few years later (and gave Elvis Presley something to place on the A-side of his second Sun single).
After that, Harris was rarely absent from the R&B charts for the next four years, his offerings growing more boldly suggestive all the time. "Grandma Plays the Numbers," "All She Wants to Do Is Rock," "I Want My Fanny Brown," "Sittin' on It All the Time," "I Like My Baby's Pudding," "Good Morning Judge," "Bloodshot Eyes" (a country tune that was first released on "King" by Hank Penny), and "Lovin' Machine" were only a portion of the ribald hits Harris scored into 1952 (13 in all) — and then his personal hit parade stopped dead. It certainly wasn't Harris' fault — his King output rocked as hard as ever under Henry Glover's supervision — but changing tastes among fickle consumers accelerated Wynonie Harris' sobering fall from favor.
Sides for Atco in 1956, King in 1957, and Roulette in 1960 only hinted at the raunchy glory of a few short years earlier. The touring slowed accordingly. In 1963, his chaffeur-driven Cadillacs and lavish New York home a distant memory, Harris moved back to L.A., scraping up low-paying local gigs whenever he could. Chess gave him a three-song session in 1964, but sat on the promising results. Throat cancer silenced him for good in 1969, ending the life of a bigger-than-life R&B pioneer whose ego matched his tremendous talent.
Title: All She Wants to Do Is Rock (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Wynonie Harris
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Title: 75 Jump Blues Favourites
Artist: Wynonie Harris
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Founding Father Of Rock 'n' Roll (Remastered) (CD2)
Artist: Wynonie Harris
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Blow Your Brains Out: Greatest Jukebox Hits & Dancefloor Favourites
Artist: Wynonie Harris
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: More Greatest Hits - Good Rockin' Tonight
Artist: Wynonie Harris
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: Don't You Want To Rock: The King & DeLuxe Acetate Series (CD2)
Artist: Wynonie Harris
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Good Rockin' Tonight (Digitally Remastered) - Single
Artist: Wynonie Harris
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Collections
Title: Pop History 50's - The Early Years Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Old King Gold Volume 9 (Original King Recordings)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Mambo! 100 Popular Latin Dance Classics
Genre: Latin
Title: Pop History 50's - The Early Years, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Please Send Me Someone to Love
Genre: Blues
Title: Slow Grind Fever (Volume 1 & 2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Fats Domino & The Rhythm & Blues Friends
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 20 Songs from Those Days 2
Genre: Pop
Title: In Full Swing, Vol. 12
Genre: Jazz
Title: Retro Rockin' Jazz R&B Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Aladdin Records Story
Genre: Pop
Title: Wise Guys & Wild Women! Jazz Noir
Genre: Jazz
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The History of Rock N Roll, Vol. 5
Genre: World Music
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rhythm & Blues 1945-1951 - Music Sampler Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: 22 Original R&B Recordings
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Definitive Collection of R&B Hits from 1949
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 3
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: 100 Proof Drinking Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1944 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
Genre: Blues
Title: 42 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 16
Genre: Pop
Title: Early Roots of Rock & Roll, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: You Made Me Cry
Genre: Rock
Title: Jump Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Golden Hits of the 40, Vol. 4
Genre: World Music
Title: The Bullet Records Story - The First Americana Label
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Risque Blues - Drill Daddy Drill
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Dirty Blues Licks
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1944 Volume 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Old King Gold Volume 4 (Original King Recording)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: 25 Years of Rhythm and Blues Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Blues Belters
Genre: Blues
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Twistin the Night Away + More Memories
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 21
Genre: Pop
Title: Movie Hits And Themes - Original Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Definitive Collection of R&B Hits from 1950
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Heritage of The Blues 1956, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Street-Walking Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: That's All Right
Genre: Rock
Featuring albums
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Blues Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music - 100 Greatest Originals Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazz From America On Disques Vogue (CD12 - Wynonie Mr Blues Harris)
Artist: Alto Sax, Earl Bostic
Genre: Jazz
Title: R&B Hipshakers, Vol. 4: Bossa Nova and Grits
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Ride, Daddy, Ride! And Other Songs of Love
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Are You Ready To Rock: The Singles 1942-1955
Artist: Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Mickey Baker In Session: Ain't No Strain (1952-1961)
Artist: Mickey Baker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Hot Lips Page: Feelin' High & Happy - His 48 Finest 1929-1953 (CD2)
Artist: His Trio
Genre: Pop