Description
Release Date: 10/06/23
It's an entertaining showcase for a great R&B entertainer
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
| Label: ACROBAT |
| Genre: Blues |
| Run Time: 143 mins |
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