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unusual facts about Amos Milburn



Big Town Playboys

Founded by Ricky Cool and Andy Silvester in 1984 and known as Ricky Cool and the Big Town Playboys, they covered American music from the 1940s and 1950s, such as that of Amos Milburn and Little Walter.

Billy Hancock

Throughout his career, Hancock has played in backing bands for prominent musicians, including Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, blues guitarist Roy Buchanan, rockabilly Charlie Feathers, the Clovers, Amos Milburn, and country stars Dottie West and Jean Shepard.

Birmingham Bounce

Others that have recorded Birmingham Bounce include Hardrock Gunter, Tommy Dorsey, Amos Milburn, Lionel Hampton, Sid Phillips, Ted Heath, and Tex Williams.

Shifty Henry

His best known song is "Let Me Go Home, Whiskey", which was a hit in the early 1950s for Amos Milburn, was later revived by Asleep at the Wheel, and later performed by Jerre Maynard and his Greazy Gravy Blues Band.


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