Who was/is Wynonie Harris ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more

 

 Wynonie Harris had an ego as big as his voice and a string of jumping hits for Cincinnati-based King Records that were a direct harbinger of the rock and roll revolution to come.

The Omaha product was born August 24, 1913 and got into show business as a dancer before shifting his focus to singing. He belted the blues in Omaha during the second half of the '30s, then relocated to L.A. in 1940, where he starred at the prestigious Club Alabam on Central Avenue and was tagged with the nickname 'Mr. Blues.' Harris joined Lucky Millinder's big band in 1944 as one of its resident vocalists and cut his first sides with them but was back on his own by year's end. He cut for Philo and Apollo in 1945, scoring two hits for the latter, and Bullet and Aladdin in '46. Then Syd Nathan inked him to King Records in 1947 and Wynonie's fortunes took off for the moon.

Harris turned Roy Brown down flat when the young singer offered him Good Rockin' Tonight but had no qualms about covering Brown's DeLuxe version, which gave Wynonie his first #1 R&B smash. Hits came fast and heavy after that, many reflecting Wynonie's ribald persona: Lolly Pop Mama, the '49 chart-topper All She Wants To Do Is Rock and its flip I Want My Fanny Brown, Sittin' On It All The Time, I Like My Baby's Pudding, and Good Morning Judge in 1950, the country-rooted Bloodshot Eyes in '51, and the lyrically surreal Lovin' Machine the next year.

Seldom using guitar in a prominent role, Harris made a rare exception on Shake That Thing, a salacious ditty cut April 14, 1954 at King's Cincy in-house studio with pianist Sonny Thompson's band (anchored by bassist James Royal and drummer Philip Paul). Kansas City guitarist Clarence 'Sonny' Kenner glides into a twangy break that greatly enhances the leering number, which Wynonie claimed to have written even though it went all the way back to 1925 and banjo-playing songster Papa Charlie Jackson.

Like most of his postwar R&B peers, Harris couldn't weather the rock 'n' roll storm. His fall from grace wasn't pretty. Later singles for Atco, King again, and Roulette were mere shadows of Wynonie's former lusty output, and a '64 Chess date was shelved. Throat cancer killed Mr. Blues on June 14, 1969 in L.A.


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Wynonie ’Mr. Blues’ Harris (LP, 10inch, Ltd.)
Wynonie Harris: Wynonie ’Mr. Blues’ Harris (LP, 10inch, Ltd.) Art-Nr.: BAF11041

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Playful Baby (LP)
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Mr. Blues Is Coming (LP)
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Oh Babe! (LP)
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(Route 66)15 tracks Many of Wynonie Harris' recordings may have been considered rigorous or downright dirty, but his songs like Around the Clock and Git It To Gittin' Baby were also clever and humorous. Only Wynonie could perform such...
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Rockin' The Blues (4-CD Box)
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Women, Whiskey & Fish Tails
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(1952-57 'King Records') (53:35/21) Super Rhythm'n'Blues; einer der größten Sänger des Genres / one of the finest R&B singers of his period: Greyhound, Shotgun Wedding, Bad News
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Bloodshot Eyes - Best
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Everybody Boogie
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(1945 'Apollo') (49:36/18) Die frühesten Aufnahmen von einem der größten Rhythm'n'Blues-Sänger / his earliest takes, recorded for the 'Apollo' label. Featuring: ILLINOIS JACQUET, BILL DOGGETT, CHARLIE MINGUS, JACK McVEA, etc. Apollo...
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Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town (CD)
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(Mr.R&B) 16 tracks, rare Swedish CD, original King recordings, 1946-54, 8-page booklet with session details.
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Lovin' Machine - KING Jump & Jive 1950s
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(1951-57 'King/Federal') (66:44/26) Gute Ergänzung zur 'Ace'-CD CHD 457; weitere Highlights aus der Zusammenarbeit von King Records und einem der erfolgreichsten R&B-Sänger seiner Ära. Superb / great addition to the tracks released on...
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Jump Mr. Blues (2-CD)
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(2011/FV) 50 tracks (multi label 1950s Aladdin/King/Hamp-Tone a.o.) - digipac.
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Greatest Hits
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(2004/KING) 10 tracks, original King material
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Don't You Want To Rock? (2-CD)
Wynonie Harris: Don't You Want To Rock? (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDTOP21124

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(2015/Ace) 48 tracks, 1947-1950, original King recordings, 16-page booklet. 23 of the R&B superstar's seminal King sides in best-ever sound, plus an entire CD of alternate takes, all mastered from fresh transfers from the original acetates.
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Good Rockin' Tonight (CD)
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(1994/KING) 8 tracks
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Vol.2, Greatest Hits
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More Blues Rockin' (CD)
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