H-bomb Ferguson

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H-Bomb Ferguson (May 9, 1929 – November 26, 2006) was an American jump blues singer from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He was an early pioneer of the rock and roll sound of the mid 1950s, featuring driving rhythm, intensely shouted vocals, honking tenor saxophone solos, and outlandish personal appearance. Ferguson sang and played piano in a flamboyant style, wearing colorful wigs. Life and careerBorn Robert Percell Ferguson in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the eleventh of twelve children. His father was a Baptist preacher who paid for piano lessons for his son, on condition he learned sacred melodies. But Ferguson had other ideas. "After church was over, while the people was all standing outside talking, me and my friends would run back inside and I'd play the blues on the piano."[citation needed] At the age of 19, he was on the road with Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers. They moved to New York, where Ferguson branched off on his own, getting a gig at the nightclub Baby Grand Club in Harlem, billed as "The Cobra Kid." His 1951-1952 recording contract with Savoy Records produced some of his best recordings. Drummer, Jack "The Bear" Parker, who played on the Savoy dates, allegedly bestowed the singer with his explosive moniker. Other accounts credit Savoy record producer, Lee Magid, with coining H-Bomb's handle; either way, his dynamite vocals fulfilled the billing. However, it was not until 1955 that rock and roll became a sensation, when Bill Haley & His Comets'

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Music For Mad Men - Robust Blues

Wiggin' Out

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Atlas Blues Explosion

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Legendary Bop, Rhythm & Blues Classics: H-Bomb Ferguson (Digitally Remastered)

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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From the Golden Age

Rock, H-Bomb, Rock! The Best Of

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Gaz's Rockin Blues Club Classics

I Love My Baby

Big City Blues

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Mark Lamarr's Ace Is Wild

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Like An Atom Bomb - Apocalyptic Songs From The Cold War Era

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Good Lovin'

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