Amos Milburn, a forgotten giant
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Though now forgotten, Amos Milburn was one of the "fathers" of Rock 'n Roll.
He was R &B's primary link to Boogie Woogie. Milburn was the acknowledged "guru" of Fats Domino.
"Bad, Bad Whiskey" killed him on January 3, 1980. This is an homage ad gloria suam.
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| It's on a DVD ... ( 1 year ago by haleyfan) |
| It's on a DVD entitled "Swing Time: Meade Lux Lewis" |
| Thanks!! ( 1 year ago by bluesdfw) |
| Thanks!! |
| I have a friend who ... ( 1 year ago by sbryansf) |
| I have a friend who knew Amos Milburn. Do you know anything about him playing a club in San Francisco called The Blue Mirror? Thanks |
| That sounds cool ... ( 1 year ago by haleyfan) |
| That sounds cool but I don't know anything about that, if there's footage of it I'd sure like to see it. |
| This is the root of ... ( 1 year ago by Cherokee6194159) |
| This is the root of R&B than on to Rock & roll. |
| Fun Fact: Before ... ( 1 year ago by chuckdee121) |
| Fun Fact: Before Amos called it a day, record-wise, he put out an Lp on Motown which attempted to update his sound. As always, he was brilliant, but the lp sold poorly and now qualifies as a collectors item! |
| I guess this is ... ( 1 year ago by charles6735) |
| I guess this is dating me but I remember him and his other hit Let me go home whiskey |
| Array ( 1 year ago by JosephNScott) |
| Milburn had 19 R&B Top Ten singles: more than Chuck Berry, more than Little Richard, more than Parliament/Funkadelic and Chic combined. |
| Thank you for that ... ( 9 months ago by milburn110) |
| Thank you for that info Joseph. I will share this with my family. Amos was my uncle. Did you know that Amos and my father, Robert Milburn taught Little Richard how to play the LEFT hand boogie? |
| "Did you know that ... ( 9 months ago by JosephNScott) |
| "Did you know that Amos and my father, Robert Milburn taught Little Richard how to play the LEFT hand boogie?" That's interesting. Do you know about when and where that happened? Much like Wynonie Harris, your uncle is really underrated by average (ignorant) music writers in general today, but at the same time he's really well-known and loved by many serious fans of '40s-'50s music. And he was truly a _huge_ influence on musicians around the age of Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Jerry Lee Lewis. |
| I'm not real sure ... ( 9 months ago by milburn110) |
| I'm not real sure of the time. My mother would probably know. However, I recall my father talking about it a many of times. Although my father and Amos played by ear, my grandmother had Amos to take piano lessons so that he could read music. My father always played by ear. My father put out a couple of records too, but they only made it in England, I'm told. I have 52 songs by Amos, including Bewildered, but I have no clue as to how to put them on youtube. Can you direct me with that? |
| Little Richard ... ( 9 months ago by milburn110) |
| Little Richard never acknowledged what my father and Amos did for him. Ray Charles did, and Sammy Davis, Jr. gave a benefit concert for Amos before he passed away. |
| I just spoke with ... ( 9 months ago by milburn110) |
| I just spoke with my mother and she said the gentle that produced my father's records has all that information. Also, she said feel free to call her and she'll tell you everything you need to know about Amos and my father. |
| Flloyd Dixon was ... ( 9 months ago by 56BUICKRiviera) |
| Flloyd Dixon was great too. |
| I only knew this ... ( 9 months ago by smigglebiggle) |
| I only knew this song by a British band called The Deltas, I really liked the song but this is a different league. This really is pure entertainment. Amos will be one of my favourites from now on! |
| I use to run around ... ( 9 months ago by jpm14308) |
| I use to run around with C. Jackson. Is he related to you? I have several 78 RPM's of Amos Milburn and the Chicken Shackers. What a musical giant. For those that really know music, they understand his musical contributions. |
| Amos Milburn is a ... ( 8 months ago by brockpetrie) |
| Amos Milburn is a legend - this man should be a household name. |
| It's a shame that ... ( 8 months ago by 57Will) |
| It's a shame that Amos Milburn's name doesn't come up very often when it comes to rock and roll's founding fathers. Never had seen any kind of footage on him until this one. Thanks for posting! |
| legend. ( 7 months ago by vwmotorworld) |
| legend. |
| milk and water, now ( 6 months ago by sayheymandymay) |
| milk and water, now |
| I heard Amos ... ( 6 months ago by FogCityGuy100) |
| I heard Amos Milburn's music all the time when I was a child. The radio stations may have eventually stopped playing his music or he may have stopped making hits but people in my parents' generation never forgot him. Never. I can remember playing some of his recordings at parties that my sisters and I threw for our parents and their friends and then the "old folks" would get up dance then. |
| Thanks for posting. ... ( 4 months ago by BarbButler) |
| Thanks for posting...for very loving, sentimental & personal reasons...this means so much!! |
| I have to say... ... ( 4 months ago by BarbButler) |
| I have to say...this is dedicated to the love of my life...Mr. Floyd Lee Phillips...who is in heaven...playing in the best blues band ever right now!! |
| Fabulous stuff : ... ( 1 month ago by troxyprojy) |
| Fabulous stuff : an excellent UK pianist Mike Sanchez does great justice to the most excellent Amos Milburn : great to hear from his nephew, with the story about Little Richard being taught left hand boogie. keep rockin' |
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