recordings have been anthologised on compilations in vinyl and CDs. Tommy Ridgley was born in the Shrewsbury district of New Orleans, the eldest of seventeen...
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as a waitress in New Orleans, occasionally singing with bandleader Tommy Ridgley, who helped her land a record deal with the local Ron label. Her first...
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Look up ridgley in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ridgley may refer to: Ridgley, Missouri, U.S. Ridgley, Tasmania, Australia Francis Ridgley Cotton (1895–1960)...
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Della Reese Django Reinhardt Buddy Rich Cliff Richard Little Richard Tommy Ridgley Billy Lee Riley Tex Ritter Johnny Rivers Max Roach Marty Robbins Jimmie...
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recorded by other musicians), the Spiders, Chris Kenner, Earl King, Tommy Ridgley, Robert Parker, T-Bone Walker, Roy Brown, Frankie Ford, and Shirley...
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Bing Crosby at WWII USO performances. In 1958, New Orleans R&B singer Tommy Ridgley released a rock and roll version on the Herald Records label. In 1959...
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Motel, a landmark for black community in Shrewsbury". "Tommy Ridgley: "Shrewsbury Blues" – Spontaneous Lunacy". "Tommy Ridgley". 30 October 2013. v t e...
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day job at a funeral home. In 1965, Ridgley recorded a session at Cosimo's called "The Hully Gully" with Tommy Ridgley, Eddie Bo, and Irma Thomas singing...
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Door. Omnibus Press. p. 570. ISBN 1-84609-091-1. Polatnick, Gordon. "Tommy Ridgley Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory". Elvispelvis.com. Archived...
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Eddie Bo, Huey "Piano" Smith, Earl King, James Booker, Ernie K-Doe, Tommy Ridgley, Fats Domino and others in New Orleans, and backed up visiting R & B...
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They Come!. They had performed the song on the TV series Hullaballoo. Tommy Ridgley released a version of the song on his 1992 album How Long? Taj Mahal...
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scene. They recorded their first R&B studio session with Jewel King and Tommy Ridgley at J&M studio. McKnight Mark, "Researching New Orleans Rhythm and Blues...
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by Ray Charles, Lee Dorsey, Dr. John, Smiley Lewis, Bobby Mitchell, Tommy Ridgley, the Spiders and many others. He was responsible for developing what...
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by other Black Top artists, including Henry Butler, Earl King, and Tommy Ridgley. After Black Top Records closed, Eaglin released the album The Way It...
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Artists Dance the Rock & Roll Featuring Willis Jackson, Chuck Calhoun, Tommy Ridgley, Arnett Cobb, Joe Morris, Frank Culley and Tiny Grimes 8014 Chris Connor...
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discovered and helped establish local stars including Larry Darnell, Tommy Ridgley, Earl King, Huey "Piano" Smith, and Allen Toussaint. In November 1952...
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1924 – John P. Craven, American soldier and engineer (d. 2015) 1925 – Tommy Ridgley, American singer and bandleader (d. 1999) 1926 – Jacques Swaters, Belgian...
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Orleans sounded suspiciously like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy". In 1953, singer Tommy Ridgley, a friend of Price's who nearly recorded "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" first,...
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director. Byron Randall, 80, American West Coast artist, emphysema. Tommy Ridgley, 73, American R&B singer and bandleader, lung cancer. Henk Chin A Sen...
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Reinhardt Slim Rhodes Buddy Rich Charlie Rich Cliff Richard Little Richard Tommy Ridgley Billy Lee Riley Tex Ritter Johnny Rivers Max Roach Marty Robbins Jimmie...
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including the November 29, 1949, sessions for Jewel King ("3 x 7 = 21") and Tommy Ridgley ("Shrewsbury Blues"). On December 10, 1949, he recorded on "The Fat...
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Longhair Willis Prudhomme Rebirth Brass Band Jo Jo Reed Zachary Richard Tommy Ridgley Rockin' Dopsie Rockin' Sidney Roddie Romero Sam Brothers Five Terrance...
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Edgar Blanchard, Eddie Bo, Ernest McLean, Earl Palmer, Robert Parker, Tommy Ridgley, and Alvin “Red” Tyler studied at Gruenwald. One of Cotton's first professional...
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the label included Eddie Bo, Johnny Adams, Lenny Capello, Al Johnson, Tommy Ridgley and Joe Jones. Jones provided Ric with its only sizeable hit, "You Talk...
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in backup bands in New Orleans for musicians including Guitar Slim, Tommy Ridgley and Sugar Boy Crawford. In 1959, he began playing with Earl King. He...
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backing artists such as "Frogman" Henry, Albert King, The Drifters, Tommy Ridgley and James Wheeler. Six albums have been released on Last Buzz Records...
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album was produced by Hammond Scott. Eaglin included covers of songs by Tommy Ridgley, Smiley Lewis, and Benny Spellman. "It's Your Thing" is a cover of the...
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Big Joe and the Dynaflows Carol Fran & Clarence Hollimon Robert Ward Tommy Ridgley List of record labels Jason Ankeny. "Hammond Scott | Biography & History"...
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Cotton Band, Linda Hopkins, Johnnie Johnson, Bobby Parker, Beau Jocque, Tommy Ridgley, Maria Muldaur, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, Street Sounds Buddy...
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