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    Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969) was an American blues shouter best remembered as a singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald...
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  • contenders for the first rock'n'roll record. It was covered in 1948 by Wynonie Harris in a wilder version, in which "rocking" was ostensibly about dancing...
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  • used the style included Bo Carter, Bull Moose Jackson, Harlem Hamfats, Wynonie Harris, and Hank Ballard and The Midnighters. Compilation albums include The...
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  • plus Tiny Bradshaw, and he went on to produce both Bill Doggett and Wynonie Harris. Glover later produced or wrote music for Hank Ballard & The Midnighters...
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    recording "Good Rockin' Tonight" has been covered by many artists including Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Joe Ely, Ricky Nelson...
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    their careers. African-American performers such as Big Joe Turner, Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley's acceptance...
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    Roy Hamilton Lionel Hampton Pat Hare Slim Harpo Homer Harris Peppermint Harris Wynonie Harris Hawkshaw Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins Al Hibbler Chuck...
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  • playing with Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, his friends Johnny Otis and Wynonie Harris, with whom he had several hits. In 1952, he launched the short-lived...
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  • Glover, Jester Hairston, and Lois Mann. It was first recorded in 1952 by Wynonie Harris, with backing from the Todd Rhodes Orchestra, and released by King Records...
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  • Wolde Harris (born 1974), Jamaican footballer Wood Harris (born 1969), American actor Woody Harris (1911–1985), American songwriter Wynonie Harris (1915–1969)...
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