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Dating back to 1946, these Wynonie Harris recordings feature Herman Blount (who later would be known as Sun Ra).
78 rounds per minute...
Wynonie Harris (born in Omaha, NB. on 7/24/1915) was a successful "jump blues" singer in the 1940's and 1950's. He made his recording debut in 1945 for the Philo and Apollo labels. Later that year he also recorded with "The Hamptone All Stars" backed by jazz musicians such as Arnett Cobb and Milt Buckner for the Hamp-Tone label. In 1946 Jim Bulliet invited him to Nashville, Tn. to record for his Bullet label. The sessions produced two 78 RPM records. When Wynonie showed up to the studio he brought along with him an unknown piano player by the name of Herman Blount. Blount wouldn't be a sideman for long as he later became known in music circles as the space/jazz artist Sun Ra. I have included some photos of Sun Ra in the intro, one is an early photo of his group "Arkestra". The rest of the photos are of Wynonie Harris himself. Jim Bulliet rounded out the sessions with some local R&B musicians. Wynonie made his last recordings in 1964. He passed away in Los Angeles, CA. on 6/14/1969).
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