
Episode 7: Wynonie Harris and “Good Rockin’ Tonight”
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Round the Clock by Winoni Harris
Whinony harris became a big star within the world of rhythm and blues. And that was in large part because of the extremely sexual performances he put on. He aimed them at women, not at young girls many other singers would target. The reason he was making 15 hundred dollars a week when most famous singers were getting 50 or 75 dollars a night is due to crooners who got swamped with coco cola drinking bobby soxes and other jail bait. A star in georgia, texas, alabama, tennessee and missouri, and get those who have money to buy stronger stuff and my records to play while they drink it.
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