Monday, 16 September 2019

Big Jay McNeely - Paul Williams, Jan 1949

   Jan 1949
   The saxophone becomes the centerpiece sound of R&B and is used for its suggestiveness and its ability to incite a crowd into a frenzy as evidenced by Big Jay McNeely's smash "The Deacon's Hop" and the slowed down sultriness of Paul Williams "Hucklebuck".


Billboard-29 Jan 1949 debut N.8 Retail Race Records

Big Jay McNeely, 1948

 Billboard-19 Feb 1949 debut N.8 Retail Race Records



1949
The Deacon's Hop - 1 R&B
Wild Wig - 12 R&B

1949
He Knows How to Hucklebuck - 13 R&B
House Rocker - 12 R&B
Pop-Corn - 13 R&B
The Huckle-Buck - 1 R&B
Walkin' Around - 6 R&B


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