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Joe Liggins arbeitete mit Sammy Franklin & His California Rhythm Rascals zusammen und ließ sich während der Auftritte von dem Traditional Shortnin‘ Bread inspirieren, aus dem er 1942 die Idee zum Titel The Honeydripper entwickelte. „Honeydripper“ ist der Slangausdruck für einen smarten, süßholzraspelnden ...
12. Nov. 2023 · Joe Liggins arbeitete mit Sammy Franklin & His California Rhythm Rascals zusammen und ließ sich während der Auftritte von dem Traditional Shortnin‘ Bread inspirieren, aus dem er 1942 die Idee zum Titel The Honeydripper entwickelte. „Honeydripper“ ist der Slangausdruck für einen smarten, süßholzraspelnden ...
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Liggins claimed to have written the tune around 1942, when playing piano in Los Angeles with a group called the California Rhythm Rascals. The tune was based around the traditional song "Shortnin' Bread".
- April 20, 1945
- Joe Liggins
- April 1945
- Exclusive Records 207
He moved to Los Angeles in 1939, where he played with Sammy Franklin's California Rhythm Rascals and other groups. When Franklin turned down a chance to record Liggins' song "The Honeydripper", Liggins decided to start his own band.
At the beginning of the 1940s Joe was a member of Sammy Franklin's band, The California Rhythm Rascals. Joe wrote "The Honeydripper" and started performing it with Sammy's band. He offered Sammy co-composer rights if he would front up $500 to cover the cost of recording the song but Sammy turned him down.
24. Jan. 2016 · JOE LIGGINS started his professional career as a member of Sammy Franklin's California Rhythm Rascals. When Sammy refused to record Joe's song, The Honeydripper, Joe went out and started his own band (called The Honeydrippers). That song became a huge hit, one of the best selling R&B records ever, spending weeks at the top of the charts.
