CD - Lucky Millinder - Let It Roll Again 1949-1955

Description Lucky Millinder - like Tiny Bradshaw - was a contemporary of Cab Calloway in the swing 1930s (managed, or should we say "owned" at one point by Al Capone) who turned to R&B in the 1940s/50s. His band was famous for being the breeding ground for singers like Wynonie Harris, Bull Moose Jackson, Rosetta Tharpe, Ruth Brown, and Big John Greer, and musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Panama Francis, Sam "The Man" Taylor, etc. In the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, after disbanding, he became the toast of NYC cafe society as a mystic/fortune-teller/spiritualist. This compilation includes his best recordings following his long tenure with US Decca records in the 1940s; he hit with "D Natural Blues" (the inspiration for the huge hit "The Hucklebuck"), Little Girl, Don't Cry" "I'll Never Be Free" (pop hit cover by Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie), and "I'm Waiting Just For You" (pop hit for Pat Boone in 1957).

Tracklist:

1. Moanin' the Blues
2. D Natural Blues
3. Little Girl Don't Cry
4. In the Middle of the Night
5. I'll Never Be Free
6. Awful Natural
7. Let It Be
8. Teardrops from My Eyes
9. Oh Babe
10. Who Said Shotry Wasn't Coming Back
11. Baby You've Been Wrong
12. Let It Roll Again
13. Jumpin' Jack
14. Clap Your Hands
15. Silent George
16. Chew Tobacco Rag
17. Backslider's Ball
18. Grape Vine
19. Right Kind of Lovin'
20. No One Else Could Be
21. Ram Bunk Shush
22. Please Be Careful
23. Old Spice
24. Night Train
25. Adam Come and Get Your Rib
26. Heavy Sugar
27. Lord Knows I've Tried
28. It's a Sad Sad Feeling
29. Ow