Chris Kenner ~ Similar Artists
Smiley Lewis
- 100% match to Chris Kenner
Overton Amos Lemons, 5 July 1913, DeQuincy, Louisiana, USA, d. 7 October 1966, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. While failing to gain the commercial plaudits his work deserved, this New Orleans-based artist was responsible for some of that city's finest music. He made his recording...
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Earl King
- 91% match to Chris Kenner
Earl Silas Johnson IV, 7 February 1934, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 17 April 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The son of a blues pianist, King became an accomplished guitarist and singer with local bands before making his first recordings in 1953 for Savoy Records ("Have...
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24 December 1920, Edgard, Louisiana, USA. Dave Bartholomew was one of the most important shapers of New Orleans R&B and rock 'n' roll during the 50s. A producer, arranger, songwriter, bandleader and artist, Bartholomew produced and co-wrote most of Fats Domino's major hits...
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11 December 1931, Pensacola, Florida, USA. Although a minor hit by chart standards, Benny Spellman's "Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)" is one of the most fondly recalled New Orleans R&B hits of the early 60s and was subsequently revived by the O'Jays. Its b-side, "Fortune...
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Johnny Adams
- 67% match to Chris Kenner
Lathan John Adams, 5 January 1932, New Orleans, Mississippi, USA, d. 14 September 1998, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. A former member of several gospel groups, Adams' first recordings appeared in 1959 on Ric Records. Three years later he secured a minor R&B success with "A...
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Frankie Ford
- 61% match to Chris Kenner
Francis Guzzo, 4 August 1939, Gretna, Louisiana, USA. A rocker from a suburb of New Orleans, Frankie Ford is second cousin to that other New Orleans legend Dr. John. His first major appearance was on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour Talent Show, where he sang with Carmen Miranda and...
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