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| genre = [[Rock and roll]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
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'''William Robert Emerson''' (born December 21, 1925),<ref name="bare">{{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues – A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger Publishers| location= Santa Barbara| pages=322–323 | isbn= 978-0313344237}}</ref> known during his recording career as '''Billy "The Kid" Emerson''' and more recently as '''Rev. William R. Emerson''',<ref name="jb58">''[[Juke Blues]]'' magazine, # 58, 2005, pp.11-21, Interviews with Emerson</ref> is an American preacher and former [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[rock and roll]] singer and songwriter, best known for his 1955 song, "[[Red Hot (song)|Red Hot]]."<ref name="AMG"/>
'''William Robert Emerson''' (December 21, 1925 – April 25, 2023), known during his recording career as '''Billy "The Kid" Emerson''' and more recently as '''Rev. William R. Emerson''',<ref name="jb58">''[[Juke Blues]]'' magazine, # 58, 2005, pp.11-21, Interviews with Emerson</ref> was an American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[rock and roll]] singer and songwriter turned preacher, best known for his 1955 song, "[[Red Hot (song)|Red Hot]]."<ref name="AMG"/>


Emerson began recording after joining [[Ike Turner]]'s [[Kings of Rhythm]] in the early 1950s. He recorded for various labels, including [[Sun Records|Sun]], [[Chess Records|Chess]], and [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]] before forming his own, Tarpon Records, where he recorded [[Denise LaSalle]] and [[Matt "Guitar" Murphy]]. He has worked with blues musicians, such as [[Earl Hooker]], [[Lonnie Brooks]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]], and [[Robert Nighthawk|Robert Knighthawk]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-w-uGwm_LhcC&pg=PA303|title=Encyclopedia of the Blues|last=Komara|first=Edward M.|publisher=Psychology Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-415-92699-7|pages=303|language=en}}</ref>
Emerson began recording after joining [[Ike Turner]]'s [[Kings of Rhythm]] in the early 1950s. He recorded for various labels, including [[Sun Records|Sun]], [[Chess Records|Chess]], and [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]] before forming his own, Tarpon Records, where he recorded [[Denise LaSalle]] and [[Matt "Guitar" Murphy]]. He has worked with blues musicians, such as [[Earl Hooker]], [[Lonnie Brooks]], [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]], and [[Robert Nighthawk|Robert Knighthawk]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-w-uGwm_LhcC&pg=PA303|title=Encyclopedia of the Blues|last=Komara|first=Edward M.|publisher=Psychology Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-415-92699-7|pages=303|language=en}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Emerson, who is [[African American]], was born in [[Tarpon Springs, Florida]] on December 21, 1925.<ref name="bare"/> He learned the piano in church, playing in various local bands. In 1943, he joined the [[United States Navy]]. After [[World War II]] he began resumed playing around [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] with acts such as Ivory Mitchell, the Billy Battle Band, and Alfonso Brown Band.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/tarpon-springs-to-honor-billy-the-kid-for-his-music/2318579/|title=Tarpon Springs to honor 'Billy the Kid' for his music|date=March 30, 2017|work=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> Following a spell in one group where the members dressed as outlaws, he picked up the nickname "Billy The Kid".<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p200731/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography by Bill Dahl |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref>
Emerson was born in [[Tarpon Springs, Florida]], on December 21, 1925.<ref name="bare">{{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues – A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger Publishers| location= Santa Barbara| pages=322–323 | isbn= 978-0313344237}}</ref> He learned the piano in church, playing in various local bands. In 1943, he joined the [[United States Navy]]. After [[World War II]] he resumed playing around [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] with acts such as Ivory Mitchell, the Billy Battle Band, and Alfonso Brown Band.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/tarpon-springs-to-honor-billy-the-kid-for-his-music/2318579/|title=Tarpon Springs to honor 'Billy the Kid' for his music|date=March 30, 2017|work=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> Following a spell in one group where the members dressed as outlaws, he picked up the nickname "Billy The Kid".<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p200731/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography by Bill Dahl |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref>


Emerson received an athletic scholarship to attend [[Florida A&M University]], but left to join the [[United States Air Force]] during the [[Korean War]] in 1952.<ref name=":2" /> While stationed in [[Greenville, Mississippi]], he met bandleader [[Ike Turner]], who recruited him into his [[Kings of Rhythm]]. Turner, a [[Artists and repertoire|talent scout]] for [[Sun Records]], arranged a session for Emerson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunrecords.com/artists/billy-the-kid-emerson|title=Billy "The Kid" Emerson|website=Sun Records|date=September 10, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> His first single, "No Teasing Around" / "If Lovin' Is Believing" was released in February 1954. He released another single backed by Turner on guitar before leaving his band and joining a group led by [[Phineas Newborn]]. He stayed with Sun as a songwriter, writing and recording "[[When It Rains, It Really Pours]]", later recorded by [[Elvis Presley]], and "[[Red Hot (song)|Red Hot]]", which later became a hit for both [[Billy Lee Riley]] and [[Bob Luman]], and later for [[Robert Gordon (musician)|Robert Gordon]] and [[Link Wray]], but was not a commercial success for Emerson himself.<ref name="AMG"/>
Emerson received an athletic scholarship to attend [[Florida A&M University]], but left to join the [[United States Air Force]] during the [[Korean War]] in 1952.<ref name=":2" /> While stationed in [[Greenville, Mississippi]], he met bandleader [[Ike Turner]], who recruited him into his [[Kings of Rhythm]]. Turner, a [[Artists and repertoire|talent scout]] for [[Sun Records]], arranged a session for Emerson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunrecords.com/artists/billy-the-kid-emerson|title=Billy "The Kid" Emerson|website=Sun Records|date=September 10, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> His first single, "No Teasing Around" / "If Lovin' Is Believing" was released in February 1954. He released another single backed by Turner on guitar before leaving his band and joining a group led by [[Phineas Newborn]]. He stayed with Sun as a songwriter, writing and recording "[[When It Rains, It Really Pours]]", later recorded by [[Elvis Presley]], and "[[Red Hot (song)|Red Hot]]", which later became a hit for both [[Billy Lee Riley]] and [[Bob Luman]], and later for [[Robert Gordon (musician)|Robert Gordon]] and [[Link Wray]], but was not a commercial success for Emerson himself.<ref name="AMG"/>


In late 1955 he joined [[Vee-Jay Records]] in [[Chicago]], making records such as "Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles)", released a year later but with little commercial success. The song was subsequently covered in 1965 by [[Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs]] on their ''[[Wooly Bully (album)|Wooly Bully]]'' album and by [[Ry Cooder]] on his 1980 album ''[[Borderline (Ry Cooder album)|Borderline]]''. Soon afterwards Emerson joined [[Chess Records]] as the recording manager.<ref name=":2" /> On the Chess label he recorded "Holy Mackerel Baby" and a remake of "Woodchuck" which was an earlier Sun single.<ref name=":0" /> He also released a single with [[Willie Dixon]]'s band.
In late 1955 he joined [[Vee-Jay Records]] in [[Chicago]], making records such as "Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles)", released a year later but with little commercial success. The song was subsequently covered in 1965 by [[Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs]] on their ''[[Wooly Bully (album)|Wooly Bully]]'' album and by [[Ry Cooder]] on his 1980 album ''[[Borderline (Ry Cooder album)|Borderline]]''. Soon afterward Emerson joined [[Chess Records]] as the recording manager.<ref name=":2" /> On the Chess label he recorded "Holy Mackerel Baby" and a remake of "Woodchuck" which was an earlier Sun single.<ref name=":0" /> He also released a single with [[Willie Dixon]]'s band.


As a songwriter, Emerson wrote dozens of songs for artists such as [[Junior Wells]], [[Willie Mabon]], [[Wynonie Harris]], and [[Buddy Guy]].<ref name=":1" />
As a songwriter, Emerson wrote dozens of songs for artists such as [[Junior Wells]], [[Willie Mabon]], [[Wynonie Harris]], (' Buzzard Luck '), and [[Buddy Guy]].<ref name=":1" />


After recording for several smaller labels, he formed his own Tarpon Records in 1966, releasing [[Denise LaSalle]]'s debut single as well as his own records. He also continued to play in clubs and on European blues tours.<ref name="AMG"/>
After recording for several smaller labels, he formed his own Tarpon Records in 1966, releasing [[Denise LaSalle]]'s debut single as well as his own records. He also continued to play in clubs and on European blues tours.<ref name="AMG"/>
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In 2009, [[Bear Family Records]] released a 33-track [[compilation album]] of Emerson's Sun recordings, ''Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus''. The plus includes his Vee Jay and Chess singles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-hot-the-sun-years-mw0000820898|title=Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus - Billy "The Kid" Emerson {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref>
In 2009, [[Bear Family Records]] released a 33-track [[compilation album]] of Emerson's Sun recordings, ''Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus''. The plus includes his Vee Jay and Chess singles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-hot-the-sun-years-mw0000820898|title=Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus - Billy "The Kid" Emerson {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref>


Emerson is inducted into the [[Rockabilly Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://rockabillyhall.com/ERAB.html Rockabillyhall.com – accessed December 2009]</ref> Emerson received the 2017 Florida Folk Heritage Award at the Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum for his contributions as a songwriter, performer, and producer.<ref name=":2" />
Emerson was inducted into the [[Rockabilly Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rockabillyhall.com/ERAB.html|title=Rockabilly Hall of Fame|website=Rockabillyhall.com|access-date=April 27, 2023|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423020740/http://rockabillyhall.com/ERAB.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Emerson received the 2017 Florida Folk Heritage Award at the Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum for his contributions as a songwriter, performer, and producer.<ref name=":2" />

Emerson died at a Tarpon Springs nursing home on April 25, 2023, at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McArdle |first1=Terence |title=Billy 'The Kid' Emerson, influential blues singer and songwriter, dies at 97 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/02/billy-the-kid-emerson-blues-dead/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== Compilation albums ===

=== Compilations ===

* 2009: ''Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus'' ([[Bear Family Records]])
* 2009: ''Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus'' ([[Bear Family Records]])


=== Other album appearances ===
=== Other album appearances ===

* 1967: ''The Mar-V-Lus Sound of R&B & Soul'' ([[President Records]])
* 1967: ''The Mar-V-Lus Sound of R&B & Soul'' ([[President Records]])
* 1997: ''Red Hot About the Blues'' (Titanic Records)
* 1997: ''Red Hot About the Blues'' (Titanic Records)
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*[https://www.sunrecords.com/artists/billy-the-kid-emerson Billy "The Kid" Emerson] on Sun Records
*[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-the-kid-emerson-mn0000068045/biography Billy "The Kid" Emerson] on [[AllMusic]]
*[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-the-kid-emerson-mn0000068045/biography Billy "The Kid" Emerson] on [[AllMusic]]
* {{discogs artist|Billy Emerson}}
* {{IMDb name|9827194}}


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Latest revision as of 03:51, 31 July 2024

Not to be confused with Billy Emerson (character).

Billy "The Kid" Emerson
Emerson in 1979
Emerson in 1979
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Robert Emerson
Born(1925-12-21)December 21, 1925
Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 2023(2023-04-25) (aged 97)
Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.
GenresRock and roll, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, preacher
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active1945–2000s
Labels
Formerly ofIke Turner
Kings of Rhythm
Phineas Newborn

William Robert Emerson (December 21, 1925 – April 25, 2023), known during his recording career as Billy "The Kid" Emerson and more recently as Rev. William R. Emerson,[1] was an American R&B and rock and roll singer and songwriter turned preacher, best known for his 1955 song, "Red Hot."[2]

Emerson began recording after joining Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the early 1950s. He recorded for various labels, including Sun, Chess, and Vee-Jay before forming his own, Tarpon Records, where he recorded Denise LaSalle and Matt "Guitar" Murphy. He has worked with blues musicians, such as Earl Hooker, Lonnie Brooks, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Robert Knighthawk.[3]

Life and career

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Emerson was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on December 21, 1925.[4] He learned the piano in church, playing in various local bands. In 1943, he joined the United States Navy. After World War II he resumed playing around Tampa with acts such as Ivory Mitchell, the Billy Battle Band, and Alfonso Brown Band.[5] Following a spell in one group where the members dressed as outlaws, he picked up the nickname "Billy The Kid".[2]

Emerson received an athletic scholarship to attend Florida A&M University, but left to join the United States Air Force during the Korean War in 1952.[5] While stationed in Greenville, Mississippi, he met bandleader Ike Turner, who recruited him into his Kings of Rhythm. Turner, a talent scout for Sun Records, arranged a session for Emerson.[6] His first single, "No Teasing Around" / "If Lovin' Is Believing" was released in February 1954. He released another single backed by Turner on guitar before leaving his band and joining a group led by Phineas Newborn. He stayed with Sun as a songwriter, writing and recording "When It Rains, It Really Pours", later recorded by Elvis Presley, and "Red Hot", which later became a hit for both Billy Lee Riley and Bob Luman, and later for Robert Gordon and Link Wray, but was not a commercial success for Emerson himself.[2]

In late 1955 he joined Vee-Jay Records in Chicago, making records such as "Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles)", released a year later but with little commercial success. The song was subsequently covered in 1965 by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs on their Wooly Bully album and by Ry Cooder on his 1980 album Borderline. Soon afterward Emerson joined Chess Records as the recording manager.[5] On the Chess label he recorded "Holy Mackerel Baby" and a remake of "Woodchuck" which was an earlier Sun single.[6] He also released a single with Willie Dixon's band.

As a songwriter, Emerson wrote dozens of songs for artists such as Junior Wells, Willie Mabon, Wynonie Harris, (' Buzzard Luck '), and Buddy Guy.[7]

After recording for several smaller labels, he formed his own Tarpon Records in 1966, releasing Denise LaSalle's debut single as well as his own records. He also continued to play in clubs and on European blues tours.[2]

In the late 1970s, Emerson decided to dedicate himself to his religion and compose gospel music.[5] In 2005 he was reported as having a church in Oak Park, Illinois, as Rev. William R. Emerson.[1]

In 2009, Bear Family Records released a 33-track compilation album of Emerson's Sun recordings, Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus. The plus includes his Vee Jay and Chess singles.[7]

Emerson was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.[8] Emerson received the 2017 Florida Folk Heritage Award at the Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum for his contributions as a songwriter, performer, and producer.[5]

Emerson died at a Tarpon Springs nursing home on April 25, 2023, at the age of 97.[9]

Discography

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Compilation albums

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Other album appearances

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  • 1967: The Mar-V-Lus Sound of R&B & Soul (President Records)
  • 1997: Red Hot About the Blues (Titanic Records)
  • 1974: The Sun Story 1952-1968 (Sun Records)
  • 1976: Sun - The Roots Of Rock, Volume 3: Delta Rhythm Kings (Charly Records)
  • 1984: Sun Records: The Blues Years 1950-1956 (Sun Records)
  • 1988: Black Music Originals, Vol. 3 (Sun Records)
  • 1989: Black Music Originals, Vol. 4 (Sun Records)
  • 1991: The Ultimate Sun Blues Collection (Disky Records)
  • 1992: Way After Midnight (Sun Records)
  • 1994: The Complete Sun Singles, Vol. 1: From The Vaults (Bear Family Records)
  • 1995: The Complete Sun Singles, Vol. 2: From The Vaults (Bear Family Records)
  • 1998: Chicago Soul Cellar (Rare Soul Uncovered from M-Pac! Records) (Charly Records)
  • 2001: The Kings of Rhythm featuring Ike Turner: The Sun Sessions (Varèse Sarabande)
  • 2004: Vee Jay Records - Chicago Hit Factory (Charly Records)
  • 2010: Ike Turner: That Kat Sure Could Play! The Singles 1951-1957 (Secret Records Limited)

Singles

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  • 1954: "No Teasing Around" / "If Lovin' Is Believing" (Sun 195)
  • 1954: "The Woodchuck" / "I'm Not Going Home" (Sun 203)
  • 1955: "Move Baby Move" / "When It Rains It Pours" (Sun 214)
  • 1955: "Red Hot" / "No Greater Love" (Sun 219)
  • 1955: "Something For Nothing" / "Little Fine Healthy Thing" (Sun 233)
  • 1956: "Don't Start Me To Lying" / "You Won't Stay Home" (Vee-Jay 175)
  • 1956: "Tomorrow Never Comes" / "Every Woman I Know" (Vee-Jay 219)
  • 1957: "Somebody Show Me" / "The Pleasure Is All Mine" (Vee-Jay 247)
  • 1957: "You Never Miss The Water" / "Do Yourself A Favor" (Vee-Jay 261)
  • 1958: "Give Me A Little Love" / "Woodchuck" (Chess 1711)
  • 1959: "Holy Mackerel Baby" / "Believe Me" (Chess 1728)
  • 1959: "I'll Get You, Too" / "Um Hum, My Baby" with Willie Dixon's Band (Chess 1940)
  • 1962: "I Never Get Enough" / "When It Rains It Pours" (Mad 1301)
  • 1963: "The Whip (Part 1)" / "The Whip (Part 2)" (M-Pac! 7207)
  • 1963: "I Get That Feeling" / "Hot Spring Water" (USA 751)
  • 1964: "I Took It So Hard / When It Rains It Pours" (USA 777)
  • 1965: "Aunt Molly, Part 1" / "Aunt Molly, Part 2" (Constellation 148)
  • 1965: "I Took It So Hard" / "Every Woman I Know" (Chirrup 0002)
  • 1965: "I Took It So Hard" / "Every Woman I Know" (Tarpon 6601) reissue
  • 1966: "A Dancin' Whippersnapper" / "The Whip (Part 2)" (Tarpon 6602)
  • 1967: "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" / "Zulu" (Tarpon 6604)
  • 1967: "When It Rains It Pours" / "It Do Me So Good" (Tarpon 6606)
  • 1968: "I Did The Funky Broadway (Part 1)" / "I Did The Funky Broadway (Part 2)" (Tarpon 6607)
  • 1980: "A Dancin' Whippersnapper" / "Zulu" (Rooster 44)

References

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  1. ^ a b Juke Blues magazine, # 58, 2005, pp.11-21, Interviews with Emerson
  2. ^ a b c d "Biography by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Komara, Edward M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-415-92699-7.
  4. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues – A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. pp. 322–323. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Tarpon Springs to honor 'Billy the Kid' for his music". Tampa Bay Times. March 30, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Billy "The Kid" Emerson". Sun Records. September 10, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Red Hot: The Sun Years, Plus - Billy "The Kid" Emerson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Rockabilly Hall of Fame". Rockabillyhall.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  9. ^ McArdle, Terence. "Billy 'The Kid' Emerson, influential blues singer and songwriter, dies at 97". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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