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"'''R. M. Blues'''" is a [[blues]] song written by [[Roy Milton]], performed by Roy Milton and His Solid Senders, and released initially on the [[Juke Box Records|Juke Box]] label and then on the [[Specialty Records|Specialty]] label. Milton played drums and sang on the record. |
"'''R. M. Blues'''" is a [[blues]] song written by [[Roy Milton]], performed by Roy Milton and His Solid Senders, and released initially on the [[Juke Box Records|Juke Box]] label and then on the [[Specialty Records|Specialty]] label. Milton played drums and sang on the record. |
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The song peaked at No. 2 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s race record chart and was ranked No. 5 on the magazine's list of the most played race records of 1946.<ref name=list>{{cite news|title=Year's Most-Played Race Records on Nation's Juke Boxes|newspaper=The Billboard|date=January 4, 1947|page=54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txoEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> The song spent nearly six months on the race records chart, but was kept from the No. 1 spot by [[Lionel Hampton]]'s "[[Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop]]". The success of "R. M. Blues" was credited with making [[Specialty Records]] into a going concern.<ref>{{cite book|title=Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'N' Roll|author=Larry Birnbaum|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|year=2013|page=241|isbn=9780810886384}}</ref><ref>{{cite |
The song peaked at No. 2 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s race record chart and was ranked No. 5 on the magazine's list of the most played race records of 1946.<ref name=list>{{cite news|title=Year's Most-Played Race Records on Nation's Juke Boxes|newspaper=The Billboard|date=January 4, 1947|page=54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txoEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> The song spent nearly six months on the race records chart, but was kept from the No. 1 spot by [[Lionel Hampton]]'s "[[Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop]]". The success of "R. M. Blues" was credited with making [[Specialty Records]] into a going concern.<ref>{{cite book|title=Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'N' Roll|author=Larry Birnbaum|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|year=2013|page=241|isbn=9780810886384}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=AllMusic Guide to The Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues|editors=Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=Backbeat Books|page=404|year=2003|isbn=9780879307363}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Single by Roy Milton and His Solid Senders | |
| Released | 1946 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Label | Juke Box, Specialty |
"R. M. Blues" is a blues song written by Roy Milton, performed by Roy Milton and His Solid Senders, and released initially on the Juke Box label and then on the Specialty label. Milton played drums and sang on the record.
The song peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's race record chart and was ranked No. 5 on the magazine's list of the most played race records of 1946.[1] The song spent nearly six months on the race records chart, but was kept from the No. 1 spot by Lionel Hampton's "Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop". The success of "R. M. Blues" was credited with making Specialty Records into a going concern.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Year's Most-Played Race Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 4, 1947. p. 54.
- ^ Larry Birnbaum (2013). Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'N' Roll. The Scarecrow Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780810886384.
- ^ AllMusic Guide to The Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 404. ISBN 9780879307363.
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