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Bill Black

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William Patton "Bill" Black, Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. [1]

102 relations: Ace Cannon, Bass guitar, Bill Monroe, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Swan, Blake Gibbons, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Blue Tango, Bluegrass music, Bobby Emmons, Brain tumor, Carl McVoy, CBS, Chips Moman, Concert tour, Country music, Cover version, D. J. Fontana, Dewey Phillips, Don't Be Cruel, Dorsey Burnette, Double bass, Elvis (1979 film), Elvis (1990 TV series), Elvis (miniseries), Elvis Presley, Felsted Records, Fender Precision Bass, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Fort Lee (Virginia), George Harrison, Hank Williams, Heartbreak Hotel, Hearts of Stone, Hey, Good Lookin' (song), Hi Records, Hillbilly, Honky-tonk, Hot Country Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hound Dog (song), In the World Tonight, Instrumental, Jailhouse Rock (song), Joey's Song, John Lennon, Johnny Burnette, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kurt Russell, ..., Lead vocalist, Linda McCartney, List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart, List of bass guitarists, List of people with brain tumors, Little Queenie, London Records, Long Tall Sally, Louisiana Hayride, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Media circus, Memphis Street Railway Co, Memphis, Tennessee, Michael St. Gerard, Milton Berle, Music recording certification, Music video, Musical instrument, Mystery Train, Paul Burlison, Paul McCartney, Popular music, Real Love (Beatles song), Recording Industry Association of America, Red Foley, Reggie Young, Ringo Starr, Rock and roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sam Phillips, Scotty Moore, Slapping (music), Smokie, Part 2, Sound recording and reproduction, Stand-up comedy, Steel guitar, Striptease, Sun Records, Teenage Millionaire, Tequila (song), Texaco Star Theatre, That's All Right, The Beatles, The Blue Moon Boys, The Ed Sullivan Show, Tommy Cogbill, Turn On Your Love Light, United States Army, Virginia, Waltz (music), WHBQ (AM), White Silver Sands. Expand index (52 more) »

Ace Cannon

John "Ace" Cannon (born May 5, 1934) is an American tenor and alto saxophonist.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Bill Monroe

William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who helped to create the style of music known as bluegrass.

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Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billy Swan

William Lance "Billy" Swan (born May 12, 1942) is an American Country singer-songwriter, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".

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Blake Gibbons

Blake Gibbons (born June 21, 1961 in Kern County, California) is an American actor with a recurring role as Coleman on the long running Daytime television serial General Hospital.

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Blue Moon of Kentucky

"Blue Moon of Kentucky" is a waltz written in 1946 by bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and recorded by his band, the Blue Grass Boys.

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Blue Tango

"Blue Tango" is an instrumental composition by Leroy Anderson, written for orchestra in 1951 and published in 1952.

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Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music named after Kentucky mandolin player and songwriter Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys 1939-96, and furthered by musicians who played with him, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt, or who simply admired the high-energy instrumental and vocal music Monroe's group created, and carried it on into new bands, some of which created subgenres (Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Dawg Music etc.). Bluegrass is influenced by the music of Appalachia and other styles, including gospel and jazz.

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Bobby Emmons

Bobby Gene Emmons (February 19, 1943 – February 23, 2015) was an American keyboard player and songwriter.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Carl McVoy

Carl McVoy (January 3, 1931 – January 3, 1992) was an American pianist.

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CBS

CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.

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Chips Moman

Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman (June 12, 1937 – June 13, 2016) was an American record producer, guitarist, and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.

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Concert tour

A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations.

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Country music

Country music, also known as country and western or simply country, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s.

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Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a previously recorded, commercially released song.

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D. J. Fontana

Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years.

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Dewey Phillips

"Daddy-O" Dewey Phillips (May 13, 1926 – September 28, 1968) was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys, along the lines of Cleveland's Alan Freed, before Freed came along.

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Don't Be Cruel

"Don't Be Cruel" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956.

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Dorsey Burnette

Dorsey Burnette (December 28, 1932 – August 19, 1979) was an American early rockabilly singer.

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Double bass

The double bass, or simply the bass (and numerous other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra.

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Elvis (1979 film)

Elvis is a 1979 American made-for-television biographical film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, originally aired on ABC.

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Elvis (1990 TV series)

Elvis (also known as Elvis – Good Rockin' Tonight) is an American drama series about the early life of Elvis Presley that aired on ABC from February 6 until May 19, 1990 before its cancellation due to low ratings.

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Elvis (miniseries)

Elvis is a 2005 biographical CBS mini-series written by Patrick Sheane Duncan and directed by James Steven Sadwith.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.

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Felsted Records

Felsted Records was the name of two record labels.

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Fender Precision Bass

The Precision Bass (often shortened to "P-Bass") is a bass guitar manufactured by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.

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Fort Lee (Virginia)

Fort Lee, in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, is a United States Army post and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)/ Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE), the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, the U.S. Army Ordnance School, The U.S. Army Transportation School, the Army Logistics University (ALU), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and the U.S. Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA).

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George Harrison

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

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Hank Williams

Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer-songwriter.

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Heartbreak Hotel

"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley.

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Hearts of Stone

"Hearts of Stone" is an American R&B song.

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Hey, Good Lookin' (song)

"Hey, Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Hi Records

Hi Records was an American soul music and rockabilly label started in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957 by singer Ray Harris, record store owner Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell and Quinton Claunch (formerly producers for Sun Records), and three silent partners, including Cuoghi's lawyer, Nick Pesce.

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Hillbilly

"Hillbilly" is a term (often derogatory) for people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas in the United States, primarily in Appalachia and the Ozarks.

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Honky-tonk

A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments.

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Songs is a record chart that ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.

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Hound Dog (song)

"Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

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In the World Tonight

In the World Tonight is a 1997 documentary about the making of Paul McCartney's Flaming Pie album.

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Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a Big Band setting.

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Jailhouse Rock (song)

"Jailhouse Rock" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley.

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Joey's Song

"Joey's Song" is a 1959 instrumental single released by Bill Haley & His Comets.

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.

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Johnny Burnette

John Joseph "Johnny" Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer-songwriter of rockabilly and pop music.

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor.

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Kurt Russell

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor.

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Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist (or main vocalist, lead vocals or lead singer) in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent in a performance where multiple voices may be heard.

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Linda McCartney

Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney (née Eastman; formerly See; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American musician, photographer, and animal rights activist.

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List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart

This is a list of all the musicians and music groups who reached number one on the Billboard R&B singles chart.

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List of bass guitarists

This is a list of electric bass guitar players that have their own separate article in Wikipedia.

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List of people with brain tumors

A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain or inside the skull, and can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign).

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Little Queenie

"Little Queenie" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry.

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London Records

London Records is a record label in the U.K. that marketed records in the U.S, Canada, and Latin America from 1947 to 1979 before becoming semi-independent.

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Long Tall Sally

"Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard; recorded by Little Richard; and released in March 1956 on the Specialty Records label.

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Louisiana Hayride

Louisiana Hayride was a radio and later television country music show broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped to launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American country and western music.

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Maddox Brothers and Rose

The Maddox Brothers and Rose, known as America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band from the 1930s to the 1950s, consisted of four brothers, Fred, Cal, Cliff and Don Maddox, along with their sister Rose.

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Media circus

Media circus is a colloquial metaphor, or idiom, describing a news event for which the level of media coverage — measured by such factors as the number of reporters at the scene and the amount of material broadcast or published — is perceived to be excessive or out of proportion to the event being covered.

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Memphis Street Railway Co

The Memphis Street Railway Company was a privately owned operator of streetcars (trams) and trolleybuses in Memphis, Tennessee on roughly 160 route miles of overhead electrified cable and rails between 1895 and 1960.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Michael St. Gerard

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Milton Berle

Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American comedian and actor.

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Music recording certification

Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units.

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Music video

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes.

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Musical instrument

A musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds.

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Mystery Train

"Mystery Train" is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Junior Parker in 1953.

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Paul Burlison

Paul Burlison (February 4, 1929 – September 27, 2003) was an American pioneer rockabilly guitarist and a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio.

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Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

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Popular music

Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry.

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Real Love (Beatles song)

"Real Love" is a song written by John Lennon, and recorded with overdubs by the three surviving Beatles in 1995 for release as part of The Beatles Anthology project.

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Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States.

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Red Foley

Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968), known professionally as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.

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Reggie Young

Reggie Young (born December 12, 1936) is an American musician who was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band (a.k.a. The Memphis Boys), and is a leading session musician.

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Ringo Starr

Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter, singer, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, recognizes and archives the history of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll.

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Sam Phillips

Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer who played an important role in the development of rock and roll during the 1950s.

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Scotty Moore

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist and recording engineer.

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Slapping (music)

Slapping and popping are ways to produce percussive sounds on a double bass or bass guitar by bouncing strings against the fretboard.

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Smokie, Part 2

"Smokie, Part 2" is a 1959 instrumental by Bill Black's Combo.

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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

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Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comic style in which a comedian performs in front of a live audience, usually speaking directly to them.

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Steel guitar

Steel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument.

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Striptease

A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner.

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Sun Records

Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee in 1950.

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Teenage Millionaire

Teenage Millionaire is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Lawrence Doheny and written by Lawrence Doheny and Harry Spalding.

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Tequila (song)

"Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-flavored rock and roll instrumental written by Daniel Flores and recorded by the Champs.

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Texaco Star Theatre

Texaco Star Theatre was an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956.

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That's All Right

"That's All Right" is a song written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Blue Moon Boys

The Blue Moon Boys were a band formed by Elvis Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black.

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The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.

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Tommy Cogbill

Thomas Clark Cogbill (April 8, 1932 – December 7, 1982) was an American bassist, guitarist and record producer working in the R&B, soul music, and country music genres.

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Turn On Your Love Light

"Turn On Your Love Light" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Waltz (music)

A waltz (German: Walzer; French: Valse, Italian: Valzer, Spanish: Vals, Polish: Walc), probably deriving from German Ländler, is dance music in triple meter, often written in 4 time.

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WHBQ (AM)

WHBQ is an AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States of America.

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White Silver Sands

"White Silver Sands" is a popular song.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Black

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