REVIEW - Amos Milburn: "Bad, Bad Whiskey" - ALADDIN 3068; OCTOBER 1950

[DianeE]

https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/amos-milburn-bad-bad-whiskey-aladdin-3068/


YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCtE2Ug9rZA


SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT 9/10

[Roger Ford]

On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 09:49:41 -0400, DianeE <Dia...@NoSpam.net> wrote:

>https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/amos-milburn-bad-bad-whiskey-aladdin-3068/
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>YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCtE2Ug9rZA
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Amos had a decent run in the 1950 Singles Battle with this one

R1
> 4 Tiny Hill - Hot Rod Race - Mercury 5547
>14 Amos Milburn - Bad Bad Whiskey - Aladdin 3068
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Amos' big R&B hit carries the day here. Arkie Shibley and Jimmie Dolan
will be back with the Hill song in Part Two of the round
WINNER : MILBURN

R2
>13 Amos Milburn - Bad Bad Whiskey - Aladdin 3068
> 5 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Boogie Rambler - Peacock 1505
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Amos' biggest of the year easily sees off the Gatemouth challenge
WINNER : MILBURN

R3
>14 Amos Milburn - Bad Bad Whiskey - Aladdin 3068
> 2 Joe Hill Louis - Boogie In The Park - It's The Phillips 9001
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Another Milburn win gives him two entries in the next round
WINNER : MILBURN

R4
>16 Amos Milburn - Bad Bad Whiskey - Aladdin 3068
> 3 Muddy Waters - Walkin' Blues - Chess 1426
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Miserable day for Muddy is compounded as Amos gets a massive win here
WINNER : MILBURN

R5
>16 Fats Domino - The Fat Man - Imperial 5058
> 5 Amos Milburn - Bad Bad Whiskey - Aladdin 3068
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Fats makes sure he'll join Longhair,Wynonie & Hank W. as the artists
with TWO entries in the next round
WINNER : FATS

>SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT 9/10

His biggest of the year is not quite his best IMO (that honor goes to
"Sax Shack Boogie"--just!) but still rates a 9 for me too

Here's Amos with the Paul Williams Band doing this number in 1955's
"Rhythm & Blues Revue" compilation movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCX--0wJQkQ

ROGER FORD
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