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, , . 1951 1985 , -- Billboard. , , "The Thrill Is Gone" (The Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand).
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, - (T-Bone Walker) (Lonnie Johnson) ( Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt). 1946 - - , (Bukka White). . , 1948 . .
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1949- . 4 Jim Bulleit's Bullet Records, RPM . 2- RPM. - , Sun Records . Biharis Chess; (Howlin' Wolf), (Rosco Gordon) (Rufus Thomas).
"Biharis" , , . -- - "Three O'Clock Blues" ( ) YMCA 1951 . (Bobby Bland), (Earl Forest) (Johnny Ace). "" "Three O'Clock Blues", , Beale Streeters. "" "Lucille". , . . - . , , . , , . , , , - , (Lucille). "" , "" B.B.
1950 --. RPM - Kent, 20 . "You Know I Love You" (1952); "Woke Up This Morning" "Please Love Me" (1953); "When My Heart Beats like a Hammer," "Whole Lotta' Love," "You Upset Me Baby" (1954); "Every Day I Have the Blues", "Sneakin' Around," "Ten Long Years" (1955); "Bad Luck," "Sweet Little Angel," "Platters" "On My Word of Honor" (1956); "Please Accept My Love" (1958). , .
1960 "Sweet Sixteen" , "Got a Right to Love My Baby" "Partin' Time" . "Kent" . 1962 ABC-Paramount Records, , (Lloyd Price), (Ray Charles), (Fats Domino).
1964 "Live at the Regal" "Chicago" . . - "How Blue Can You Get" - .
C 2 1966 "Don't Answer the Door" "Paying the Cost to Be The Boss" --.
1969 , "The Thrill Is Gone". , . , , : --.
, 1970 , , . 1973 "To Know You Is to Love You" "I Like to Live the Love" - , Spinners O'Jays. 1978 "Crusaders", "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" "When It All Comes Down". , , , .
, ( ; 300 !), . , 1993 "Blues Summit" , (John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Fulson, Koko Taylor). 1999 "Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan".
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