Rosco Gordon
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Biography
[Edit]Rosco Gordon was best known for being one of the progenitors of a slightly shambolic, loping style of piano shuffle called "Rosco's Rhythm." The basic elements of this sound were further developed after Jamaican musicians got a hold of 45s Gordon recorded in the early '50s — which were not available to Jamaicans until 1959 — and created ska, which took its name for the sound of this particular shuffle as it sounded being played on an electric guitar (ska-ska-ska).
No less an authority than Chris Blackwell — he was the founder/president of Island Records who produced Bob Marley, the Wailers, and Peter Tosh, to name a few — has cited Gordon's importance to reggae and ska music and championed the sound he helped create.
Gordon had originally been a member of the famed Beale Streeters, a Memphis, TN-based group that also featured the considerable talents of Johnny Ace, B.B. King, and Bobby "Blue" Bland, in the late '40s. They were scouted by none other than Ike Turner for Modern Records, who recorded the Beale Streeters' first single in 1951.
Gordon was soon recording sides for Sam Phillips and his Sun Records label. Phillips later sold the master of Gordon's own "Bootin'" to two competing labels, Chess and RPM, both of whom released it as a single. This "mix-up" did not, however, prevent the song from hitting number one on the R&B chart in 1952.
The follow-up to "Bootin'," called "No More Doggin'," was the first song to feature the now-familiar shuffle rhythm of Gordon's design, with a strong accent on the off-beat that repeated the oft-monotonous guitar phrasing. Though Gordon had recorded the song in the living room of a friend's home, in fact, the sound was fully developed and unique for its time. On July 11, 2002, Gordon died of a heart attack at his home in Queens, New York. He was 74.
Title: Just A Little Bit Plus All The Singles As & Bs 1951-1961 (CD1)
Artist: Rosco Gordon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Just A Little Bit (Digitally Remastered) - Single
Artist: Rosco Gordon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Collections
Title: Memphis Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Sun Records - 60 Years, 60 Singles, Pt. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Cash Poor Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Memphis Rock and Roll Dance Party
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Jook Joint Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Jook Joint, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues - Sun Records
Genre: Blues
Title: Sun Records Yearbook - 1955
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie Blues Barbeque
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest Hits of 1951, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Discover - Memphis Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover 50s Sun Records
Genre: Rock
Title: A Beginners Guide to: Piano Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits of Piano Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Early R&B Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blues Story CD 15
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis
Genre: Blues
Title: Swampbilly Shindig (CD1)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: R & B Legends (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R & B Legends (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: The Secret Circle Soundtrack Episode 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Dancefloor, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Forever Mod (CD1)
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Rare 45's Vol. 4 (CD2)
Title: The Sun Rock Box (CD4)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The Sun Blues Box (CD8)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Sun Blues Box (CD7)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Sun Blues Box (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Sun Blues Story (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Sun Blues Story (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: 75 Pumpin' Piano Greats (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Big Boss Man: The Vee-Jay Story (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Big Boss Man: The Vee-Jay Story (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Gonna Rock The Blues Again
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Sun Record Company The Rhythm & The Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Sun Records-The Ultimate Blues Collection (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD02)
Genre: Blues
Title: Sun Records. The Blues Years 1950-1958 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: All Night Long - The Crown Records Story (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: The Modern Records Story
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1952 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1952 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B Years 1952 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1952 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Years 1956: Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1950-1952
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1960-1964
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues- A Musical Journey (Martin Scorsese) (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chess Rhythm & Roll (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll
Title: Veejay Records Presents THE BLUES (Bonus Tracks)
Genre: Blues
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: R&B And Classic Soul Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Featuring albums
Title: In Case You Missed It: 15 Years of Dualtone
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Stony Plain Records 25th Anniversary
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
