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PUB 052

Bill Black's Combo

Media: 45 RPM Vinyl Record

Year: 1960

Details: #2022

Continuing this stream of daily updates, today's post is a 45 RPM seven inch vinyl record. Unlike the much larger 33 1/3 RPM, these guys hold very few songs. Side A has the song Josephine (Written by Wayne King and Burke Bivens) which has a runtime of only 2 minutes and 22 seconds. Side B is just as short with the song Dry Bones (A traditional song arranged by Bill Black) and runs 2 minutes and 14 seconds. The label is from Hi Records and is distributed by London Records, Inc. The record's catalog number is 2022. 

Apparently Bill Black was one of the pioneers of 'rockabilly' music, the early stage of what would become rock and roll. Black also worked with Elvis Presley in a trio early on in Presley's career, where he played bass. Later on in 1959 he started Bill Black's Combo. The song Josephine on this record was actually one of their most popular, placing number 18 in the US's Top 40. As of 2009 Bill Black is now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and ex-Beatle Paul McCartney now owns Black's bass. 

You can check out some more about the Bill Black's Combo record here, and more about Bill Black the man and legacy here.