#705 (Week of 3/26/11 - 4/1/11)

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"The Honeydripper Part 1 & 2" by Joe Liggins And His Honeydrippers on Exclusive 207 A/B released in 1945

"Pink Champagne" by Joe Liggins And His Honeydrippers on Specialty SP 355 A released in 1950

Above: Joe Liggins was a pianist and band leader.

Click HERE for an article about Joe Liggins by J.C. Marion.
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Above: The Billboard clippings from (L) 3/23/46 and (R) 10/5/46.

Above: The Billboard article from 1/19/46.
Related links to previous Records of the Week:
Exclusive; Sleepy Time; When The Swallows; Someone's Rocking; Twilight Till Dawn; Herb Jeffries;
and Three Blazers.

Above: Label image of (Left) Exclusive 207 and (Right) Specialty SP 355. Joe Liggins' younger brother Jimmy, a guitar player and band leader, also recorded for the Specialty label.

Listen to this week's selections by Joe Liggins And His Honeydrippers:
[Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...             1. The Honeydripper Part 1 - Exclusive 207 A - 1945           2. The Honeydripper Part 2 - Exclusive 207 B - 1945           3. Pink Champagne - Specialty SP 355 A - 1950             The Honeydripper Part 1 & 2 played in sequence             ALL THREE played in sequence      B. Download RealAudio...             1. The Honeydripper Part 1 - Exclusive 207 A - 1945           2. The Honeydripper Part 2 - Exclusive 207 B - 1945           3. Pink Champagne - Specialty SP 355 A - 1950      C. Stream/Download Media Player...             1. The Honeydripper Part 1 - Exclusive 207 A - 1945           2. The Honeydripper Part 2 - Exclusive 207 B - 1945           3. Pink Champagne - Specialty SP 355 A - 1950

The Billboard 3/10/51

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