Little Esther !



Hey Hey Hey !Welcome Back y’all !
One more time all together : ‘happy new year, best wishes, etc…..’ (thanks a bunch for your emails by the way)

Ok let’s start 2006 on the good foot shall we?

Esther Phillips (or Little Esther as she was known as then) recorded her first work with Johnny Otis in 1949 at the grand age of 13 years old (she was already part of his band), then in 1950 became the youngest R&B singer to have a #1 US R&B hit ("Double Crossing Blues").
The following year yielded six more Top Ten R&B hits, although from 1952 success dried up with Phillips then moving on from Johnny Otis and Savoy to new label Lenox.
Taking the name Esther Phillips in 1962 (scoring her first hit in ten years with "Release Me"), she had a brief comeback with a few recordings and appearances here and there, but that’s another story folks !

Little Esther - I'm a Bad, Bad Girl
Little Esther - Looking For a Man
Little Esther - The Deacon Moves On


Comments

Anonymous said…
Git Murning, Rev
Took some time to get out of my
New Year's Day After Coma, but
here I am, alive and kicking....
and just in time
to wish you a truly
Great & Hipshakin' 2005!
Reverend Frost said…
Cheers Kenny ! (I think we're in 2006 mate)
Reverend Frost said…
Thanx Fire. Believe it or not, I've never heard the track ! By the way Olaf, I'm pretty sad 'bout I.C. !
Anonymous said…
Bonne et belle idée révérend que de commencer l'année avec la voix de la petite Esther.

Bonne année 2006
Anonymous said…
I am much envious of yours blog, becouse it is too much beautiful !!!
ahahahah!
countrygrrl said…
fantabulous as always..now i have little esther here on the hard drive anytime chhers and a happy and musical new year from a fan in bonnie scotland.
Reverend Frost said…
Cheers !
Anonymous said…
One of my favorite songs ever has to be Esther Phillips' version of "Cherry Red".

Thanks for a great post.

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