Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins
Top Songs
| 1 | Gal with a Whole Lotta Loot | ||
| 2 | Left a Good Deal in Mobile | ||
| 3 | Blow Mr Jackson | ||
| 4 | Dripper's Boogie - Part 2 | ||
| 5 | Dripper's Boogie - Part 1 |
Albums
Sep 2023 • 11 songs
Jan 1992 • 20 songs
Jan 1990 • 25 songs
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Biography
Pianist Joe Liggins and his band, the Honeydrippers, tore up the R&B charts during the late '40s and early '50s with their polished brand of polite R&B. Liggins scored massive hits with "The Honeydripper" in 1945 and "Pink Champagne" five years later, posting a great many more solid sellers in between.
Born in Oklahoma, Liggins moved to San Diego in 1932. He moved to Los Angeles in 1939 and played with various outfits, including Sammy Franklin's California Rhythm Rascals. When Franklin took an unwise pass on recording Liggins' infectious "The Honeydripper," the bespectacled p...