Keyboard and drums by: Gail Nobles
All vocals by: Gail Nobles
Todays topic isBilly Ward & his Dominoes.
In the photo, you can see Billy Ward playing a white grand piano, and in front of him are the Four Dominoes. All wear light colored jackets and dark colored ties. If you look a little closer, you’ll see a small black and white domino on the dominoes’s jackets on the left.
So what do we know about Billy Ward and the Dominoes? You may have heard their song 60 Minute Man. One of my grandfather’s favorite songs. It is a rhythm and blues record released in 1951. It was written by Billy Ward and Rose Marks and was one of the first R&B hit records to cross over to become a hit on the pop charts. It is regarded as one of the most important of the recordings that helped generate and shape rock and roll.
Sixty Minute Man was banned by many radio stations and was seen as a novelty record at the time. But it crossed the boundaries between gospel singing and blues. It appealed to many white as well as black listeners. Billy Ward and the Dominoes were one of the most successful R&B groups of the early 1950’s.
You’re listening to the InkPost of the music section. I’m you’re host, GailNobles.
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