Birmingham Bounce
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"Birmingham Bounce" is a 1950s song written by Hardrock Gunter
. It has been recorded numerous times, the most famous version was recorded by Red Foley
who made it a hit. The song was Red Foley
's sixth number one on the Folk Record chart and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart. The B-side of Foley's "Birmingham Bounce", entitled, "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone" went to number five on the folk music charts .
Others that have recorded Birmingham Bounce include Hardrock Gunter, Tommy Dorsey
, Amos Milburn
, Lionel Hampton
, Sid Phillips, Ted Heath, and Tex Williams
. Hardrock Gunter's original version recorded in 1950 was nominated in Jim Dawson and Steve Probe's book "What Was The First Rock and Roll Record?" as potentially the first rock and roll recording.
Hardrock Gunter
Sidney Louie Gunter Jr. , known as Hardrock Gunter, is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music at the turn of the 1950s prefigured rock and roll and rockabilly music....
. It has been recorded numerous times, the most famous version was recorded by Red Foley
Red Foley
Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
who made it a hit. The song was Red Foley
Red Foley
Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
's sixth number one on the Folk Record chart and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart. The B-side of Foley's "Birmingham Bounce", entitled, "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone" went to number five on the folk music charts .
Others that have recorded Birmingham Bounce include Hardrock Gunter, Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", due to his smooth-toned trombone playing. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey...
, Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn was an African American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, popular during the 1940s and 1950s...
, Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...
, Sid Phillips, Ted Heath, and Tex Williams
Tex Williams
Sollie Paul Williams , known professionally as Tex Williams, was an American Western swing musician from Ramsey, Illinois....
. Hardrock Gunter's original version recorded in 1950 was nominated in Jim Dawson and Steve Probe's book "What Was The First Rock and Roll Record?" as potentially the first rock and roll recording.