H-Bomb Ferguson - Big City Blues

Long before his 1990s re-emergence as a fright wig wearing blues star, Robert "h-bomb" Ferguson had recorded a series of Wynonie Harris-styled jump blues singles in the '40s and '50s for a variety of labels and under various names, including several as the Cobra Kid. Although he was so close to Harris' delivery and repertoire on these sides that most critics dismissed him as an outright clone, Ferguson's booming, wink-and-a-smile voice was obviously something special. Ferguson first recorded under the moniker H-bomb in 1951 when he signed with Savoy Records, and the name stuck. Read More