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Top Cats Organ Trio, The
Trio of Chico Johnson (organ –see-Big Toppers), Bobby Hill (drums), and William Hill (tenor sax). House band nightly at the […]
Tangiers, The
R&B vocal group from West Baltimore. A 1955 lineup featured Cora Boykins, Bobby Covington, Richard Quarles, Earle Beale, and Bill […]
Omaro, Earl, & his Sinbads
The Sinbads organ trio led by drummer Earl Omaro, circa 1957-58, featuring sax great Ed Wiley (see bio), and organist […]
Kane, Fuzzy, Trio, The
The funky jazz trio featuring Louis ‘Fuzzy’ Kane (keyboards ex-Teddy’s Tip Toppers), Monty Poulson (bass ex-JoJo Jones Ensemble, duo w/Ethel […]
Houserockers, Big Ray Adams & His
Led by saxophonist Ray Adams. Played stints as house band at the Knotty Pine Club on Linden Avenue, the Castle […]
Esquires, The
The Esquires featured saxophonist Andy Ennis. They performed at the Knotty Pine in the late ‘50s, and on double bills […]
Crackerjacks, Joe Allen & The
Led by Joe Allen, the organ trio could be seen as a house band at the Knotty Pine Club on […]
Blue Tones, The
Horace Simms & his Blue Tones performed as house band at the Knotty Pine in the early ‘50s. The jazz […]