SONNY KNIGHT R&B/SOUL 78 CONFIDENTIAL / JAIL BIRD UK LONDON HL-D 8362 E-
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Description
TWO GREAT SIDES ON THIS R&B/DOO WOP/ SOUL CLASSIC FROM SONNY KNIGHT ON THE UK LONDON LABEL
CONFIDENTIAL
b/w JAIL BIRD
Joseph Coleman Smith (May 17, 1934 – September 5, 1998), who performed and recorded under the name Sonny Knight, was an American singer, songwriter and author. His biggest hit was "Confidential", which reached the pop and R&B charts in 1956, and he continued to record into the 1960s.
He was born in Maywood, Illinois, and moved to Los Angeles with his family in the early 1950s. He enrolled at Los Angeles State College intending to pursue an academic career, but became interested in the music business and, according to one source, visited the Mesner brothers at Aladdin Records to sell them a song, "Vicious, Vicious Vodka", that he had written for his idol, Amos Milburn; Milburn recorded the song in 1954.
After a several unsuccessful singles, recorded as Sonny Knight, producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell partnered him with songwriter Dorinda Morgan. She wrote the ballad "Confidential", which he recorded for the small Vita record label in Pasadena. Although the record label states that it was recorded with the Jack Collier Orchestra, in fact it was made with the Ernie Freeman Combo, which also included guitarist Irving Ashby and saxophonist Plas Johnson. Originally it was the B-side of "Jail Bird", but the record was flipped by radio DJs. After initial local success, the record was licensed to the larger Dot label, and rose to no. 17 on the Billboard pop chart, and no. 8 on the R&B chart at the end of 1956.
DISC DETAILS
UK LONDON HL-D 8362 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION = E - /V+
SOME MARKS BUT PLAYS GREAT
HARDER TO FIND IN THE UK AS IT NEVER ENTERED THE UK CHARTS
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