1952-1956

GORDON, STOMP
CLASSICS R&B

Item Information Artists Name: GORDON, STOMP Title: 1952-1956 Format: CD Label: CLASSICS R&B City Hall Catalog Number:  5185 UPC Product Code: 826596044088 List Price: 15.98 Musical Category:  BLUES Release Date:  11/2/2007 Additional Musical Category Notes:   In his brief career as a recording artist in the mid 1950s, Archie "Stomp" Gordon appeared on Ed Sullivan's top-rated TV Show, appeared in several musical movie shorts, accompanied Billie Holiday on a 1954 tour which took in Alaska, recorded for major labels such as Decca and Mercury, had his own fan club and earned such rankings as 17th best pianist in the respected Downbeat, Magazine poll and 26th in Metronome's rival one. As one contemporary report put it, "Gordon plays good music, but his real strength lies in his clowning and showmanship. He takes off his shoes and socks and knocks out the blues with his toes…people go for it!"