| LC control no. | n 94122172 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Milburn, Amos |
| See also | Corporate body: Aladdin Chickenshackers (Musical group) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1927-04-01 |
| Death date | 1980-01-03 |
| Place of birth | Houston (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Houston (Tex.) |
| Affiliation | Motown Record Corporation |
| Profession or occupation | Pianists Rhythm and blues musicians Singers Sailors |
| Found in | You used me, p1982: label (Amos Milburn, vocals, piano and organ) Milburn, A. The complete Aladdin records of Amos Milburn [SR] p1994: label (Amos Milburn) insert (b. Apr. 1, 1927, Houston, Tex.; various sources cite different years between 1924 and 1928; d. Jan. 3, 1980) Big book of blues, 1993 (Milburn, Amos; b. Apr. 1, 1927, Houston, Tex., d. Jan. 3, 1980, Houston, Tex.; rhythm and blues pianist, singer, and bandleader) African American National Biography, accessed March 2, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Milburn, Amos; pianist, rhythm and blues musician, singer, sailor; born 01 April 1927 in Houston, Texas, United States; his single “Chicken Shack Boogie” reached number one on the Billboard R&B charts (1948); named his band Aladdin Chickenshackers; released an extraordinary succession of nineteen Top 10 hits on the Billboard R&B charts (1948-1954); broke up Aladdin Chickenshackers (1952); played solo for the next three years; reformed his band (1957); signed with Berry Gordy's Motown label (1962); died 03 January 1980 in Houston, Texas, United States) |
| Invalid LCCN | no2002066403 |
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