Oscar Mclollie & His Honey Jumpers - Roll, Hot Rod, Roll.

!±8± Oscar Mclollie & His Honey Jumpers - Roll, Hot Rod, Roll.

In early 1955 Oscar and his combo perform at the Rock & Roll Jamboree at the Shrine Auditorium. Others on the bill are The Jewels, Medallions, Shirley Gunter & The Queens, Dominos, Richard Berry & The Dreamers, Joe Houston, Marvin & Johnny, and Chuck "Motorhead" Higgins. Oscar McLollie & The Honeyjumpers continue after two years at the Tradewinds Lounge in Inglewood. In April Modern #955 - "Pagliacci (With A Broken Heart)" and "Eternal Love" is released. In May McLollie teams with Dinah Washington to appear at the 5-4 Ballroom in LA In July Oscar and his Honeyjumpers play a successful engagement at the Hotel Riviera in Las Vegas, and have their option extended for three months. In October Modern #970 comes out and features "Convicted" and "Roll Hot Rod Roll". In November Oscar and his group appear on Hunter Hancock's television show. In 1959 Class Records releases "My Heart Speaks" and a re-issue of "Convicted" on #243 in February. For the rest of the fifties and early sixties, Oscar McLollie played clubs and theaters in the LA area but did not score with further recordings. He did have four solid hits, two of which made the national pop charts, but Oscar McLollie was basically a Los Angeles based performer who seldom traveled away from his base. However he was a solid R & B performer for more than a decade and became a part of the history of America's musical heritage.Turntable used: Audio Technica AT-LP120 USB Direct Drive inputted straight into the sound card using the ...

Oscar Mclollie & His Honey Jumpers - Roll, Hot Rod, Roll.

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