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Glenn K. Bolton, (born February 20, 1961) widely known as Daddy-O, is an American rapper and record producer. He began his career by founding the hip-hop group Stetsasonic . [ 1 ] He is known as an early advocate of sampling in music.
DaddyOFive, briefly known as FamilyOFive, was a short-lived, controversial YouTube channel and online alias of Michael Christopher "Mike" Martin (born December 17, 1982), which focused on daily vlogging and "prank" videos.
"The House of Blue Lights" is a boogie woogie-style popular song written by Don Raye and Freddie Slack. Published in 1946, it was first recorded by Slack with singer Ella Mae Morse and Raye. The song's intro includes a " hipster "-style spoken exchange:
Don Raye (born Donald MacRae Wilhoite Jr., March 16, 1909 – January 29, 1985) [1] was an American songwriter, best known for his songs for The Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", "The House of Blue Lights", "Just for a Thrill" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." The latter was co-written with Hughie Prince.
In 1955, she released her first rock and roll record called "Daddy-O". The song rose to 14 on the Billboard chart [ 24 ] [ 25 ] and turned Bonnie Lou into a rock and roll star overnight. It wasn't until 1958 though that Bonnie Lou had another hit, a duet with Rusty York called "La Dee Dah".
Lee was born on March 16, 1943, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States, and completely lost his eyesight by the age of eight.His avid interest in early rock and blues was fostered through the 1950s by late night listening sessions via the Nashville-based radio station WLAC-AM, where he first encountered the sounds of Elmore James, Albert King and Albert Collins.
Former "SNL" cast member Ana Gasteyer recalled Sean "Diddy" Combs demanding a closed set in 1998 before Will Ferrell decided to prank him.
Beginning in 1956, the overnight hours were his domain, "Daddy-O" brought his sense of humor, way with words and musical knowledge to WMAQ [11] as he played cool jazz through the night. [12] "Daddy-O" was the first African-American hosting a regularly scheduled radio show on a network owned and operated Chicago radio station. [13]