Talk:Amos Milburn
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It reads like it was copied from somewhere. It would be good to know from where. Mattisse(talk) 19:22, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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His popularity had him down as Billboard's Top R&B artist, in both 1949 and 1950. However, after the mid 50s, his recordings more reflected the sound of Domino, while his day to day work became even seedier.
The latter was a prime example of a Milburn speciality: songs about booze, and its good, and bad effects. Ironically, or expectedly, alcoholism lead to the loss of his health. He died at the age of 52 from the third of a series of strokes. After his first two strokes, circulatory problems had led to the amputation of a leg. (The common Milburn legend says his strokes were caused by alcoholism. In fact, alcohol does not cause or contribute to peripheral vascular disease).
Mattisse(talk) 21:11, 5 November 2006 (UTC)