Billy Wright (with John Peck's Band) - Savoy 776 (1951)

Billy Wright was one of many acts that came out of Atlanta's burgeoning R&B scene.

Equal to, or arguably, more important than his own body of work, he was the catalyst that landed Richard Penniman's initial recording contract.

Billy Wright v / John Peck t / Willie Wilson tb / James Hudson as / Fred Jackson ts / Wim Scott bar / Tom Patton p / George Battle b / Willie Harper d.

Recorded in Atlanta on December 5, 1950.