Oliver Morgan's lyrics & chords

Oliver Morgan, a 9th Ward New Orleans character and R&B performer for many years died in 2007 at age 74. Although a local recording act, and figure in regional clubs & festivals for over 40 years, his only full album release, didn't occur until the late 1990's when Allen Toussaint recorded a collection of Morgan doing faves by Lee Dorsey, Joe Tex, and of course songs written by Toussaint himself. He started his recording career in 1961, actually billed as "Nookie Boy", a nickname his auntie had tagged him with as a boy. After his days on the c...read more