| 2006-11-06 15:53:56 In his last interview, Harry Nilsson recalled how he discovered R&B and rock and roll by listening to radio in the late 1950s:
I had this beat-up little radio that I used to listen to late at night. I listened to a guy named Dick Hugg, 'Huggy Boy.' It was an all-black station. He played the Olympics, the Coasters, Ray Charles. He played Ray Charles's 'I've Got A Woman'! When I used to go to sleep, if that song came on the radio, no matter how low the volume, I would hear it, wake up and listen to it and go, 'Yeah!'
Huggy Boy, who died on August 30, 2006, is remembered as a deejay who brought rhythm and blues to L.A. radio in the early 1950s. A benefit is planned to honor Huggy Boy and help his family which has been left with medical and burial expenses.
The tribute will be held Sunday, November 12, 2006, from 4:00 pm until midnight at the Lakewodd Hop at 5201 Clark Avenuw in Lakewood, California.
Donations of $15 per person will be accepted at the door.
Scheduled performers include:
- Tony Allen
- Jewel Akens
- Donnie Brooks
- Cannibal & The Headhunters
- Al Wilson
- The Younghearts
- Redbone
- Ohio Express
- The Premiers
- Leon Hughes of the Coasters
- The Heartbreakers
- Temptations Tribute Act
- Platters Tribute Act
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