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Robert Percell Ferguson (May 9, 1929 – November 26, 2006), who performed as H-Bomb Ferguson, was an American jump blues singer. He was an early pioneer of the rock and roll style of the mid-1950s, featuring driving rhythm, intensely shouted vocals, honking tenor saxophone solos, and outlandish personal appearance. Ferguson sang and played piano in a flamboyant style, wearing colorful wigs.

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  • Robert Ferguson (Bluesmusiker) (de)
  • H-Bomb Ferguson (en)
  • H-Bomb Ferguson (fr)
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  • Robert Percell Ferguson (May 9, 1929 – November 26, 2006), who performed as H-Bomb Ferguson, was an American jump blues singer. He was an early pioneer of the rock and roll style of the mid-1950s, featuring driving rhythm, intensely shouted vocals, honking tenor saxophone solos, and outlandish personal appearance. Ferguson sang and played piano in a flamboyant style, wearing colorful wigs. (en)
  • H-Bomb Ferguson (de son vrai nom Robert Percell Ferguson) est un pianiste et chanteur de rhythm and blues américain, né à Charleston en 1929 en Caroline du Sud et décédé à Cincinnati en 2006. (fr)
  • Robert „H-Bomb“ Ferguson (* 9. Mai 1929 in Charleston, South Carolina; † 26. November 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Sänger und -Pianist. Bekannt war er für sein extravagantes Auftreten mit bunter Perücke. Sein Vorbild war „Mister Blues“ Wynonie Harris. Mit 19 tingelte Ferguson, dessen Vater ihm Klavierunterricht finanziert hatte, mit Joe Liggins und seinen Honeydrippers. In New York trat er als „the Cobra Kid“ auf und hatte Anfang der 1950er seine ersten Plattenhits. (de)
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  • H-Bomb Ferguson (en)
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  • H-Bomb Ferguson (en)
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  • Robert Percell Ferguson (en)
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  • Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. (en)
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  • Torest, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States (en)
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