Raymond Hill

b. 29 Apr 1933, Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA, d. 16 Apr 1996, Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA. Tenor saxophonist and vocalist Hill used many blues and R&B performers. He was inspired highly in his early years by Jimmy Liggins and Joe Liggins. A pal and musical associate of then-drummer Billy Gayles, Hill became a member of up with Ike Turner with whom he initial proved helpful in the past due 40s. He remained with Turner for quite some time, playing within the Tophatters big music group and also within the better-known Kings Of Tempo. Hill made an appearance on several information, including ‘Rocket 88’, and his honking saxophone was shortly a fundamental element of the audio of Turner’s music group. Although Hill made an appearance on many information with Turner among others, including Howlin’ Wolf, he produced only a small number of monitors under his very own name. We were holding for brands such as for example Highwater Information and Sun Information, and one of the best-known monitors were ‘I’m Back again Very Baby’, ‘Blue Guy’, ‘You’re Generating Me Insane’, ‘The Snuggle’ and ‘Bourbon Road Leap’. Turner performed guitar in the latter couple of game titles. When Hill is at Ike Turner’s music group, he formed a romantic relationship using the music group’s young vocalist, Annie Mae Bullock, who afterwards became Tina Turner, and in 1958 was dad to her initial son.