The Bill Doggett Honky Tonk Story told by Bill Doggett II :KPOO-FM Radio San Fran by Bill Doggett published on 2013-03-13T16:02:48Z Bill Doggett II in station at KPOO-FM San Francisco with host Keith Crawford of The Give Life, Save Life Foundation on February 21st, 2013. The interview honors the 97th birthday February 16th, 2013 of my uncle, Bill Doggett, the well known Rock N Roll jazz organist who created the landmark Gold Record, Honky Tonk Parts 1&2 in Summer 1956. Honky Tonk was the first rhythm and blues record to cross over into the mainstream charts ranking #2 under Elvis Presley's Hound Dog and Heartbreak Hotel in the Pop Charts of Fall and Winter 1956-57 The interview looks at my recollections of my uncle 1956-early 1960s, the Doggett family music history, jazz history in Harlem as it relates to Bill Doggett’s development as a budding jazz pianist who would reside at The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra 1939-42 . Last but not least, the interviews focuses in on the story behind making the hit record, Honky Tonk Parts 1&2 Genre Rock 'n' Roll
