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Bill Black's Combo
Band,
Rock and R&B/Soul
Bill Black (bassist in Elvis Presley's early band) formed Bill Black's Combo in 1959. The original lineup was Black (bass), Joe Lewis Hall (piano), Reggie Young (guitar), Martin Willis (saxophone), and Jerry Arnold (drums). There were several personnel changes over the next couple of years (Hank Hankins, Chips Moman or Tommy Cogbill on guitar; Ace Cannon on sax; Carl McVoy or Bobby Emmons on piano). "Smokie, Part 2" and "White Silver Sands" were U.S. pop hits (#17 and #9 respectively), and both made #1 on the R&B charts. Eight of their recordings placed in the Top 40 between 1959 and 1962. They were voted Billboard's number one instrumental group of 1961. The band continued to produce albums after Black's death in late 1965.
Members
 | Reggie Young g, eg *1936 US |
 | Bill Black b 1926-1965 US |
 | Ace Cannon as, sax *1934 US |
 | Bob Tucker g |
 | Carl McVoy p, org 1931-1992 US |
 | Jerry Arnold dr |
 | Al Vance voc, g |
 | Gil Michael vn |
Popular Tracks 
Smokie, Pt. 2 on Saxy Jazz by Bill Black's Combo White Silver Sands on Saxy Jazz by Bill Black's Combo Mud Island Blues on Bill Black's Combo by Bill Black's Combo Accentuate the Positive on Saxy Jazz by Bill Black's Combo Don't Be Cruel on Bill Black's Combo by Bill Black's Combo Smokie Part 2 on Bill Black's Combo by Bill Black's Combo Hearts Of Stone on Bill Black's Combo by Bill Black's Combo Josephine on Bill Black's Greatest Hits by Bill Black's Combo Blue Tango on Bill Black's Greatest Hits by Bill Black's Combo Do It - Rat Now on Bill Black's Greatest Hits by Bill Black's ComboTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Return Of Bill Black's Combo - 2 Albums Plus Singles | Bill Black's Combo | 2017 | Compil. |
| Willie / Blue Tango | Bill Black's Combo | 2014 | Single |
| The Champion / Little Queenie | Willie Mitchell / Bill Black's Combo | 2013 | Single |
| Twist | Bill Black's Combo | 2012 | Single |
| Smokin' | Bill Black's Combo | 2012 | Album |
| Don't Be Cruel | Bill Black's Combo | 2011 | Single |
| Josephine | Bill Black's Combo | 2011 | Single |
| Smokie | Bill Black's Combo | 2011 | Single |
| White Silver Sands / Don't Be Cruel | Bill Black's Combo | 2008 | Single |
| Bill Black's Combo | Bill Black's Combo | 2003 | Album |
| Bill Black Combo Goes West | Bill Black's Combo | 2001 | Album |
| The Best of Bill Black's Combo: The Hi Records Years | Bill Black's Combo | 2001 | Compil. |
| Bill Black's Combo Plays The Blues / Bill Black's Combo – Plays Tunes By Chuck Berry | Bill Black's Combo | 2001 | Compil. |
| Bill Black's Greatest Hits / Bill Black Combo Goes West | Bill Black's Combo | 2001 | Compil. |
| The World's Greatest Honky-Tonk Band + Award Winners | Bill Black's Combo | 2001 | Compil. |
| The Untouchable Sound / Goes Big Band / More Solid & Raunchy | Bill Black's Combo | 2001 | Compil. |
| Saxy Jazz / Solid And Raunchy | Bill Black's Combo | 2000 | Compil. |
| Hi Rollin' - The Story Of Bill Black's Combo (1960-65) | Bill Black's Combo | 1998 | Compil. |
| The Hi Records Masters | Bill Black's Combo | 1998 | Compil. |
| Smokie & More Solid And Raunchy | Bill Black's Combo | 1995 | Compil. |
| Let's Twist-Her & The Untouchable Sound Of Bill Blacks Combo | Bill Black's Combo | 1992 | Compil. |
| Memphis Rock'n'roll Soul Party | Bill Black's Combo, Willie Mitchell Band | 1989 | Album |
| Vintage Gold | Bill Black's Combo | 1989 | Compil. |
| Cookin' | Bill Black's Combo | 1981 | Album |
| White Silver Sands / Smokie Part II | Bill Black's Combo | 1981 | Single |
| The Best Of | Bill Black's Combo | 1979 | Compil. |
| Cashin' In (A Tribute To Luther Perkins) | Bill Black's Combo | 1978 | Single |
| Award Winners | Bill Black's Combo | 1978 | Album |
| Memphis Tennessee | Bill Black's Combo | 1977 | Compil. |
| It's Honky Tonk Time | Bill Black's Combo | 1977 | Album |
| Let's Have A Party With | Bill Black's Combo | 1977 | Compil. |
| Fire On The Bayou | Bill Black's Combo | 1976 | Single |
| Boilin' Cabbage / Back Up And Push | Bill Black's Combo | 1976 | Single |
| Redneck Rock / Yakety Sax | Bill Black's Combo | 1976 | Single |
| Plays The Greatest Hits | Bill Black's Combo | 1976 | Compil. |
| World's Greatest Honky-Tonk Band | Bill Black's Combo Featuring Bob Tucker | 1975 | Album |
| Jump Back Joe Joe / I Can Help | Bill Black's Combo | 1975 | Single |
| Boilin' Cabbage / Truck Stop | Bill Black's Combo | 1975 | Single |
| Almost Persuaded / Back Up And Push | Bill Black's Combo | 1975 | Single |
| Oh Happy Day / Listen To The Music | Bill Black's Combo | 1974 | Single |
| Solid & Country | Bill Black's Combo Featuring Bob Tucker | 1974 | Album |
| Oh Happy Day / Sugar Cured | Bill Black's Combo | 1974 | Single |
| Bill Black's Combo Forever | Bill Black's Combo | 1974 | Album |
| Soul Serenade | Bill Black's Combo | 1974 | Single |
| Harlem Nocturne / Night Train | Bill Black's Combo | 1973 | Single |
| Rock And Roll Forever | Bill Black's Combo | 1973 | Album |
| Bill Black Is Back! | Bill Black's Combo | 1973 | Album |
| Tequila | Bill Black's Combo | 1973 | Single |
| Satin Sheets | Bill Black's Combo | 1973 | Single |
| Night Train / Bluff City Cookin' | Bill Black's Combo | 1972 | Single |
| Upside Down / Piedras Negras (Black Rock) | Bill Black's Combo | 1972 | Single |
| Harlem Nocturne | Bill Black's Combo | 1972 | Single |
| Jukebox Favorites | Bill Black's Combo | 1972 | Single |
| My Girl Josephine | Bill Black's Combo | 1972 | Single |
| Jukebox Favorites... And Others | Bill Black's Combo | 1972 | Album |
| Smokey Bourbon Street / Mighty Fine | Bill Black's Combo | 1972 | Single |
| The Memphis Scene | Bill Black's Combo | 1971 | Album |
| Cotton Carnival / Rings | Bill Black's Combo | 1971 | Single |
| More Bill Black Magic | Bill Black's Combo | 1970 | Album |
| Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | Bill Black's Combo | 1970 | Album |
| Basic Black | Bill Black's Combo | 1970 | Album |
| Keep The Customer Satisfied | Bill Black's Combo | 1970 | Single |
| Black With Sugar | Bill Black's Combo | 1969 | Album |
| Solid And Raunchy The 3rd | Bill Black's Combo | 1969 | Album |
| Soulin' The Blues | Bill Black's Combo | 1969 | Album |
| But It's Alright | Bill Black's Combo | 1969 | Single |
| California Dreamin' | Bill Black's Combo | 1969 | Single |
| Creepin' Around | Bill Black's Combo | 1969 | Single |
| Soulin' The Blues | Bill Black's Combo | 1969 | Single |
| Bill Black's Beat Goes On | Bill Black's Combo | 1968 | Single |
| Hey, Good Lookin' | Bill Black's Combo | 1968 | Single |
| Bill Black's Beat Goes On | Bill Black's Combo | 1968 | Album |
| Hey Good Lookin' / Mountain Of Love | Bill Black's Combo | 1968 | Single |
| Bright Lights, Big City / Red Light | Bill Black's Combo | 1968 | Single |
| Turn On Your Love Light | Bill Black's Combo | 1968 | Single |
| Turn On Your Love Light | Bill Black's Combo | 1968 | Album |
| Son Of Smokie / Peg Leg | Bill Black's Combo | 1967 | Single |
| Black Lace | Bill Black's Combo | 1967 | Single |
| King Of The Road | Bill Black's Combo | 1967 | Single |
| Black Lace | Bill Black's Combo | 1967 | Album |
| King Of The Road | Bill Black's Combo | 1967 | Album |
| All-Timers | Bill Black's Combo | 1966 | Album |
| All-Timers | Bill Black's Combo | 1966 | Single |
| Rambler | Bill Black's Combo | 1966 | Single |
| Mr. Beat | Bill Black's Combo | 1966 | Single |
| Spootin' | Bill Black's Combo | 1965 | Single |
| More Solid & Raunchy | Bill Black's Combo | 1965 | Album |
| Mr. Beat | Bill Black's Combo | 1965 | Album |
| Plays The Blues | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Album |
| Goes Big Band | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Album |
| Soft Winds / Comin' On | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Come On Home / He'll Have To Go | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Mona Lisa / Raunchy | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Bill Black Plays Chuck Berry | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Goes Big Band | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Plays Tunes By Chuck Berry | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Album |
| Tequila / Raunchy | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Little Queenie / Boo - Ray | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Little Queenie / Boo - Ray | Bill Black's Combo | 1964 | Single |
| Greatest Hits | Bill Black's Combo | 1963 | Compil. |
| Do It - Rat Now / Little Jasper | Bill Black's Combo | 1963 | Single |
| The Untouchable Sound Of Bill Black's Combo | Bill Black's Combo | 1963 | Single |
| El Intocable Sonido De Bill Black's Combo | Bill Black's Combo | 1963 | Single |
| Bill Black's Combo | Bill Black's Combo | 1963 | Single |
| Singin The Blues / You Win Again | Bill Black's Combo | 1963 | Single |
| Monkey-Shine / Long Gone | Bill Black's Combo | 1963 | Single |
| Movin' | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Album |
| Twist - Her / My Girl Josephine / Happy Jose / Sweet Georgia Brown | Bill Black's Combo / Jack Ross | 1962 | Single |
| Let's Twist Her | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Album |
| The Untouchable Sound Of The Bill Black Combo | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Album |
| So What / Blues For The Red Boy | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Single |
| So What / Blues For The Red Boy | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Single |
| Hot Taco / Joey's Song | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Single |
| Twistin' White Silver Sands / My Babe | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Single |
| Gammel-Party | Bill Black's Combo | 1962 | Single |
| Yogi / Ole Buttermilk Sky | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| That Wonderful Feeling | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| That Wonderful Feeling | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Album |
| Twist With Me Baby | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| Hearts Of Stone | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| Johnny B. Goode / Royal Twist | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| Twist-Her | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| Twist-Her / My Girl Josephine | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| Corrina, Corrina | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| Movin' / Honky Train | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| My Girl Josephine / Twisteroo | Bill Black's Combo | 1961 | Single |
| White Silver Sands | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Single |
| Don't Be Cruel / Rollin' | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Single |
| Blue Tango / Willie | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Single |
| Smokie | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Album |
| Josephine / Dry Bones | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Single |
| White Silver Sands | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Single |
| Bill Black's Combo | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Single |
| Saxy Jazz | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Album |
| Solid And Raunchy | Bill Black's Combo | 1960 | Album |
| Smokie | Bill Black's Combo | 1959 | Single |
| Sears Silvertone Presents Hi Records Bill Black's Combo The Untouchable Sound | Bill Black's Combo | Compil. | |
| That Wonderful Feeling + Movin' | Bill Black's Combo | Compil. | |
| 36 Greatest Hits! | Bill Black's Combo | Compil. | |
| Solid And Raunchy & Movin' | Bill Black's Combo | Compil. | |
| Bill Black Goes West + Plays The Blues | Bill Black's Combo | Compil. | |
| Greatest Hits & Bill Black's Combo Play Tunes By Chuck Berry | Bill Black's Combo | Compil. | |
| Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | Bill Black's Combo | Single | |
| Selections From The Album "Movin" | Bill Black's Combo | Single | |
| Honky Tonk | Bill Black's Combo | Single |
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