Amos Milburn

Amos Milburn (Houston, Texas, April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, popular during the 1940s and 1950s. Joseph Amos Milburn, Jr., one of thirteen children, was playing tunes on the piano by the age of five years. He enlisted in the United States Navy when he was fifteen and earned thirteen battle stars in the Philippines, before returning to Houston and organizing a sixteen-piece band playing in Houston clubs and was Managed by William & Geneva Church. Read more on Last.fm

Amos Milburn has 4 songs that have been featured in movies like Basin Street Revue, Devil in a Blue Dress, Third Ward TX and John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick. What is your favorite song by Amos Milburn?

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