Biography
Viola Watkins was one of the most prodigiously talented women to make the jump from R&B to rock & roll. Starting out with Ebony in the mid-'40s, she later recorded for Super Disc, M-G-M Records, and Jubilee (where she left behind three top-notch singles, There Goes My Heart, It Must Be Love, and Really Real) before coming to George Goldner's Rama label in 1953, where she cut Seven Lonely Days with the backing of the Crows, and Real Fine Man as a solo artist. Watkins was a triple-threat musically, with gifts as an arranger and pianist which helped get her heard far beyond the listenership of her own records -- among other artists' release, Watkins played the piano on and co-arranged the Crows' hit single Gee, thus giving her a permanent place in the pantheon of early rock & roll musicians. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi



 
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VIOLA WATKINS & GROUP (CROWS) - Paint A Sky For Me / Really Real - (no group) - JUBILEE 5095 - 9/52
Viola Watkins "That's For Sure" 1949 Rhythm & Blues 78 RPM Record
The Crows f. Viola Watkins - Seven Lonely Days 78 rpm!
Viola Watkins "Red Riding Hood" Jubilee Records- 1950
Viola Watkins & Otis Blackwell Really Real
Viola Watkins "Jelly And Bread" 1949 Rhythm & Blues 78 RPM Record
SEVEN LONELY DAYS -VIOLA WATKINS & THE CROWS
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