H-Bomb Ferguson Dies

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Blues singer and pianist Robert “H-Bomb” Ferguson died in Cincinnati of emphysema and cardiopulmonary disease on Nov. 26. He was 77.

Ferguson, whose nick name derived from his over-the-top stage persona (including wearing large, brilliantly colored wigs), was one of the originators of what became rock-and-roll in the early 1950s. His hits included “Good Lovin’” and “Rock H-Bomb Rock.” He performed into the 1970s when he retired from show business, but hit stages again in the mid 1980s.



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