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But Officer. Keep A-Walkin'. Cold, Cold Night. Besame Mucho. Saving My Love For You. Teenage Party. Short Walk. My Baby Don't Want Me. A Fool Like Me. Worthless And Lowdown. Once In A While. Lovesick Blues. End Of A Dream. The 25 year-old Marine Corp veteran was already picking up momentum in his homeland of Texas, where he was signed to Starday Records. His appearance was a success and he was quickly asked to come back and become a member.
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By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. He enrolled at Los Angeles State College intending to pursue an academic career, but became interested in the music business and, according to one source, visited the Mesner brothers at Aladdin Records to sell them a song, "Vicious, Vicious Vodka", that he had written for his idol, Amos Milburn; Milburn recorded the song in After a couple more unsuccessful singles, recorded again as Sonny Knight, producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell partnered him with songwriter Dorinda Morgan.
She wrote the ballad "Confidential", which he recorded for the small Vita record label in Pasadena. Although the record label states that it was recorded with the Jack Collier Orchestra, in fact it was made with the Ernie Freeman Combo, which also included guitarist Irving Ashby and saxophonist Plas Johnson. After initial local success, the record was licensed to the larger Dot label, and rose to no.
Knight died in Hawaii in at the age of 64, following a stroke two years earlier.
Sonny Knight born Joseph Coleman Smith (– 5 September ), who performed and recorded under the name Sonny Knight, was an American singer, songwriter and author. His biggest hit was "Confidential", which reached the pop and R&B charts in , and he continued to record into the s.