Editing New Orleans rhythm and blues (section)

=== Roy Brown ===
[[File:Roy Brown publicity photo.jpg|thumb|upright|Roy Brown]]
[[Roy Brown (blues musician)|Roy Brown]] is considered to be one of the pioneers of the New Orleans Urban Blues as one of the first singers to blend elements of [[Gospel music|gospel]] into the blues. His "crying" sound became his signature.<ref>Hannusch, ''I Hear You Knockin' '', p. 71</ref> In March 1947, [[Cecil Gant]] heard Brown sing "[[Good Rocking Tonight|Good Rockin' Tonight]]" during a set break at a club called the [[Rainbow Room]]. Cecil enjoyed the song so much that he had Brown sing it over the phone for [[De Luxe Records]].<ref>Hannusch, ''I Hear You Knockin' '', p. 74</ref> Brown signed a contract with DeLuxe, and recorded the song at [[Cosimo Matassa|J&M Studio]]. "[[Good Rocking Tonight|Good Rockin' Tonight]]" was an immediate success in New Orleans, and reached the national charts about one year later.<ref>Broven, ''Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans'', p. 21</ref> It became his biggest hit, and was successful enough for Brown and his band "The Mighty Men" to tour across California and the southwestern United States.<ref>Herzhaft, ''Encyclopedia of the Blues'', p. 27</ref> "[[Good Rocking Tonight|Good Rockin' Tonight]]," made a reappearance in the charts in 1949 after DeLuxe was sold to [[King Records (United States)|King Records]], who did their best to promote it, something that was not easy because at the time the word "rock" was a slang for "sex", which many people believed the song implied.<ref name=":72">Broven, ''Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans'', p. 23</ref> In 1950, Brown climbed his way up the charts once again with his song "[[Hard Luck Blues]]". Other popular tunes by Roy Brown include "Boogie at Midnight", "Love Don't Love Nobody", "Long About Sundown", "Cadillac Baby", "[[Party Doll]]", "Let the Four Winds Blow", and "Saturday Night".<ref>Broven, ''Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans'', p. 24</ref>