Moon Mullican Musical artist

Aubrey Wilson Mullican (March 29, 1909 – January 1, 1967), known as Moon Mullican, and "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players", was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist. However, he also sang and played jazz, rock 'n' roll, and the blues. He was associated with the hillbilly boogie style which greatly influenced rockabilly. Jerry Lee Lewis cited him as a major influence on his own singing and piano playing.Mullican once stated, "We gotta play music that'll make them goddamn beer bottles bounce on the table".

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 29, 1909
Birth place
Polk County Texas , United States
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1967
Place of death
Beaumont Texas

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Musical artist

Career started1926
Career ended1966
associated musical artist
Jimmie Davis
Cliff Bruner
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
Country music
Rockabilly
Western swing
record label
Coral Records
King Records (United States)

Moon Mullican on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artists/m/mull1000.htm
  2. http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/mullican.html
  3. http://www.rockabillyhall.com/MoonMullican1.html
  4. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/fmuua_print.html