Bill Justis

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Raunchy 02:23 Tools
College Man 04:42 Tools
Last Night 02:38 Tools
Grazing In The Grass 02:38 Tools
Rebel Rouser 01:52 Tools
Flip, Flop And Bop 02:15 Tools
Mexico 02:21 Tools
Guddyville - Original 02:23 Tools
Foxy Lady 02:58 Tools
Orange Blossom Special 02:37 Tools
March of the Rednecks 02:22 Tools
Raunchy (Instrumental) 02:23 Tools
And the Fight Played On! 02:21 Tools
Ma Cousin Plays Steel 03:09 Tools
Cattywampus 00:00 Tools
Hot Pants Fuzz Parade 04:42 Tools
Midnight Man 02:10 Tools
The Dark Continent Contribution 05:00 Tools
Bill Justis - Raunchy 02:24 Tools
If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry 02:45 Tools
The Stranger 02:35 Tools
Bop Train 02:06 Tools
Guddyville 00:30 Tools
Tamoure 02:17 Tools
Cattywampus - Original 02:35 Tools
Flip, Flop And Bop (Alternative) 02:14 Tools
Summer Holiday 02:06 Tools
The Bandit - Instrumental 02:15 Tools
Wild Rice 02:10 Tools
Moosejaw 02:39 Tools
Raunchy - Original 02:24 Tools
Scroungie 01:57 Tools
Flea Circus 02:20 Tools
College Man - Original 02:25 Tools
Bop Train (Alternative) - Alternate 02:04 Tools
Flip, Flop And Bop (Alternative) - Alternate 02:13 Tools
Midnight Man - Original 02:13 Tools
Paradiddle 02:01 Tools
Flip Flop and Bop 00:00 Tools
Quiet Village 03:29 Tools
Fonkie 00:30 Tools
The Snuggle 02:32 Tools
Alley Cat 02:26 Tools
Cloud 9 02:15 Tools
Green Onions 02:09 Tools
A Swingin' Safari 02:14 Tools
Cloud Nine 02:11 Tools
Tamoure' 02:17 Tools
The Stinger 01:59 Tools
Raunchy (1957) 02:11 Tools
Begin The Beguine - Original 02:40 Tools
Guitar Boogie 02:08 Tools
Stinger The 01:52 Tools
The Bandit 02:42 Tools
Stranger on the Shore 02:16 Tools
Raunchy - Re-Recording 02:28 Tools
Pipeline 02:16 Tools
Take Five 02:56 Tools
Rollin' 02:32 Tools
Hey Porter 02:32 Tools
The Midnite Man 02:10 Tools
Fonkie - Original 02:29 Tools
Last Date 02:56 Tools
Cattywampus (feat. Ace Cannon) 02:40 Tools
String Of Pearls (Cha Hot Cha) 02:28 Tools
Cloud Nine - Original 02:11 Tools
Calcutta 02:06 Tools
String Of Pearls Cha Cha 02:33 Tools
Raunchy - Bill Justis 02:24 Tools
Far Away - Original 02:00 Tools
Laura - Original 02:40 Tools
The Stripper 02:00 Tools
Scuttlebutt 02:27 Tools
And The Fight Played On 02:22 Tools
Wonderland by Night 02:22 Tools
Blue Moon Of Kentucky 02:22 Tools
The Hunch 02:45 Tools
Untitled - 1 02:22 Tools
Flea Circus - Original 02:22 Tools
Bob Train 02:04 Tools
Rinky-Dink 02:28 Tools
Midnight Man (Vocal Version) 02:05 Tools
The Boss 02:22 Tools
March Of The Rednicks 02:28 Tools
Raunchy - 1957 02:18 Tools
Theme From A Summer Place 02:21 Tools
Raunchy (Re-Recorded Version) 02:21 Tools
Moose Jaw 02:45 Tools
Scroungle 01:58 Tools
Far Away (Vocal Version) 02:39 Tools
Rauchy 02:12 Tools
Walk Don't Run 02:03 Tools
Flop Flop and Bop 02:05 Tools
Scroungieville 02:17 Tools
The Estinger 02:17 Tools
Paradidle 02:03 Tools
A Walk In The Black Forest 02:43 Tools
Raunchy (Bill Justis) 02:24 Tools
Tequila 02:12 Tools
Java 02:47 Tools
Old James Bonded bourbon 02:23 Tools
Rinky Dink 02:41 Tools
Faraway 02:47 Tools
Cast Your Fate To The Wind 02:12 Tools
Cha Hot Cha 02:12 Tools
After The Hop 02:47 Tools
Honky Tonk 02:12 Tools
Flip, Flop and Bop - Original 02:03 Tools
The Eternal Sea 02:12 Tools
Raunchy ('57) 02:12 Tools
Rounchy 02:25 Tools
Yakety Sax 02:47 Tools
Bill Justis / Raunchy 02:47 Tools
Watermelon Man 02:47 Tools
Scuttlebutt - Original 02:47 Tools
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William Everett "Bill" Justis, Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 15, 1982) was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy." As a songwriter, he was also often credited as Bill Everette. Justis was born in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and studied music at Christian Brothers College (high school department) and Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. A trumpet and saxophone player, while in university he performed with local jazz and dance bands. He returned home to Memphis in 1951 and was eventually taken on by Sam Phillips at Sun Records where he recorded music for himself as well as arranged the music for Sun artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Charlie Rich, the latter of which he is credited with discovering. Released in November 1957, his song "Raunchy" was the first rock and roll instrumental hit, and its popularity was such that it reached #2 on the American Billboard chart by 3 different artists, Ernie Freeman for Imperial, and Billy Vaughn on Dot). It also reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Justis had one other significant hit record, "College Man", that went to U.S. #42. In 1961, Justis moved to Nashville where he became a successful record producer and music arranger for both pop and country music performers at Monument and Mercury Records and other labels. He played saxophone on the soundtrack for the 1964 Elvis Presley film, Kissin' Cousins and that same year took over as manager of the singing group, Ronny & the Daytonas. Justis had a number one hit in Australia in 1963 with "Tamoure". The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. In the early 1960s he produced a successful series of instrumental albums on the Smash label (Alley Cat/Green Onions and Telstar/The Lonely Bull). Justis was credited by Ray Stevens in the TNN special, The Life and Times of Ray Stevens, for giving him the phrase "gitarzan", which became a million selling hit for Stevens in 1969. Justis also wrote the scores for several films including Dear Dead Delilah (1972), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Hooper (1978), The Villain (1979), and Island Claws (1980). Justis died of cancer in Nashville in 1982, at the age of 55, and was interred in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.