ge, New Jersey, to Mancel Warrick (1911-1977), who began his career as a Pullman porter and subsequently became a chef, a gospel record promoter for Chess Records and later a Certified Public Accountant; and Lee Drinkard Warwick (1920-2005), manager of The Drinkard Singers (see below). Warwick had a sister De

th the Johnnie Johnson Trio. His break came when he traveled to Chicago in May 1955 and met Muddy Waters, who suggested he contact Leonard Chess, of Chess Records. With Chess he recorded "Maybellene" — Berry's adaptation of the country song "Ida Red" — which sold over a million copies, reaching number one on

antation in the 1920s and early 1930s: Charley Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson. We'll follow the Mississippi blues migration to Chicago - home of Chess Records and the electric blues of the 1940s and 1950s (Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howling Wolf) - and the spread of blues into... Read more and book. E

th the Johnnie Johnson Trio. His break came when he traveled to Chicago in May 1955 and met Muddy Waters, who suggested he contact Leonard Chess, of Chess Records. With Chess he recorded "Maybellene" — Berry's adaptation of the country song "Ida Red</=>" — which sold over a million copies, reaching number one