Bill Doggett, however, remains unimpressed.

Bill Doggett Am I blue (Black and Blue, 1978)

"In those days, we were listening to Bill Doggett and Louis Jordan and those people who used to play that shuffle rhythm," he explained.

Late in the 1950s he did work with Bill Doggett.

"The first music I heard was my mother playing the piano in the house," recalled Bill Doggett, who was born in Philadelphia 76 years ago.

By the time he was 14, Bill Doggett headed his high school jazz band.

Greer also worked with Hal Singer and Bill Doggett.

He later played with Bill Doggett and was a member of the Ray Charles Band.

He also worked with Mary Lou Williams in 1957 and Bill Doggett in 1965.

Later, she worked and recorded with Hot Lips Page and Bill Doggett in the early 1950s.