{"product_id":"collection-1944-51-824046312824","title":"Collection 1944-51","description":"Cecil Gant was a boogie-woogie pianist and R\u0026amp;B vocalist who toured during the 1930s but came to prominence in 1944 when he scored a No. 1 R\u0026amp;B hit with \"I Wonder\" while still in the US Army and was performing and recording as \"Private Cecil Gant - The G.I. Singsation\" while appearing at Government Bond rallies. He went on to score several more Top 10 R\u0026amp;B hits during the late '40s until his premature death in 1951 from pneumonia at the age of 37. This excellent-value 52-track 2-CD collection selects from his prolific recording output during those hectic seven years for the Bronze, Gilt Edge, Four Star, Downbeat, Bullet and Decca labels, his work encompassing pure boogie-woogie through to jump blues and sentimental blues-inspired ballads, often in the semi-spoken style reminiscent of Fats Waller established by \"I Wonder\". He was a highly individual and distinctive performer, and he occupies a unique niche in the annals of post-war R\u0026amp;B and blues - this anthology will certainly interest those looking to build an eclectic collection of recordings across the genre.","brand":"Acrobat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447702917203,"sku":"1489094X","price":17.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/1937\/5187\/files\/2862078.jpg?v=1790496711","url":"https:\/\/www.deepdiscount.com\/products\/collection-1944-51-824046312824","provider":"Deep Discount","version":"1.0","type":"link"}