Flamboyant blues singer H-Bomb Ferguson was a mainstay in Cincinnati bars for decades until succumbing to emphysema in 2006. His act included grass skirts or an assortment of wigs, or he wrestled with a boa constrictor on stage, and played a mean piano with his nine fingers. A record deal in the late 1950s with Cincinnati’s King Records led H-Bomb to the Queen City, where he eventually settled.
From Bob Nave: "In the early 60's I had the opportunity to see and hear
ReplyDeleteH-Bomb and his Mad Lads tear it up at the Rendezvous on Salem Ave. in Dayton, Ohio. His seven piece tuxedo clad band was hot. The bomb's said to be brother, A Bomb, played a Zorco electric bass. It was a stand up fretless bass about the size of a cello that appeared to be
made of plastic."