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Johnny Copeland and Willie Dixon were two of them. Can't find their records, though.
Joe Frazier and Ernie Terrell had some kind of R&B groups going on.
Emile Griffith played the up bass?
Anymore names?
Bluesary Yours 8)

There are more (including a former Golden Gloves Champion), just can't remember their names right know

Ezzard Charles played bass and often sat in(technically stood in) with jazz groups. Jazz groups usually play the blues in some form so I think Ezz counts.


The jazz tune Ezzthetic is named for him.

Ezzard Charles! A friend of mine, Harvey Cropper, used to be his sparring partner. Harvey PAINTS the blues and I remember his jazzy spoken stories about Ezzard. He hung out with The Bird to, Cropper.
8)

Has anyone heard Joe Frazier sing his "First Round Knockout" song. He sang it at press conference before the Thrilla in Manilla. It was pretty funny.

... and B.B. King is somehow related to Sonny Liston

Willie Dixon was the Golden Gloves Champion I mentioned. There's Champion Jack Dupree who's reported as having had 107 fights and Roy Brown from New Orleans.
And by combining info from different sources, I've been able to find a fight for Berry Gordy (though not a Blues-guy).

ARCHIE MOORE.

And some lightweight legend I cannot remember right now.

Frankie Hines plays a great second fiddle