Redd Foxx - Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Release:Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Acrobat with his most successful compositions

with his most successful compositions including "The Syncopated Clock"

and in 1958 had a major success when "Sixteen Candles" was a US No

and "Basie"

It features his Top 20 pop and R&B hit "Sea Cruise" and his other career chart entries "Alimony"

Redd Foxx - Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Release:Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Acrobat with his most successful compositionsRedd Foxx, real name John Elroy Sanford, became well known in the USA as a stand up comedian during the 1950s, developing a raunchy night club act on the east coast and finding fame when Dinah Washington invited him to perform in Las Vegas. He was seen, and signed, by Dootsie Williams of Dootone Records, for whom he released a string of highly successful 'live' albums. He later had a successful TV career, starring in the situation comedy "Sanford &