Charlie Blackwell

Charlie Blackwell was born in Seattle in 1921, the Billboard chart books say, and played drums with numerous jazz bands. He recorded one single for Decca in 1958 and four for Warner Bros. in 1959, including the hit single "Midnight Oil" which peaked at #55 on the Billboard pop chart in 1959. Not to be confused with British bandleader Charles Blackwell or Tulsa drummer Chuck Blackwell.