Billy "The Kid" Emerson

Billy "The Kid" Emerson (born William Robert Emerson in Tarpon Springs, FLA, on 21 December 1925; died 26 April 2023), known more recently as Rev. William R. Emerson was an African-American R&B and rock and roll singer and songwriter, best known for his 1955 song, "Red Hot". Emerson began recording after joining Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the early 1950s. He recorded for various labels, including Sun, Chess, and Vee-Jay before forming his own, Tarpon Records, where he recorded Denise LaSalle and Matt "Guitar" Murphy.