How Many More Years Midnight", described by Phillips as "the most different record I ever heard", was probably recorded at a different session. Phillips had not yet set up Sun Records and regularly leased his recordings to the Chess label in Chicago. The record was issued as Chess 1479 on 15 September 1951, with "Moanin' at Midnight" as the A-side and "How Many More Years" as the B-side. "Moanin' at Midnight" entered the R&B chart on 10 November 1951, and was followed four weeks later by "How Many More Years", which became the more popular side and rose to no.4 on the chart. The
Adonis (plant) Adonis (plant) Adonis is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia. The species grow to in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5–30 petals. The Autumn Adonis, pheasant's-eye ("A. annua"), has flowers with bright red petals. The generic name "Adonis" refers to the mythic character Adonis, a lover of the goddess Aphrodite or Venus. According to the "Metamorphoses" of Ovid the anemone, also of the family "Ranunculaceae", was created when Venus sprinkled nectar on his blood. They are cultivated