 His recordings there included "Cabbage Head", a version of the folk song "Our Gudeman", also known as "Seven Drunken Nights".Adams appeared in the 1949 all-African American revue film "Burlesque in Harlem", performing a risqué version of "The Hucklebuck".The following year, he began appearing regularly with Memphis Slim and Terry Timmons in clubs in Chicago, and at the end of the year performed at a New Year's Eve show with Lester Young and others.