Road Songs: Car Tune Classics 1942–1962

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Tracklist

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1(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-03-15)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-03-15)
instruments:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1946)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-03-15)
lead vocals:
King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1946, on 1946-03-15)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1946-03-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1946-03-15)
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1946-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
Nat “King” Cole3:04
2Won’t You Ride in My Little Red Wagon
recording of:
Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon (in 1947)
publisher:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter) (on 1941-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1948-09-06)
Tex Williams1:52
3Automobile Blues
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1949)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1949)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1949)
recording of:
Automobile Blues (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
publisher:
Prestige Music (US drum & bass) and The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:49
4Car Rider
recording of:
Car Rider (on 1949-10-06)
composer:
Arne Domnérus
Arne Domnérus feat. James Moody3:01
5Hot Rod Race
recording of:
Hot Rod Race (on 1950-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
George Wilson (US country/rockabilly songwriter)
Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan2:34
6Hot Rod Race Navy Style
recording of:
Hot Rod Race Navy Style (in 1951-06)
version of:
Hot Rod Race
Mick Woodward2:04
7Hardtop Race
recording of:
Hardtop Race (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Stogner
Dave Stogner2:40
8Hot Rod ‐ Shotgun Boogie no. 2
vocals:
Faron Young
recording of:
Hot Rod – Shotgun Boogie No. 2 (on 1951-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
Webb Pierce
Tillman Franks & His Rainbow Boys2:54
9Hot Rod Race no. 3
recording of:
Hot Rod Race No. 3 (in 1951-04)
version of:
Hot Rod Race
Bob Williams2:28
10Let Me Ride Your Automobile
recording of:
Let Me Ride Your Automobile (from 1951 until 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Boyd (US singer & actor)
Lowell Fulson2:46
11Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (on 1951-08-16)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Dizzy Gillespie
parody version of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Dizzy Gillespie3:02
12Rocket 69
recording of:
Rocket 69 (on 1951-07-06)
writer:
Henry Glover and Barry Mann
Connie Allen with Todd Rhodes and His Orchestra42:45
13Rocket 88
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats42:51
14Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
recording of:
Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strange
Billy Strange2:07
15Cadillac Blues
recording of:
Cadillac Blues (in 1951)
writer:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) and Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn)
Big Walter Horton2:40
16Mobiling Baby of Mine
recording of:
Moblin' Baby of Mine (in 1951-12)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Marshall (drummer)
Eddie Marshall2:23
17Driving This Highway
recording of:
Driving This Highway (on 1952-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Howlin’ Wolf
Howlin’ Wolf2:55
18Motor Head Baby
recording of:
Motorhead Baby (in 1952)
writer:
V. Haven and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:38
19Buick ’59
recording of:
Buick '59 (in 1954)
writer:
Vernon Green (US singer) and Walter Dootsie Williams (band leader, record producer and record label owne)
The Medallions2:39
20Cadillac in Model A
recording of:
Cadillac in Model "A" (on 1954-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Jack Wills
Billy Jack Wills with Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:07
21No Money Down
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-12-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-12-20)
piano [possibly]:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-12-20) and Otis Spann (on 1955-12-20)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-12-20)
recording of:
No Money Down (on 1955-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry43:00
22The Route
recording of:
The Route (on 1956-07-26)
composer:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist)
Chet Baker and Art Pepper5:08
23UAW‐CIO
banjo:
Pete Seeger
guitar:
Tom Glazer
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
vocals:
Tom Glazer, Pete Seeger and Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
performer:
Burl Ives, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Brownie McGhee
recording of:
U.A.W. - C.I.O. (in 1944-03)
lyricist and composer:
Vern Partlow
The Union Boys2:04
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