Early Rock ’n’ Roll and Rockabilly

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Let’s All Rock Together
The Jodimars2:21
2Butcher Pete
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Rankins (New Orleans tenor saxophonist) (on 1949-11-02)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1949-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Frank Parker (1950s US R&B drummer) (on 1949-11-02)
guitar:
Louis Sargent (on 1949-11-02)
piano:
Edward Santineo (on 1950-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1949-11-02)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) (on 1949-11-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
partial recording of:
Butcher Pete (on 1949-11-02)
writer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1949-11-02) and Henry Bernard (until 1949-11-02)
Roy Brown3.52:29
3Drinkin’ Wine Spoo‐Dee‐O‐Dee
Malcolm Yelvington2:43
4Bo Diddley
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1955-03-02)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 62), Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 277)
recording of:
Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (until 1955-03-02)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Good Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley2.452:43
5Head Home Honey
Charlie Gracie2:18
6Shook Shake
Ken Davis2:03
7Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Big Maybelle2:43
8Shake, Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley & His Comets2:31
9Seventeen
Boyd Bennett & His Rockets2:06
10Bye Bye Young Men
Ruth Brown2:40
11Rockin’ Daddy
Sonny Fisher2:25
12See You Later Alligator
Roy Hall2:34
13The Train Kept A‐Rollin’
Tiny Bradshaw2:46
14How Can You Be So Mean
Johnny Ace2:30
15Sag, Drag and Fall
Sid King & The Five Strings2:23
16Rock the Joint
Jimmy Cavallo & His House Rockers1:58
17Boom‐De‐Dee‐Boom
Eddie Fontaine2:29
18My Baby Keeps Rolling
Annisteen Allen2:31
19Pack, Shack and Stack
Billy Nelson2:25
20House of Blue Lights
recording of:
The House of Blue Lights
writer:
Don Raye and Freddie Slack
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corp.
Chuck Miller2:23
21My Boy Flat Top
Dorothy Collins2:13
22That Man
Nappy Brown3:04
23Crazy Man, Crazy
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Crazy Man, Crazy (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley & His Comets2:42
24Beetle Bug Bop
The Collins Kids2:22
25I’ll Give ’em Rhythm
Hardrock Gunter3:01
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