Good Rockin' Man: The Definitive Collection

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Annotation

50 essential tracks from one of the finest blues shouters and exponents of jump blues/R&B.

Annotation last modified on 2012-02-08 14:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Grandpa Stole My Baby
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-12-19)
baritone saxophone:
Frank Campbell (saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19)
bass:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1952-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Ray Miller (Drummer) (on 1952-12-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-19)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1952-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1952-12-19)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1952-12-19)
2:52
2Mr Hound Dod's in Town
baritone saxophone:
Walter Hiles (US saxophonist) (on 1953-03-18)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1953-03-18)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-03-18)
membranophone:
James Harris (US jazz/R&B drummer, 1940s/50s) (on 1953-03-18)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1953-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-03-18) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-03-18)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1953-03-18)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Mr Hound Dog's in Town (on 1953-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1953-03-18)
2:35
3Caldonia's Wedding Day
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-06-15)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-06-15)
membranophone:
Robert Sims (drummer) (on 1953-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-06-15)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-06-15)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-06-15)
2:51
4Laughing but Crying
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Robert Sims (drummer) (on 1953-06-15)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-06-15)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-06-15)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-06-15)
recording of:
Laughing but Crying (on 1953-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1953-06-15)
3:14
5Crazy Crazy Women
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-06-15)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-06-15)
membranophone:
Robert Sims (drummer) (on 1953-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-06-15)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-06-15)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-06-15)
3:10
6Bootleggin' Baby
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1953-12-13)
bass guitar:
Clarence Jones (1950s US R&B bassist) (on 1953-12-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1953-12-13)
membranophone:
Albert “June” Gardner (US jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-12-13)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-12-13)
recording of:
Bootleggin' Baby (in 1953-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1953-12)
2:48
7Trouble at Midnight
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1953-12-13)
bass guitar:
Clarence Jones (1950s US R&B bassist) (on 1953-12-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1953-12-13)
membranophone:
Albert “June” Gardner (US jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-12-13)
piano:
James C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-12-13)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-12-13)
3:00
8No Love at All
2:33
9Up Jumped the Devil
3:07
10Ain't It a Shame
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-05-27)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1954-05-27)
membranophone:
Frank Parker (1950s US R&B drummer) (on 1954-05-27)
piano:
James H. Thomas (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1954-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Philip Scott (“Into the Darkness”) (on 1954-05-27)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:22
11Ain't No Rockin' No More
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Frank Parker (1950s US R&B drummer) (on 1954-05-27)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1954-05-27)
piano:
James H. Thomas (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1954-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Philip Scott (“Into the Darkness”) (on 1954-05-27)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Ain't No Rockin' No More (on 1954-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1954-05-27)
2:38
12Fannie Brown Got Married
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-09-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1954-09-02)
membranophone:
Placide Adams (bass, drums) (on 1954-09-02)
piano:
Salvador Doucette (on 1954-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1954-09-02) and Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-09-02)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1954-09-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Fannie Brown Got Married (on 1954-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1954-09-02)
2:24
13Worried Life Blues
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-09-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1954-09-02)
membranophone:
Placide Adams (bass, drums) (on 1954-09-02)
piano:
Salvador Doucette (on 1954-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1954-09-02) and Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-09-02)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1954-09-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:41
14Black Diamond
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-09-02)
drums (drum set):
Placide Adams (bass, drums) (on 1954-09-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1954-09-02)
piano:
Salvador Doucette (on 1954-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1954-09-02) and Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-09-02)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1954-09-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Black Diamond (on 1954-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1954-09-02)
2:32
15Letter to Baby
alto saxophone:
Earl Battiste (on 1955-06-16)
baritone saxophone:
Julius Schedemayer (on 1955-06-16)
bass guitar:
Curtis Mitchell (on 1955-06-16)
guitar:
Charles Grayson (on 1955-06-16)
membranophone:
Harry Nance (on 1955-06-16)
piano:
Frank McClure (on 1955-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Nat Perilliat (on 1955-06-16)
trumpet:
John Fernandez (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1955-06-16)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:13
16Saturday Night
2:22
17Party Doll
2:15
18Let the Four Winds Blow
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1957-01)
drums (drum set):
Charles Williams (1950s US drummer) (in 1957-01)
guitar:
Justin Adams (1950s session guitarist) (in 1957-01)
piano:
Edward Frank (pianist) (in 1957-01)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1957-01), Clarence Hall (in 1957-01) and Herb Hardesty (in 1957-01)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
cover recording of:
Let the Four Winds Blow (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
writer:
Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino
22:05
19Ain't Gonna Do It
2:15
20Hip Shakin' Baby
recording of:
Hip Shakin’ Baby
1:52
21Adorable One
bass guitar:
Ed Conley (on 1959-05-07)
guitar:
John Faire (US guitarist) (on 1959-05-07) and Fred Jordan (50-60s US R&B guitarist) (on 1959-05-07)
membranophone:
McRudy (on 1959-05-07)
piano:
John Thomas (50-60s US R&B pianist) (on 1959-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1959-05-07) and Johnny Griffin (on 1959-05-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:28
22Good Looking and Foxy Too
bass guitar:
Ed Conley (on 1959-05-07)
guitar:
John Faire (US guitarist) (on 1959-05-07) and Fred Jordan (50-60s US R&B guitarist) (on 1959-05-07)
membranophone:
McRudy (on 1959-05-07)
piano:
John Thomas (50-60s US R&B pianist) (on 1959-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1959-05-07) and Johnny Griffin (on 1959-05-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Good Looking and Foxy Too (on 1959-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1959-05-07)
2:18
23Ain't Got No Blues Today
bass guitar:
Ed Conley (on 1959-05-07)
guitar:
John Faire (US guitarist) (on 1959-05-07) and Fred Jordan (50-60s US R&B guitarist) (on 1959-05-07)
membranophone:
McRudy (on 1959-05-07)
piano:
John Thomas (50-60s US R&B pianist) (on 1959-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1959-05-07) and Johnny Griffin (on 1959-05-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:36
24A Man With the Blues
3:54
25Rocking All the Time
2:23

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ASIN:UK: B005GJVV30 [info]