Roots of Rock n’ Roll, Vol. 7: 1951

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Tracklist

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1Rocket 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 Brenston42:53
2Texas Boogie
Gene O’Quinn2:22
3Taxi Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1951-10-16)
artist & repertoire support and producer:
Steve Sholes
alto saxophone:
Albert Dobbins (on 1951-10-16)
baritone saxophone:
J. Hudson (American clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1951-10-16)
double bass [bass]:
George Holloway Jr. (on 1951-10-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Donald J. Clark (blues/rock drummer) (on 1951-10-16)
piano:
J. Wimby (on 1951-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Fred Jackson (US R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist active 1940s-1960s) (on 1951-10-16)
trumpet:
Willie Mays (on 1951-10-16)
vocals:
Little Richard (on 1951-10-16)
Little Richard2:20
4Bobby’s Boogie
Morris Lane2:40
5Shore Leave
Arkie Shibley2:24
6Kissing Bug Boogie
cover recording of:
Kissin’ Bug Boogie
writer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist) and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:07
7Ridin’ the Boogie
Lou Sargent2:21
8Houserockin’ Boogie
Howlin’ Wolf2:39
9Yeah Yeah Yeah
cover recording of:
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
writer:
Milton Kabak and Louis Prima
Peggy Lee2:17
10She’s a Hum Dum Digger
Hank Stanford2:24
11Ida Red
Bumble Bee Slim2:07
12Bloodshot Eyes
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1951-02-27)
recording of:
Bloodshot Eyes (on 1951-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Penny
writer:
Ruth Hall
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) and Quartet Music Inc.
Wynonie Harris2:45
13Drill Bit Honky Tonk
Slim Willet2:45
14Mischievous Boogie
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1951)
trumpet:
Joe Scott (40s–60s US blues artist) (in 1951)
lead vocals:
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (Big Mama Thornton) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Joe Scott Orchestra (40s-50s blues) (in 1951)
recorded at:
ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1951)
recording of:
Mischievous Boogie (in 1951)
writer:
Doris Manning
Big Mama Thornton2:34
15Too Wet to Plow
Bob Center1:42
16Good Rockin’ Man
recording of:
Good Rockin' Man (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1951-01-16)
Roy Brown3:02
17Insect Ball
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951-01)
vocals:
Jesse Belvin (in 1951-01) and Mercy Dee (in 1951-01)
Big Jay McNeely2:37
18I Grabbed for the Engine
Louie Innis2:12
19Juiced
drums (drum set):
Phineas Newborn, Sr. (drummer) (on 1951-07-31)
guitar:
Calvin Newborn (50s US R&B guitar player) (on 1951-07-31)
piano:
Billy Love (50s Mississippi blues/R&B pianist on Chess) (on 1951-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Walker (1950s US R&B sax player) (on 1951-07-31)
vocals:
Billy Love (50s Mississippi blues/R&B pianist on Chess) (on 1951-07-31)
Billy Love2:34
20Railroadin’
Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant2:14
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