Blowing the Fuse: 27 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1949

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1Up Above My Head
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-24)
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-24)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1947-11-24) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
recording of:
Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (Sister Rosetta Tharpe version) (on 1947-11-24)
lyricist and composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
publisher:
Princess Music Publishing Corp
is based on:
Up Above My Head
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:29
2Texas Hop
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1948-11)
recording of:
Texas Hop (in 1948-11)
writer:
C. Curtis and Jules Taub
publisher:
Modern M. Publ.
Pee Wee Crayton3:06
3Bewildered
Red Miller2:59
4Boogie Chillen
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (in 1948-09)
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker33:10
5Deacon's Hop
Big Jay McNeely2:50
6Ain't Nobody's Business, Part 1
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon2:55
7The Hucklebuck
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (on 1948-12-15)
instrumental recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1948-12-15)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Paul Williams3:09
8The Spinach Song (I Didn't Like It the First Time)
Julia Lee2:59
9Rockin' at Midnight
piano:
Leroy ‘Batman’ Rankins (New Orleans tenor saxophonist) (in 1949-01)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1949-01)
recording of:
Rockin' at Midnight (in 1949-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1949-01)
Roy Brown52:48
10Tell Me So
The Orioles3:10
11T-Bone Shuffle
T‐Bone Walker3:00
12Pot Likker
Todd Rhodes2:41
13Trouble Blues
Charles Brown Trio2:22
14Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-02-14)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
double bass [bass]:
Gene Ramey (on 1949-02-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1949-02-14)
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (on 1949-02-14) and Stick McGhee (on 1949-02-14)
piano:
Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis (on 1949-02-14)
lead vocals:
Stick McGhee (on 1949-02-14)
performer:
Stick McGhee and His Buddies (on 1949-02-14)
recording of:
Drinkin’ Wine, Spo‐Dee‐O‐Dee (on 1949-02-14)
writer:
Stick McGhee and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Stick McGhee3:15
15T.J. Boogie
T.J. Fowler2:54
16So Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-05-25)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
cornet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1949-05-25)
double bass [bass]:
Jack Lesberg (on 1949-05-25)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sid Catlett (on 1949-05-25)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1949-05-25)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1949-05-25)
reeds:
Ernie Caceres (on 1949-05-25) and Peanuts Hucko (on 1949-05-25)
tenor horn / alto horn [alto horn]:
Dick Carey (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1949-05-25)
trombone:
Will Bradley (US boogie woogie trombonist & bandleader) (on 1949-05-25)
vocals:
Ruth Brown (on 1949-05-25)
recording of:
So Long (on 1949-05-25)
writer:
Remus Harris, Irving Melsher and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
Ruth Brown2:35
17All She Wants to Do Is Rock
baritone saxophone:
Bill McLemore (saxophonist) (on 1949-04-13)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1949-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Martin (US jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-13)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1949-04-13)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Douglas (on 1949-04-13) and Johnny Griffin (on 1949-04-13)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-04-13)
trumpet:
Joe Morris (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-13)
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1949-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
All She Wants to Do Is Rock (on 1949-04-13)
writer:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) and Teddy McRae
Wynonie Harris2:33
18Roomin' House Boogie
Amos Milburn2:46
19Baby Get Lost
orchestra:
Teddy Stewart Orchestra
recording of:
Baby Get Lost
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Dinah Washington2:51
20Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Bull Moose Jackson3:01
21Numbers Boogie
Sugar Chile Robinson2:28
22Rock the Joint
recording of:
Rock the Joint (in 1949-05)
writer:
Harry Bagby, Harry Crafton and Wendell 'Don' Keane
Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians2:35
23Blues for My Baby
Billy Wright3:06
24Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-08-09)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-08-09)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-08-09)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-08-09)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-08-09) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1949-08-09), Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-08-09) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-08-09)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-08-09)
edit of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry, Parts 1 & 2 by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Saturday Night Fish Fry (on 1949-08-09)
writer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Ellis Walsh
publisher:
Cherio Corp. and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
Louis Jordan5:24
25Cuttin' Out
Annie Laurie2:45
26For You My Love
Larry Darnell2:37
27Mary Is Fine
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:40