Chess Rhythm & Roll

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Tracklist

1▼CD: 1947–1955
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chicago Boogie
bass guitar:
Prentice Butler (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Paul Lindsley ‘Jelly’ Holt (in 1947)
guitar:
Floyd McDaniels (in 1947) and William ‘Shorty’ Hill (in 1947)
piano:
Ernie Harper (in 1947)
vocals:
Ernie Harper (in 1947)
recording of:
Chicago Boogie (in 1947)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
The Five Blazes2:55
2Boogie Woogie Blues
vocals:
Clarence Samuels (in 1947)
orchestra:
Dave Young's Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Blues (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Samuels (until 1947)
Clarence Samuels2:42
3Hey Jack
vocals and performer:
Frank Bell (1940s' member of The Dozier Boys) (on 1949-12-12), Joe Boyce (on 1949-12-12), Benny Cotton (on 1949-12-12), Eugene Teague (on 1949-12-12) and Cornell Wiley (on 1949-12-12)
recording of:
Hey Jack (on 1949-12-12)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
The Dozier Boys3:09
4Little Boy, Little Boy
bass guitar:
Earl Dranes (on 1950-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Dizzy Pitts (on 1950-03-05)
guitar:
Eddie El (on 1950-03-05)
piano:
Willie Mabon (on 1950-03-05)
vocals:
[unknown female] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1950-03-05) and James Watt (on 1950-03-05)
recording of:
Little Boy, Little Boy (on 1950-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Earl Dranes (until 1950-03-05)
Earl & His Blues Rockers3:00
5Rocket 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
6Booted
drums (drum set):
John Murray Daley (on 1951-10-16)
piano:
Rosco Gordon (on 1951-10-16)
saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1951-10-16) and Willie Wilkes (on 1951-10-16)
vocals:
Rosco Gordon (on 1951-10-16)
recording of:
Booted (on 1951-10-16)
writer:
Tommy Courtney (until 1951-10) and Richard Henry (Austin, TX DJ/promoter) (until 1951-10)
Rosco Gordon3:05
7Leo the Louse
background vocals and choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Edna McRaney (on 1951-12-13)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-12-13)
orchestra:
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (on 1951-12-13)
recording of:
Leo the Louse (on 1951-12-13)
writer:
Randolph (unidentified co-writer of "Leo the Louse")
composer:
Onah Spencer (composer, music and entertainment journalist, folklorist, and historian)
Jackie Brenston2:33
8Mumbles Blues
vocals:
Bobby Lewis (R&B Singer) (on 1952-08-06)
orchestra:
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra (on 1952-08-06)
recording of:
Mumbles Blues (on 1952-08-06)
writer:
Leroy Kirkland (until 1952-08-06) and Bobby Lewis (R&B Singer) (until 1952-08-06)
Bobby Lewis2:29
9I Don’t Know
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952)
bass:
Bill Evans (bassist for Willie Mabon) and Bill Anderson (1950s US R&B bassist) (in 1952)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (in 1952)
piano:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
tenor saxophone:
Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952)
vocals:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
recording of:
I Don’t Know (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton and Willie Mabon
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
is based on:
Strut That Thing
Willie Mabon3:10
10Roll ’Em
vocals:
Mitzi Mars (on 1953-03-29)
orchestra:
King Kolax Orchestra (on 1953-03-29)
recording of:
Roll 'em (on 1953-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Mitzi Mars (until 1953-03-29)
Mitzi Mars2:38
11Train, Train, Train
guitar:
Danny Overbea (in 1953-01)
vocals:
Danny Overbea (in 1953-01)
orchestra:
King Kolax Orchestra (in 1953-01)
recording of:
Train, Train, Train (in 1953-01)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Overbea (until 1953-01)
Danny Overbea3:12
12Jock‐A‐Mo
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1953-09)
drums (drum set):
Eric Warner (in 1953-09)
guitar:
Snooks Eaglin (in 1953-09)
piano:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
saxophone:
Alfred Bernard (in 1953-09) and David Lastie (in 1953-09)
trombone:
Big Boy Myles (in 1953-09)
background vocals:
Slim Saunders (in 1953-09)
vocals:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (in 1953-09)
recording of:
Jockomo (in 1953-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.) (until 1953-09)
Sugar Boy Crawford2:27
13Should I
baritone vocals:
George Lewis (1950s US R&B vocalist) (on 1953-10-11)
bass vocals:
Bill Griggs (on 1953-10-11)
lead vocals:
Charles Carruthers (on 1953-10-11)
tenor vocals:
Sam Griggs (on 1953-10-11) and Lester Russaw (on 1953-10-11)
recording of:
Should I (on 1953-10-11)
writer:
Charles Carruthers (until 1953-10-11) and Sam Griggs (until 1953-10-11)
The Coronets3:04
14Wine, Wine, Wine
choir vocals and lead vocals:
Jimmy Binkley & His Combo (on 1954-01-06)
orchestra:
Jimmy Binkley & His Combo (on 1954-01-06)
recording of:
Wine, Wine, Wine (firstly performed in 1954) (on 1954-01-06)
writer:
Jimmy Binkley (until 1954-01-06) and Carl Herman (until 1954-01-06)
Jimmy Binkley & His Combo2:33
15I’m a Young Rooster
piano and lead vocals:
Leon D. Tarver (on 1954-01-16)
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Chordones (on 1954-01-16)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
I'm a Young Rooster (on 1954-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Leon D. Tarver (until 1954-01-16)
Leon D. Tarver & The Chordones2:44
16Darling I Know
baritone vocals:
Lucius McGill (on 1954-02-17) and Mickey McGill (on 1954-02-17)
bass vocals:
Chuck Barksdale (on 1954-02-17)
lead vocals:
Johnny Funches (on 1954-02-17)
tenor vocals:
Verne Allison (on 1954-02-17) and Marvin Junior (on 1954-02-17)
orchestra:
The Willie Dixon Orchestra (on 1954-02-17)
recording of:
Darling I Know (on 1954-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
The El Rays (until 1954-02-17)
The El Rays2:55
17Will You Be Mine
recording of:
Will You Be Mine (firstly performed in 1954) (on 1954-05-12)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (until 1954-05-12)
The Swans2:28
18That Man Is Walking
recording of:
That Man Is Walking (on 1954-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Liggett (Indianatpolis jazz musician) (until 1954-08-26)
Larry Liggett2:45
19Love Your Lovin’ Ways
recording of:
Love Your Lovin' Ways (in 1954)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
The Daps2:04
20Sincerely
bass guitar:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
drums (drum set):
Wesley Landers (Jazz drummer) (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Walter Scott (US blues guitarist) (in 1954-10)
piano:
Johnny Young (jazz pianist) (in 1954-10)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Chamblee (in 1954-10)
baritone vocals:
Harvey Fuqua (in 1954-10)
bass vocals:
Prentiss Barnes (in 1954-10)
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (rhythm & blues and soul vocalist and songwriter) (in 1954-10)
tenor vocals:
Pete Graves (US doo-wop vocalist, member of The Moonglows) (in 1954-10)
recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
The Moonglows3:12
21Bo 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 Diddley2.452:45
22Need Your Love (alternate)
baritone vocals:
Paul Wilson (1950s US baritone vocalist) (on 1955-03-21)
bass vocals:
Jacob Carey (on 1955-03-21)
lead vocals:
Nathaniel 'Nate' Nelson (tenor singer for The Flamingos & The Platters) (on 1955-03-21)
tenor vocals:
Zeke Carey (on 1955-03-21) and Johnny Carter (on 1955-03-21)
recording of:
Need Your Love (on 1955-03-21)
writer:
Zeke Carey (until 1955-03-21) and Nathaniel 'Nate' Nelson (tenor singer for The Flamingos & The Platters) (until 1955-03-21)
The Flamingos2:45
23Maybellene
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-05-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-05-21)
maracas [possibly]:
Leonard Chess (on 1955-05-21) and Jerome Green (on 1955-05-21)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-21)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 2), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 18), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 102)
recording of:
Maybellene (on 1955-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Chuck Berry3.92:22
24No One
baritone saxophone:
Sax Mallard (in 1955-05)
bass guitar:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-05)
drums (drum set):
Leon Hooper (in 1955-05)
guitar:
Billy Johnson (US guitarist for Sonny Thompson, and The Moonglows) (in 1955-05)
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1955-05)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Chamblee (in 1955-05)
baritone vocals:
Harvey Fuqua (in 1955-05)
bass vocals:
Prentiss Barnes (in 1955-05)
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (rhythm & blues and soul vocalist and songwriter) (in 1955-05)
tenor vocals:
Pete Graves (US doo-wop vocalist, member of The Moonglows) (in 1955-05)
recording of:
No One (first performed in 1955) (in 1955-05)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
The Moonglows2:24
25If You Love Me, Tell Me So
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-06-16)
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (on 1955-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-06-16)
guitar:
Ernest McLean (on 1955-06-16)
piano:
Paul Gayten (US R&B) (on 1955-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1955-06-16)
vocals:
Paul Gayten (US R&B) (on 1955-06-16)
recording of:
If You Love Me, Tell Me So (on 1955-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Gayten (US R&B) (until 1955-06-16)
Paul Gayten2:39
2▶CD: 1955–1957
3▶CD: 1957–1959
4▶CD: 1960–1967

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