Roots of Rock n’ Roll, Vol. 2: 1938–1946

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

Annotation

Exactly as on covers

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-15 09:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: La Folie du boogie‐woogie
2▼CD: Vers le rock n’ roll
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1Rocky Road Blues
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe2:37
2Two Timin’ Blues
Clyde Moody2:49
3T‐Bone Boogie
T‐Bone Walker3:05
4Let’s Have a Ball
Champion Jack Dupree2:26
5Guitar Boogie
Arthur Smith3:23
6Milton’s Boogie
Roy Milton2:51
7Hillbilly Boogie
double bass:
Roy Starkey (Country singer and bassist) (in 1946-01)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and lead vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
recording of:
Hillbilly Boogie (in 1946-01)
writer:
Rabon Delmore
Delmore Brothers2:46
8Mandolin Boogie
Armstrong Twins3:01
9Steel Guitar Stomp
Hank Penny2:52
10Choo Choo Ch’Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1946-01-23)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-01-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-01-23)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1946-01-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-01-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1946)
recording of:
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Denver Darling, Milt Gabler and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Rytvoc (ASCAP) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Louis Jordan52:46
11Boogie‐Woogie Baby
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and lead vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Baby (in 1946-09)
writer:
Bob Nobar and Jim Scott
Delmore Brothers2:48
12Cincinnati Lou
recording of:
Cincinnati Lou
composer:
Shug Fisher and Merle Travis
Merle Travis2:38
13Oklahoma Stomp
fiddle:
Spade Cooley
Spade Cooley2:53
14I Got Texas in My Soul
recording of:
Texas in My Soul (on 1946-08-03)
writer:
Ernest Tubb and Zeb Turner
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Tex Williams2:59
15Three‐Way Boogie
Spade Cooley2:42
16That’s All Right
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-06)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1946-09-06)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1946-09-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
That’s All Right (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur Crudup4.52:55
17Down the Road Apiece
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Amos Milburn3:01
18Everything’s Moving Too Fast
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-22)
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1946-11-22)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
recording of:
Everything’s Movin’ Too Fast (in 1946)
lyricist:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Dave Barbour
Peggy Lee3:00