Roots of Rock n’ Roll, Vol. 3: 1947

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Annotation

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Tracklist

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1Good Rocking Tonight
double bass:
Carl Wilson (Carl "Flat Top" Wilson) (on 1947-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Donaldson (on 1947-12-28)
piano:
Joe Knight (US jazz and R&B pianist) (on 1947-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Hal Singer (on 1947-12-28)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1947-12-28)
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1947-12-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
cover recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (on 1947-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Wynonie Harris52:48
2Move It on Over
bass:
Bronson Reynolds (Bronson Lee Reynolds; comedian who also played bass and harmonica; sometimes nicknamed "Barefoot Brownie")
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and vocal:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louie Innis
steel guitar:
Dale Lohman (guitarist; performs with Hank Williams)
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams42:46
3Rootie Tootie
Paul Howard2:49
4Mama Don’t Allow
Julia Lee2:56
5Snatch and Grab It
recording of:
Snatch and Grab It
writer:
Sharon Pease
Julia Lee2:54
6New Broom Boogie
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
New Broom Boogie (on 1947-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Al Dexter2:36
7Barnyard Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-04-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
bass and double bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1947-04-23)
claves and maracas:
The Calypso Boys (on 1947-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1947-04-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1947-04-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1947-04-23)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Johnson (1940s tenor saxophonist) (on 1947-04-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1947-04-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1947-04-23)
recording of:
Barnyard Boogie (on 1947-04-23)
writer:
Wilhelmina Gray and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
Louis Jordan2:51
8Drinkin’ Wine Spoo‐Dee‐O‐Dee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1947-05)
bass:
Bob Harris (blues bass player) (in 1947-05)
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1947-05) and Stick McGhee (in 1947-05)
lead vocals:
Stick McGhee (in 1947-05)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (in 1947-05)
recording of:
Drinkin’ Wine, Spo‐Dee‐O‐Dee (in 1947-05)
writer:
Stick McGhee and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Sticks Mc Gee2:19
9Freight Train Boogie
Red Foley2:52
10Ten Gallon Boogie
Pee Wee King2:36
11Your Hands Ain’t Clean
Paul Gayten2:31
12Rockin’ Boogie
alto saxophone:
Joe Lutcher (on 1947-04-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Booker T. Hart (US drummer) (on 1947-04-19)
instruments:
Harlod Morrow (US jazz/blues pianist) (on 1947-04-19), Leon W. Beck (on 1947-04-19), William Ellis (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-04-19) and William H. Cooper (US jazz bassist) (on 1947-04-19)
trumpet:
Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-04-19)
vocals:
Joe Lutcher (on 1947-04-19)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-04-19)
Joe Lutcher2:28
13Downtown Boogie
Milo Twins2:24
14You Got to Run Me Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-04-24)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-04-24)
guitar:
Willie Lacey (on 1947-04-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1947-04-24)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-04-24)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1947-04-24)
Jazz Gillum2:31
15Let Me Play With Your Poodle
recording of:
Let Me Play With Your Poodle (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Tampa Red
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:33
16Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Smokey Hogg2:23
17The Texas Special
Luke Wills2:37
18Roy Brown Boogie
Roy Brown3:01
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1Merle’s Boogie Woogie #1
recording of:
Merle’s Boogie Woogie (on 1947-07-01)
writer:
Merle Travis
Merle Travis3:04
2Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
vocals:
Tex Williams
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (on 1947-03-27)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
Tex Williams2:55
3Chicken Shack Boogie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-19)
bass, drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1947-11-19)
piano:
Amos Milburn (on 1947-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1947-11-19)
vocals:
Amos Milburn (on 1947-11-19)
recording of:
Chicken Shack Boogie (on 1947-11-19)
writer:
Lola Ann Cullum and Amos Milburn
publisher:
EMI Partnership MV GmbH and EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Amos Milburn2:50
4Cigareetes, Whusky and Wild Wimmen
Sons of the Pioneers2:54
5Oakie Boogie
Johnny Tyler2:15
6He’s a Real Gone Guy
Nellie Lutcher3:02
7Polly Put Your Kettle On
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-03-28)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1947-03-28)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charles Saunders (on 1947-03-28)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1947-03-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-03-28)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1947-03-28)
John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson2:30
8After While
Big Three Trio3:05
9Lost John Boogie
harmonica and lead vocals:
Wayne Raney (on 1947-12-30)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-12-30)
background vocals:
Maxine Luna (on 1947-12-30) and Norman Luna (on 1947-12-30)
recorded at:
Radio Station KWEM in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States (on 1947-12-30)
recording of:
Lost John Boogie (on 1947-12-30)
writer:
Wayne Raney
Wayne Raney2:40
10Barnyard Boogie
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-08-01)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (on 1947-08-01)
tenor guitar and lead vocals:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-08-01)
recording of:
Barnyard Boogie (on 1947-08-01)
writer:
Lois Mann, Norman King and Thomas Neeley
Delmore Brothers2:56
11Big Fat Mama
Roy Milton2:45
12Why Don’t You Do Right?
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-11-19)
conductor:
Dave Barbour (on 1947-11-19)
cover recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1947-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee42:27
13The Washboard Special
Jimmy Liggins2:32
14My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
T‐Texas Tyler2:59
15Canned Heat
Chet Atkins2:34
16Oklahoma Blues (Just an Oakie with the Oakie Blues)
Jimmy Wakely2:32
17This Train
bass guitar and double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1947-07-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-07-01)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-07-01)
recording of:
This Train (on 1947-07-01)
composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
version of:
This Train (This Train Is Bound for Glory)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:50
18Razor Strap Boogie
Jack Rivers2:04