We're Gonna Rock!: A Collection of Early Rock 'n' Roll

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Tracklist

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1We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll
tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist)
recording of:
We’re Gonna Rock (in 1947-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist)
Wild Bill Moore2:39
2Roll 'em, Pete
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist)
vocal:
Big Joe Turner
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2018)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson2:51
3The Deacon's Hop
baritone saxophone:
Bob McNeely (Robert McNeely; baritone saxophone player; performs with Big Jay McNeely)
bass:
Ted Shirley
drums (drum set):
William Streetser (drummer; performs with Big Jay McNeely)
piano:
Jimmie O’Brien (1950s US West Coast pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Big Jay McNeely and Lester Young (saxophonist)
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.)
trumpet:
John Anderson (US jazz trumpeter)
recording of:
The Deacon’s Hop
lyricist and composer:
Big Jay McNeely
Big Jay McNeely's Blue Jays2:50
4Caddilac Boogie
alto saxophone:
James Dedmon (saxophonist)
bass:
Jonathan Bagsby
drums (drum set):
Leon Pettis
guitar and vocal:
Jimmy Liggins
piano:
Eugene Watson
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Ferguson and Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Glen Willis
recording of:
Caddilac Boogie
writer:
Jimmy Liggins
Jimmy Liggins and His Drops of Joy2:38
5Saturday Night Fish Fry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-08-09)
producer:
Milt Gabler
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 'Ham' 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)
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)
arranger:
Bill Doggett
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 Jordan and His Tympany Five5:33
6Strange Things Happen Everyday
bass:
Abe Bolar
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West
guitar and vocal:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist)
recording of:
Strange Things Happen Everyday
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:50
7Jonah
baritone vocals:
Willie Johnson (bass and baritone singer)
bass vocals:
Orlandus Wilson
tenor vocals:
Willie Johnson (bass and baritone singer), William "Highpockets" Langford and Henry Owens
recording of:
Jonah
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1946-05)
The Golden Gate Quartet3:02
8Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
bass:
Ted Brinson
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins)
baritone vocals:
Bruce Tate and Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins)
tenor vocals:
Cleve Duncan
recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge (doo-wop singer and songwriter), Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams (band leader, record producer and record label owne)
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Penguins2:57
9Move 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 Williams & His Drifting Cowboys42:45
10Rocket 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 Cats42:48
11Boogie Chillen'
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman
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 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 Hooker3:09
12Rollin' & Tumblin'
bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford
guitar and vocal:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
recording of:
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Morganfeld arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
M. Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Roll and Tumble Blues
Muddy Waters3:00
13Hound Dog
baritone saxophone:
Fred Ford (baritone saxophonist)
bass:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist)
drums (drum set):
Leard 'Kansas City' Bell (R&B drummer)
guitar:
Pete "Guitar" Lewis
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer)
tenor saxophone:
James Von Streeter
trombone:
George Washington (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Don Johnson (1950s' R&B trumpeter)
vibraphone:
Johnny Otis
vocal:
Big Mama Thornton
recording of:
Hound Dog
writer:
Leiber & Stoller (songwriting team)
Big Mama Thornton2:50
14Lawdy Miss Clawdy
miscellaneous support:
Dave Bartholomew (task: leader)
alto saxophone:
Joseph 'Joe' Harris (alto saxophone)
bass:
Frank Fields
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
guitar:
Ernest McLean
piano:
Fats Domino
tenor saxophone:
Herb Hardesty
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew
vocal:
Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer)
recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer) (in 1952-03)
publisher:
ATV Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Lloyd Price and His Orchestra2:29
15Tutti-Frutti
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1955-09-14)
producer:
Robert Blackwell
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-09-14)
double bass:
Frank Fields (on 1955-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1955-09-14)
guitar:
Justin Adams (1950s session guitarist) (on 1955-09-14)
piano:
Melvin Dowden (on 1955-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1955-09-14)
lead vocals:
Little Richard (on 1955-09-14)
recorded at:
J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1955-09-14)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 43)
recording of:
Tutti Frutti (on 1955-09-14)
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
Little Richard4.12:25
16Bo 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 Diddley3.252:48
17Maybelline
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Jasper Thomas
guitar and vocal:
Chuck Berry
maracas:
Jerome Green
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist)
recording of:
Maybellene
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 Berry2:21
18Blue Suede Shoes
bass:
Clayton Perkins
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) and Jay Perkins
vocal:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins2:14

Credits

Release

liner notes:Jim Fricke (guitarist; performs with The Jazz Police, Wet Paint, Art Object)
Billy Vera
mastering:Bernie Grundman
manufactured by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music Enterprises (not for release label use; catalog/reissue division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
distributed by and copyrighted (©) by:Experience Music Project
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