The Roots of Rock ’n’ Roll 1946–1954

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Tracklist

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1Cupid’s Boogie
piano:
Devonia (Lady Dee) Williams (US R&B pianist/singer)
vocals:
Little Esther (Little Esther) and Mel Walker
recording of:
Cupid’s Boogie
writer:
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra with Mel Walker & Little Esther2:37
2Bald Head
producer:
Murray Nash
drums (drum set):
Al Miller (drummer with Professor Longhair) (in 1950-02)
piano:
Professor Longhair (in 1950-02)
vocals:
Professor Longhair (in 1950-02)
recorded at:
National Recorders (New Orleans, active early 1950s) in New Orleans (in 1950-02)
recording of:
Bald Head (in 1950-02)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers2:31
3Please Send Me Someone to Love
producer:
Art Rupe
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-08-16)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1950-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-08-16)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-08-16)
piano:
Edward Truman Beal (on 1950-08-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-08-16) and Richard Wells (sax) (on 1950-08-16)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-08-16)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood (on 1950-08-16)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1987)
recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love (on 1950-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
Percy Mayfield32:54
4I’m Moving On
recorded in:
Nashville (on 1950-03-28)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-03-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (on 1950-03-28)
guitar:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1950-03-28)
steel guitar:
Joe Talbot (Steel guitar player and music industry executive) (on 1950-03-28)
vocals:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
recording of:
I’m Moving On (on 1950-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow42:49
5I Almost Lost My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-10-21)
bass:
Bill Pemberton (on 1949-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Martin (US jazz drummer) (on 1949-10-21)
piano:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) (on 1949-10-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1949-10-21)
vocals:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist) (on 1949-10-21)
recording of:
I Almost Lost My Mind (on 1949-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher) and St. Louis Music Corp.
Ivory Joe Hunter3:12
6Shotgun Boogie
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1950-07-27)
double bass [bass]:
Cliffie Stone (on 1950-07-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1950-07-27)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1950-07-27)
fiddle:
Harold Hensley (on 1950-07-27)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1950-07-27)
steel guitar:
Wesley Speedy West (on 1950-07-27)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1950-07-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1951)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood (on 1950-07-27)
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie (on 1950-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford42:35
7Teardrops From My Eyes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1950-09)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (in 1950-09)
vocals:
Ruth Brown (in 1950-09)
orchestra:
Budd Johnson Orchestra (in 1950-09)
recording of:
Teardrops From My Eyes (in 1950-09)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc. and Simon House
Ruth Brown2:59
8I’m Going to Have Myself a Ball
recorded in:
Cincinnati (on 1950-06-08)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Orrington Hall (on 1950-06-08)
double bass:
Clarence Mack (US bassist) (on 1950-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Calvin Shields (on 1950-06-08)
piano:
James Robinson (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1950-06-08)
tenor saxophone:
Rufus Gore (US R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-06-08)
trumpet:
Leslie Ayers (US trumpeter) (on 1950-06-08)
orchestra:
Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra (on 1950-06-08)
recording of:
I’m Going to Have Myself a Ball (on 1950-06-08)
writer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover and Sally Nix
Tiny Bradshaw2:44
9Rocket 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 and His Delta Cats42:49
10How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
publisher:
Abraham Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Howlin’ Wolf22:42
11I Got Loaded
recording of:
I Got Loaded (on 1951-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Peppermint Harris
publisher:
EMI Unart Music
Peppermint Harris2:29
12Sixty Minute Man
recording of:
Sixty Minute Man (on 1950-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rose Marks (until 1951) and Billy Ward (US r&b/soul vocalist) (until 1951)
Billy Ward & the Dominoes3.52:31
13Glory of Love
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-22)
cover recording of:
The Glory of Love (on 1951-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Five Keys3:09
14Pink Champagne
recorded in:
Hollywood (on 1950-01-20) and Los Angeles (on 1950-01-20)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
bass:
Eddie A. Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Eddie Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Pepe Prince (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Peppy Prince (on 1950-01-20)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-01-20)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-01-20), James Jackson (tenor saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood (on 1950-01-20)
recording of:
Pink Champagne (on 1950-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins (until 1950-01-20)
Joe Liggins3:02
15Eyesight to the Blind
cover recording of:
Eyesight to the Blind (on 1951-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Larks2:53
16Night Train
recording of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version) (on 1951-11-27)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
is based on:
Happy Go Lucky Local
Jimmy Forrest52:59
17Cry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-16)
performer:
The Four Lads (on 1951-10-16)
cover recording of:
Cry (on 1951-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads43:04
18Booted
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 Gordon3:04
19Lawdy Miss Clawdy
alto saxophone:
Joseph Harris (on 1952-03-13)
double bass [bass]:
Frank Fields (on 1952-03-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Palmer (on 1952-03-13)
guitar:
Ernest McLean (on 1952-03-13)
piano:
Fats Domino (on 1952-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Hardesty (on 1952-03-13)
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1952-03-13)
lead vocals:
Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer) (on 1952-03-13)
conductor:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1952-03-13)
recorded at:
J&M Record Shop in New Orleans (on 1952-03-13)
recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (on 1952-03-13)
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 Price2:32
20One Mint Julep
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Connie Kay (on 1951-12-19)
piano:
Harry Van Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1951-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Willis Jackson (tenor saxophonist) (on 1951-12-19)
vocals:
The Clovers (US rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group) (on 1951-12-19)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (234 West 56th St., New York, 1947-1956) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1951-12-19)
recording of:
One Mint Julep (on 1951-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and Unichappell Music
The Clovers2:29
21I Don’t Know
recorded in:
Chicago (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 Mabon3:09
22Hound Dog
recorded in:
Los Angeles (on 1952-08-13)
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer), Brandon Harris (US engineer) and Sue McLean
producer:
Hummie Mann, Johnny Otis and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
editor:
Curtis Roush
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (on 1952-08-13)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
conductor:
Artie Kane
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton4.652:49
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mastering:Gavin Lurssen (American mastering engineer)