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

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Annotation

Exactly as on covers

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: La Folie du boogie‐woogie
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Aura Lee (Love Me Tender)
recording of:
Aura Lea (on 1937-02-17)
lyricist:
W. W. Fosdick
composer:
George R. Poulton
Shelton Brothers2:42
2You Gotta Do Your Duty
Casey Bill Weldon2:46
3Roll’em Pete
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-30)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1938-12-30)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1938-12-30)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (on 1938-12-30)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson2:51
4Pine State Honky Tonk
Claude Casey & Pine State Playboys2:25
5Shout for Joy
recording of:
Shout for Joy (on 1939-01-01)
composer:
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons2:24
6On the Owl Hoot Trail
recording of:
On the Owl Hoot Trail (on 1938-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Hy Heath
Shelton Brothers2:58
7Baby Look at You
lead vocals:
Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson3:03
8Mississippi Muddle
Radio Cow Boys2:28
9Joe Turner Blues
Adolph Hofner2:46
10Pipeliner’s Blues
Moon Mullican2:55
11Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1940-08-20)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Gene Autry2:40
12Rocking Chair Blues
Big Bill Bronzy2:50
13Come On Back
Washboard Sam2:42
14You Nearly Lose Your Mind
Ernest Tubb2:49
15Tell Me Mama
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-07-30)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1942-07-30)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1942-07-30)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1942-07-30)
lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1942-07-30)
Jazz Gillum3:12
16Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-05-26)
alto saxophone:
Preston Love (on 1944-05-26) and Bill Swindell (on 1944-05-26)
baritone saxophone:
Ernest Leavy (on 1944-05-26)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1944-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-26)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1944-05-26)
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1944-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-05-26), Lucky Thompson (on 1944-05-26) and Elmer Williams (on 1944-05-26)
trombone:
Alfred Cobbs (on 1944-05-26), Joe Britton (trombonist) (on 1944-05-26) and Gene Simon (trombonist) (on 1944-05-26)
trumpet:
Joe Jordan (ragtime/jazz musician/composer) (on 1944-05-26), Leroy Elton Hill (on 1944-05-26), Curtis Murphy (on 1944-05-26) and Freddie Webster (on 1944-05-26)
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1944-05-26)
conductor:
Lucky Millinder (on 1944-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well (on 1944-05-26)
writer:
John Brooks, Eddie DeLange and Lucky Millinder
publisher:
Arnel Music Corp. (ended), Fort Knox Music Inc., Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Wynonie Harris3:01
17Caldonia Boogie
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist) (on 1945-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (1940s jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-19)
piano:
William Austin (1940s jazz pianist) (on 1945-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Simon (jazz sax) (on 1945-01-19)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1945-01-19)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-01-19)
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1945-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
writer:
Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Louis Jordan2:43
18Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
Bob Wills2:38
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