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

Tracklist

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1▼CD: La Folie du boogie‐woogie
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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 (on 1938-12-30)
vocals:
Joe Turner (on 1938-12-30)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (on 1938-12-30)
writer:
Pete Johnson 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 and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd., 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 (on 1944-05-26)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1944-05-26)
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1944-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (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 (on 1944-05-26) and Gene Simon (on 1944-05-26)
trumpet:
Joe Jordan (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 (on 1944-05-26)
conductor:
Lucky Millinder (on 1944-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd.
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, Scarsdale Music Corp., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
Wynonie Harris3:01
17Caldonia Boogie
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (on 1945-01-19)
bass:
Al Morgan (on 1945-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Alex 'Razz' Mitchell (on 1945-01-19)
piano:
William Austin (on 1945-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Simon (on 1945-01-19)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1945-01-19)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (on 1945-01-19)
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1945-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (on 1945-04-16)
Louis Jordan2:43
18Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (on 1946-04-11)
Bob Wills2:38
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1Rocky Road Blues
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Tex Willis (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
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 (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 (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 (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 (on 1946-01-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (on 1946-01-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1946)
recording of:
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Denver Darling, Milt Gabler and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Rytvoc and Warner/Chappell
Louis Jordan2:46
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 (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., Intersong GmbH, PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur Crudup2:55
17Down the Road Apiece
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing and Universal Music Corp.
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 (on 1946-11-22)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records
recording of:
Everything’s Movin’ Too Fast (in 1946)
lyricist:
Peggy Lee
composer:
Dave Barbour
Peggy Lee3:00