Good Rockin' Man: The Definitive Collection

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Annotation

50 essential tracks from one of the finest blues shouters and exponents of jump blues/R&B.

Annotation last modified on 2012-02-08 14:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Deep Sea Diver
3:00
2Good Rocking Tonight
alto saxophone:
O'Neil Jerome (in 1947-07)
drums (drum set):
Robert 'Bob' Ogden (in 1947-07)
trombone:
Clement Tervalone (in 1947-07)
trumpet:
Tony Moret (in 1947-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (in 1947-07)
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.
33:01
3Lolly Pop Mama
recording of:
Lolly Pop Mama (in 1947-07)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1947-07)
2:23
4Special Lesson No. 1
2:56
5Mighty, Mighty Man
recording of:
Mighty, Mighty Man
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1947-10)
42:29
6Miss Fanny Brown
2:49
7Long 'Bout Midnight
3:08
8Roy Brown Boogie
3:02
9'Fore Day in the Morning
2:58
10Rainy Weather Blues
2:22
11Rockin' at Midnight
piano:
Leroy ‘Batman’ Rankins (New Orleans tenor saxophonist) (in 1949-01)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1949-01)
recording of:
Rockin' at Midnight (in 1949-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1949-01)
52:46
12Please Don't Go (Come Back, Baby)
2:45
13Boogie at Midnight
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1949-09-20)
drums (drum set):
Frank Parker (1950s US R&B drummer) (on 1949-09-20)
guitar:
Louis Sargent (on 1949-09-20)
piano:
Edward Santineo (on 1949-09-20)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1949-09-20)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1949-09-20)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Boogie at Midnight
writer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1949-09-20) and Henry Bernard (until 1949-09-20)
2:55
14Cadillac Baby
baritone saxophone:
Harry Porter (US saxophonist) (on 1950-04-19)
bass guitar:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1950-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Emmett 'Nab' Shields (on 1950-04-19)
guitar:
Willie Gaddy (on 1950-04-19)
piano:
Buddy Griffin (of the Griffin Brothers, R&B pianist) (on 1950-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1950-04-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Griffin (40-50s US R&B trombonist) (on 1950-04-19)
trumpet:
Wilbur Harden (on 1950-04-19)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Cadillac Baby (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1950-04-19)
2:59
15Hard Luck Blues
baritone saxophone:
Harry Porter (US saxophonist) (on 1950-04-19)
bass guitar:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1950-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Emmett 'Nab' Shields (on 1950-04-19)
guitar:
Willie Gaddy (on 1950-04-19)
piano:
Buddy Griffin (of the Griffin Brothers, R&B pianist) (on 1950-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1950-04-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Griffin (40-50s US R&B trombonist) (on 1950-04-19)
trumpet:
Wilbur Harden (on 1950-04-19)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Hard Luck Blues (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1950-04-19)
publisher:
Lark Music Ltd.
3:02
16Love Don't Love Nobody
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Rankins (New Orleans tenor saxophonist) (on 1950-06-15)
bass guitar:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1950-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Emmett 'Nab' Shields (on 1950-06-15)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1950-06-15)
piano:
Edward Santineo (on 1950-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1950-06-15)
trumpet:
Wilbur Harden (on 1950-06-15)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Love Don't Love Nobody (on 1950-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1950-06-15)
2:46
17Bar Room Blues
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Rankins (New Orleans tenor saxophonist) (on 1950-06-22)
bass guitar:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1950-06-22)
drums (drum set):
George Jenkins (Swing/Jazz drummer and band leader) (on 1950-06-22) and Emmett 'Nab' Shields (on 1950-06-22)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1950-06-22)
piano:
Edward Santineo (on 1950-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1950-06-22)
trumpet:
Wilbur Harden (on 1950-06-22)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Bar Room Blues (on 1950-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1950-06-22)
3:07
18Train Time Blues
2:50
19Long About Sundown
3:01
20Good Rockin' Man
recording of:
Good Rockin' Man (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1951-01-16)
3:02
21Big Town
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Orrington Hall (on 1951-01-16)
bass guitar:
Clarence Mack (US bassist) (on 1951-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Calvin Shields (on 1951-01-16)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1951-01-16)
piano:
James Robinson (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1951-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Red Prysock (US R&B tenor saxophonist) (on 1951-01-16)
trumpet:
Leslie Ayers (US trumpeter) (on 1951-01-16)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Big Town (on 1951-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1951-01-16)
2:57
22Money Can't Buy Love
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-12-18)
baritone saxophone:
Frank Campbell (saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
bass:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Ray Miller (Drummer) (on 1952-12-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1952-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1952-12-18)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1952-12-18)
2:28
23Hurry Hurry Baby
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-12-18)
baritone saxophone:
Frank Campbell (saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
bass:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Ray Miller (Drummer) (on 1952-12-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1952-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1952-12-18)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1952-12-18)
2:37
24Midnight Lover Man
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-12-18)
baritone saxophone:
Frank Campbell (saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
bass:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Ray Miller (Drummer) (on 1952-12-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1952-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-18)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1952-12-18)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1952-12-18)
2:40
25Letter From Home
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-12-19)
baritone saxophone:
Frank Campbell (saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19)
bass:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1952-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Ray Miller (Drummer) (on 1952-12-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-19)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1952-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1952-12-19)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1952-12-19)
2:29
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1Grandpa Stole My Baby
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-12-19)
baritone saxophone:
Frank Campbell (saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19)
bass:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1952-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Ray Miller (Drummer) (on 1952-12-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1952-12-19)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1952-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1952-12-19)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1952-12-19)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1952-12-19)
2:52
2Mr Hound Dod's in Town
baritone saxophone:
Walter Hiles (US saxophonist) (on 1953-03-18)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1953-03-18)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-03-18)
membranophone:
James Harris (US jazz/R&B drummer, 1940s/50s) (on 1953-03-18)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1953-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-03-18) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-03-18)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1953-03-18)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Mr Hound Dog's in Town (on 1953-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1953-03-18)
2:35
3Caldonia's Wedding Day
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-06-15)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-06-15)
membranophone:
Robert Sims (drummer) (on 1953-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-06-15)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-06-15)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-06-15)
2:51
4Laughing but Crying
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Robert Sims (drummer) (on 1953-06-15)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-06-15)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-06-15)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-06-15)
recording of:
Laughing but Crying (on 1953-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1953-06-15)
3:14
5Crazy Crazy Women
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-06-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
bass guitar:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-06-15)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1953-06-15)
membranophone:
Robert Sims (drummer) (on 1953-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-06-15)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-06-15)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-06-15)
3:10
6Bootleggin' Baby
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1953-12-13)
bass guitar:
Clarence Jones (1950s US R&B bassist) (on 1953-12-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1953-12-13)
membranophone:
Albert “June” Gardner (US jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-12-13)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-12-13)
recording of:
Bootleggin' Baby (in 1953-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1953-12)
2:48
7Trouble at Midnight
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1953-12-13)
bass guitar:
Clarence Jones (1950s US R&B bassist) (on 1953-12-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1953-12-13)
membranophone:
Albert “June” Gardner (US jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1953-12-13)
piano:
James C. Harris (US pianist) (on 1953-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13) and Victor Thomas (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1953-12-13)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1953-12-13)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (on 1953-12-13)
3:00
8No Love at All
2:33
9Up Jumped the Devil
3:07
10Ain't It a Shame
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-05-27)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1954-05-27)
membranophone:
Frank Parker (1950s US R&B drummer) (on 1954-05-27)
piano:
James H. Thomas (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1954-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Philip Scott (“Into the Darkness”) (on 1954-05-27)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:22
11Ain't No Rockin' No More
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Frank Parker (1950s US R&B drummer) (on 1954-05-27)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1954-05-27)
piano:
James H. Thomas (1950s US R&B pianist) (on 1954-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Philip Scott (“Into the Darkness”) (on 1954-05-27)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Ain't No Rockin' No More (on 1954-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1954-05-27)
2:38
12Fannie Brown Got Married
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-09-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1954-09-02)
membranophone:
Placide Adams (bass, drums) (on 1954-09-02)
piano:
Salvador Doucette (on 1954-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1954-09-02) and Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-09-02)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1954-09-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Fannie Brown Got Married (on 1954-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1954-09-02)
2:24
13Worried Life Blues
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-09-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1954-09-02)
membranophone:
Placide Adams (bass, drums) (on 1954-09-02)
piano:
Salvador Doucette (on 1954-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1954-09-02) and Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-09-02)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1954-09-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:41
14Black Diamond
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-09-02)
drums (drum set):
Placide Adams (bass, drums) (on 1954-09-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1954-09-02)
piano:
Salvador Doucette (on 1954-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1954-09-02) and Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-09-02)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1954-09-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Black Diamond (on 1954-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1954-09-02)
2:32
15Letter to Baby
alto saxophone:
Earl Battiste (on 1955-06-16)
baritone saxophone:
Julius Schedemayer (on 1955-06-16)
bass guitar:
Curtis Mitchell (on 1955-06-16)
guitar:
Charles Grayson (on 1955-06-16)
membranophone:
Harry Nance (on 1955-06-16)
piano:
Frank McClure (on 1955-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Nat Perilliat (on 1955-06-16)
trumpet:
John Fernandez (1950s US R&B trumpeter) (on 1955-06-16)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:13
16Saturday Night
2:22
17Party Doll
2:15
18Let the Four Winds Blow
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1957-01)
drums (drum set):
Charles Williams (1950s US drummer) (in 1957-01)
guitar:
Justin Adams (1950s session guitarist) (in 1957-01)
piano:
Edward Frank (pianist) (in 1957-01)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1957-01), Clarence Hall (in 1957-01) and Herb Hardesty (in 1957-01)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
cover recording of:
Let the Four Winds Blow (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
writer:
Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino
22:05
19Ain't Gonna Do It
2:15
20Hip Shakin' Baby
recording of:
Hip Shakin’ Baby
1:52
21Adorable One
bass guitar:
Ed Conley (on 1959-05-07)
guitar:
John Faire (US guitarist) (on 1959-05-07) and Fred Jordan (50-60s US R&B guitarist) (on 1959-05-07)
membranophone:
McRudy (on 1959-05-07)
piano:
John Thomas (50-60s US R&B pianist) (on 1959-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1959-05-07) and Johnny Griffin (on 1959-05-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:28
22Good Looking and Foxy Too
bass guitar:
Ed Conley (on 1959-05-07)
guitar:
John Faire (US guitarist) (on 1959-05-07) and Fred Jordan (50-60s US R&B guitarist) (on 1959-05-07)
membranophone:
McRudy (on 1959-05-07)
piano:
John Thomas (50-60s US R&B pianist) (on 1959-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1959-05-07) and Johnny Griffin (on 1959-05-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Good Looking and Foxy Too (on 1959-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1959-05-07)
2:18
23Ain't Got No Blues Today
bass guitar:
Ed Conley (on 1959-05-07)
guitar:
John Faire (US guitarist) (on 1959-05-07) and Fred Jordan (50-60s US R&B guitarist) (on 1959-05-07)
membranophone:
McRudy (on 1959-05-07)
piano:
John Thomas (50-60s US R&B pianist) (on 1959-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1959-05-07) and Johnny Griffin (on 1959-05-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
2:36
24A Man With the Blues
3:54
25Rocking All the Time
2:23

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