Original upload date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 03:34:49 GMT
Though his was soon eclipsed by the best-selling Wynonie Harris version https://youtu.be/SllhnR7D8LA , composer Brown made the first recording of the blues-rock standard, which was famously covered by
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Elvis in 1954 for his second Sun release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WclW0NuKcuo
Billboard R&B Chart Peak: 11
The original 78rpm single was issued on DeLuxe 1093 - Good Rocking Tonight (Brown) by Roy Brown, orchestra conducted by Bob Ogden, recorded July 1947
For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx8kU_D2e4voMCx9SQkXFeSH7CnRO9j7x )
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