SONG
"As the title suggests, you can definitely hear more of a rock influence in this song, along with the brass and boogie-woogie blues riff. I like this one, it made me wiggle." - LC
Written by: Roy Brown.
Producer: Jules Braun.
Label: DeLuxe.
FACTS
- Brown was born in Louisiana and had grown up singing gospel. Originally (if you can call it that) he was a Bing Crosby imitator, but he quickly reshaped his sound after witnessing money being thrown at blues singers in Houston.
- Brown's stage presence and versatility allowed him to establish himself as the most popular black singer in New Orleans.
- Brown originally wrote the song for Wynonie Harris but Harris turned it down. He later covered the song and had a number 1 hit with it.
- Brown wrote the song in 1946 and performed it to boogie-woogie pianist Cecil Grant. Grant was so inspired by the song that he asked Brown to perform it over the phone to Jule Braun of DeLuxe Records in New Jersey. Braun was so impressed that he told Grant to give Brown $100 and book him into the Drew Drop to keep an eye on him. Braun flew to New Orleans two days later, set up a recording session and released Good Rockin' Tonight in May 1947.
- It has since been covered by artists including Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen.
Wynonie Harris's cover, which hit number 1 in the R&B chart:
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