Related Research Articles
Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. was an American singer from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." His greatest fame was due to his rock-and-roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but his career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s.
Wynonie Harris was an American blues shouter and rhythm-and-blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. He had fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952. Harris is attributed by many music scholars to be one of the founding fathers of rock and roll. His "Good Rocking Tonight" is mentioned at least as a precursor to rock and roll.
Johnny Otis was an American singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister, and impresario. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins, among many others. Otis has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues".
James Columbus "Jay" McShann was a jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Walter Brown, and Ben Webster.
James Witherspoon was an American jump blues singer.
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a song, written in 1954 by Jesse Stone. The original recording by Big Joe Turner is ranked number 127 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The origins of rock and roll are complex. Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950s. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, which itself developed from earlier blues, the beat-heavy jump blues, boogie woogie, up-tempo jazz, and swing music. It was also influenced by gospel, country and western, and traditional folk music. Rock and roll in turn provided the main basis for the music that, since the mid-1960s, has been generally known simply as rock music.
Thomas Maxwell Davis, Jr., was an American rhythm and blues saxophonist, arranger, bandleader and record producer.
William Randall Henderson was an American jazz singer and actor in television and film.
Walter Brown was an American blues shouter who sang with Jay McShann's band in the 1940s and co-wrote their biggest hit, "Confessin' the Blues".
"Roll 'Em Pete" is a blues song, originally recorded in December 1938 by Big Joe Turner and pianist Pete Johnson. The recording is regarded as one of the most important precursors of what later became known as rock and roll.
Clarence Horatius "Big" Miller was an American jazz and blues singer and bassist, chiefly associated with the Kansas City blues style.
The Boss of the Blues is a 1956 album by the American singer Big Joe Turner. Originally released on the Atlantic label, the album has been reissued many times on cassette and CD by Atlantic, Rhino and Collectables.
Frank Haywood Henry was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. In 1978 he was induced into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
Sylvester C. Henderson, known as Duke Henderson, was an American blues shouter and jazz singer in the West Coast blues and jump blues styles in the mid-1940s. In the late 1940s he renounced his past and began broadcasting as a minister and gospel music disc jockey. He eventually became a preacher.
The Bosses is a 1973 album by American blues shouter "Big Joe" Turner accompanied by a small group led by Count Basie, recorded in 1973 and released on the Pablo label.
Solomon Charles Waterford, known as Crown Prince Waterford, was an American jazz and blues singer who recorded in the 1940s and 1950s with Jay McShann, Pete Johnson and others..
Goin' to Kansas City Blues is an album by vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon with pianist Jay McShann and His Band that was recorded in 1957 and released by the RCA Victor label.
Douglas James Schlecht, known professionally as Doug James is an American blues and rhythm and blues baritone saxophonist, songwriter, arranger, record producer and audio engineer. In a career spanning 50 years, James has played on many albums, including those recorded by Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Louis Walker, Colin James, Pat Benatar, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and many others. In addition, James has released four albums bearing his name.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Blues Shouters". Allaboutbluesmusic.com. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Greatest Blues Shouters 1944-1955 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ Zolten, Jerry (2002-12-13). Great God A'Mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds : Celebrating the Rise of Soul ... - Jerry Zolten Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and American Studies Penn State University. p. 139. ISBN 9780195348453 . Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ Bill Dahl. "Get Your Kicks - Duke Henderson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Duke Henderson - Get Your Kicks". Delmark.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ Larry Birnbaum (2013). Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll. p. 118. ISBN 9780810886384 . Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ Billboard. 1952-10-11. p. 42 . Retrieved 2015-10-26– via Internet Archive.
blues shouter. Duke Henderson.
- ↑ Bill Dahl. "Big Joe Turner | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-10-26.
| Musical form | |
|---|---|
| Origins | |
| Regional styles | |
| Subgenres | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Lists | |
| National libraries | |
|---|---|
| Other | |
