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on drums, and unidentified trumpet, alto sax, baritone sax, guitar, and bass players. Turner subsequently recorded several live versions of the song.
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suggests that "leftover verses were then recycled into Turner's follow-up hit, 'Flip, Flop and Fly.
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100 singles chart. It was their only hit and is included on their second album
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in 1955. Called a "prototypical rocker", it was recorded by several early
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in 1955, less than one year after "Shake, Rattle and Roll".
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Accompanying Turner on vocals are the song's co-writer
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Index


Single
Big Joe Turner
B-side
Genre
Jump blues
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Charles E. Calhoun
Lou Willie Turner
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
rock and roll
Downchild Blues Band
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Cub Koda
backbeat
Billboard
R&B chart
Jesse Stone
Al Sears
Connie Kay
Downchild Blues Band
the Blues Brothers
Briefcase Full of Blues
Ellis Hall
Chicken Run
Erlewine, Michael
All Music Guide to the Blues

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