VE 131 Prehistoric Rock:
Roll 'Em Pete Big Joe Turner 1938
House of Blue Lights Freddie Slack (co-writer with Don Ray) and Ella Mae Morse 1946
Down the Road Apiece: Will Bradley Trio 1940
Good Rockin' Tonight: Wynonie Harris: 1948
Joe Liggins: The Honeydripper
Bull Moose Jackson: Big Ten Inch
Amos Milburn: One Bourbon, One Scotch One Beer
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Rock Daniel 1941
The Fat Man: Fats Domino:
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 : Ain't That Just Like a Woman
Julia Lee and her Boyfriends Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got
We're Gonna Rock Wild Bill Moore 1947
Rock t he Joint: Jimmy Preston 1949
Move It On Over Hank Williams 1947
Jack Guthrie: Oakie Boogie
Woody Guthrie: Jesus Christ
Robert Wilkins; That's No Way To Get Along
Rolling Stones: Not Fade Away
Van Morrison : In The Days Before Rock And Roll.
VE 131 Prehistoric Rock
Today on the VE---rock, before it rolled. A rumage through the pre-historic rock vaults for songs that
foreshadowed rock and roll, compiled by guest programmer Dan Miele. These are vintage recordings but
their vitality will surprise you. I'm PC and this is the VE
Roll 'Em Pete Big Joe Turner 1938
Prehistoric rock on the VE. From the year 1938 AD that's the blues shouting daddy of em all, Big Joe
Turner with "Roll Em Pete." One of the first R&B recordings to make use of what was to become the rock
and roll back beat - as opposed to the more common shuffle rhythm. This song was later recorded by
Count Basie, and Joe recorded with the Basie band in later years. Joe Turner was the frist to record Shake,
Rattle and Roll, which later became a hit for Bill Haley and His Comets.
Things are really rockin at the House Of Blue Lights....Freddie Slack and Ella May Morse...
House of Blue Lights Freddie Slack (co-writer with Don Ray) and Ella Mae Morse 1946
Down the Road Apiece: Will Bradley Trio 1940
Dinosaurs roam the earth again--it's prehistoric rock on the VE. A couple there that were echoed in 60s
rock. Mitch Ryder refefrenced "house Of Blue Lights" by Freddie Slack and Ella Mae Morse, and The
Rolling Stones covered Will Bradley's "Down The Road Apiece."
Robert Plant recorded this one by Wynonie Mr Blues Harris with his group The Honeydrippers...and I'll
follow it up with the song that gave th eband their name.........
Good Rockin' Tonight: Wynonie Harris: 1948
Joe Liggins: The Honeydripper
The Honeydripper was Joe Liggins, who along with Wynonie Harris, was an inspiration to Robert Plant.
It's prehistoric rock on the VE. Here are a couple you'll know from their rock covers by Aerosmith and
George Thorogood....
Bull Moose Jackson: Big Ten Inch ***pull from YOutube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJpO4ObZSdg
Amos Milburn: One Bourbon, One Scotch One Beer *** pull from
youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TqglR7YG1Y
The VE with prehistoric rock from Amos Milburn and Bull Moose Jackson...with the original versions of
songs you know well from seventies rock. Here's someon ewho held the title "queen of rock and roll"
when the competition iin thie category was pretty slim....but Sister Rosetta Tharpe had it all goin
gon...gospel chops and sex appeal....
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Rock Daniel 1941
The Fat Man: Fats Domino:
The VE with PreHistoric Rock....but it begins inprope with thhe fat man, Antione Domino, from
1950....the tune is a variation on the traditional New Orleans tune Junker's Blues, which also provided the
melody for Lloyd Price's Lawdy Miss Clawdy.
Now, the guy known as the King of the Jukebox. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five tore it up with
hilarious story-songs. His guitarist Carl Hogan guitar has been cited by Chuck Berry as one of his main
influences
