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ROY BROWN MIGHTY MIGHTY MAN!
Recorded between 1953 & 1959.
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: King/G.M.L./Ace Records
Format:Flac
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The man who influenced them all with 22 sides cut between 1953 & '59 for King Records. Roy Brown was a truly influential singer and R&B pioneer whose classic 'Good Rockin' Tonight' was covered by many Rock 'n' Roll artists, most notably Elvis Presley.
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Roy James Brown (September 10, 1925 — May 25, 1981) was a pioneering Rhythm & Blues singer, songwriter and musician who had a primary influence on the early development of rock & roll music. Brown sang R&B tunes with a gospel feel, the first blues singer to do so. Although many historians and fans consider Clyde McPhatter the main singer to infuse the gospel sound into R&B, Brown started the trend of combining the church sound into R&B. The "call and response" and shouting gospel style was limited to the church prior to Brown's arrival to the music scene. After Brown's debut, it became the standard. His seminal "Good Rocking Tonight" was covered by Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, and the rock group Montrose. In addition, his melismatical pleading, gospel-steeped delivery impacted the vocal styles of B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Jackie Wilson and Little Richard, among others. His role as a crucial link between postwar R&B and rock's initial rise is severely underappreciated by the masses.
Tracklist:
01. Mr Hound Dog's In Town
02. Bootleggin' Baby
03. Trouble At Midnight
04. Everything's All Right
05. This Is My Last Goodbye
06. Don't Let It Rain
07. Up Jumped The Devil
08. No Love At All
09. Ain't It A Shame
10. Ain't No Rocking No More
11. Queen Of Diamonds
12. Gal From Kokomo
13. Fannie Brown Got Married
14. Worried Life Blues
15. Black Diamond
16. Letter To Baby
17. Shake 'Em Up Baby
18. Rinky Dinky Doo
19. Adorable One
20. School Bell Rock
21. Ain't Got No Blues Today
22. Good Looking And Foxy Too
Personnel: Roy Brown (vocals, piano); Edgar Blanchard, Charles Grayson, Fred Jordan , John Faire, Bill Jennings (guitar); Philippa Scott, Phillip Scott, Vic Thomas, Osborne Whitfield, Ray Felder, Samuel Parker, Johnny Griffin, Nat Perrilliat (tenor saxophone); Walter Hiles (baritone saxophone); Teddy Riley , Joe Bridgewater, Melvin Lastie (trumpet); Salvadore Doucette, Jr., Frank "Naim Ahmad" McClure, Jimmy Wilson , Jimmy Williams , Jimmy Harris (piano); James Harris , Placide Adams, Frank Parker , Albert Gardner, Edison Gore (drums).
Recording information: Cincannati, OH (1953-1959); Cincinnati, OH (1953-1959); Miami, FL (1953-1959); New Orleans, LA (1953-1959).
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