Big Maybelle first recorded this track in March 1955. is Little Richard's first album of rock and roll songs for Vee-Jay Records. Maybe, today, he’d sing Whole Lotta Connectin’ Going On. B. King’s Blues Club & Grill on Saturday. This was good: He was determining things, disciplining the songs a little. 0:48 • Rehearsal • Jan.03 - D1-13 - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 3.13. He stole the show from many other stars in the film Jamboree in which he sang the classic 'Great Balls … The song was first recorded by Big Maybelle, though the best-known version is the 1957 rock and roll/rockabilly version by Jerry Lee Lewis. The middle part (of the Woodstock version) features a short medley of "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", as well as "Boom Boom" from John Lee Hooker. 8. The 2005 release of the songwriter's own recordings, collected on the disc Roy Rocks, reveals a completely different take of the song: Hall's recording of "Whole Lotta Shakin'" is spectacular. This was a popular live song for Lewis' band, The Jerry Lee Lewis Trio, before Lewis recorded the song. "Diggin' the Boogie" and "Off-Beat Boogie" from 1956 (the latter was unissued until 1984) aren't far behind in what are some of the best rockabilly-style singles to come out of Decca Records in the mid-'50s. Makin' and makin' it shake. Mr. Lewis, now 72, comes from the age of venal managers, rotten publishing deals and payola, when any copyrighted song was an opportunity to rob an artist. Doe and the flow and the gate. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On Written-By – Williams* 2:54: 1-4 – Rufus Thomas: Bear Cat Written-By – Unknown Artist: 2:49: 1-5 – Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues Written-By – Cash* 2:49: 1-6 – Howlin' Wolf: Color And Kind (Look-A Here Baby) Written-By – Burnett* 3:11: 1-7 – Billy Lee Riley: Flyin' Saucers Rock 'N' Roll Written-By – Scott* 2:05: 1-8 – The Miller Sisters* Ten Cats Down Written-By – Cantrell*, … Despite claims to the contrary, … "This wildly entertaining show wonderfully captures the spirit of these seminal figures who would go on to change the Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On. Come on over baby. The record, which was initially banned as obscene, narrowly missed the top of the US chart. Makin' and makin' it shake. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (sometimes rendered "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On") is a song written by Dave "Curlee" Williams and usually credited to him and James Faye "Roy" Hall. Baby you can't go wrong. But that shaking comes from the connections we can make now with social media. Hall may not be remembered as one of rock & roll's foundation stones, but he certainly deserves to be based on the recordings here. Not too long ago, even just 10 years ago, Jerry Lee Lewis treated songs as if they didn’t matter. Jerry Lee Lewis, aka The Killer, sang about a whole lot o’ shakin’ goin’ on in the 50’s (Don’t know Jerry? Cake then found the plate. Kreis's version is included on the Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast recording. Hall recorded this song for Decca in 1955. Baby you can't go wrong. The songs he’s famous for — “Great Balls of Fire,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Breathless,” “High School Confidential” — contain adequate boogie-woogie piano and nonsense lyrics about nerves and desires gone crazy, sung in a weirdly steady and droning voice, like an animal trainer’s. “Well, if that’s all he can do, that’s all he can do,” Mr. Lewis responded, mellow and accommodating, un-Killer-like. The 2005 release of … The situation was brought to the attention of someone offstage but never fixed. Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana, U.S.) is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist, as well as an early pioneer of rock and roll music. Whole Lotta Celebratin’ Goin’ On: 85 Years of The Killer, hosted by actor John Stamos, also featured a special moment, the first time in nearly forty years that Lewis has been in the same room with his famous cousins, country legend Mickey Gilley and iconic televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Well, I said come on over baby, a-whole lot-ta shakin' goin' on Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, a song by Vinegar Joe on Spotify. The opening 25 seconds of 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On,' the first number tackled by Jerry Lee at the sessions, reveal the nature of the problem: so crude and essential as recorded by Jack Clement in 1957, the song is garlanded in Nashville with crispy-EQ'ed hi-hat percussion, an intrusive walking electric bass, and a syncopated rhythm guitar that feels like an annoying kid brother tagging along looking for some … … See all bootlegs containing “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin… 9. Then, at last, there were a few flashes of incompletion or disjunction. Over the course of the last 50 years, Lewis' rendition of it has become ubiquitous. In concerts at times he sped them up, slowed them down, abandoned them in the middle, acted disdainful of them. Released August 3, 1993 ℗ 1990 Kidsongs Video Music (ASCAP) Also available … The record, which was initially banned as obscene, narrowly missed the top of the US chart. Written by Motown staff songwriter Frank Wilson, it was one of only two singles the group released in … 4. At one point Kenneth Lovelace, Mr. Lewis’s rhythm guitarist for 41 years, relayed an answer from the sound technician to his boss. Levi Kreis, portraying Lewis, sang the song in the Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet", which opened in New York in April 2010. “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” is on Little Richard Is Back, which can be bought here. Watch the video for A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On from Little Richard's Little Richard Is Back for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. So it was disappointing to hear him finish every single song at B. The song was first recorded by Big Maybelle, though the best-known version is the 1957 rock and roll/rockabilly version by Jerry Lee Lewis. 1:51 PREVIEW Little Deuce Coupe. "This wildly entertaining show wonderfully captures the spirit of these seminal figures who would go on to change the course of popular music.” The Hollywood … The disc opens with Hall's sides for the label and includes his somewhat more loose-limbed and appealing version of Bill Haley's hit "See You Later, Alligator," complete with a refreshingly angular solo by Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland. Come on over baby, whole lotta shakin' goin' on Yes I said come on over baby, baby you can't go wrong We anin't fakin' a whole lotta shakin' goin' on Well, I said come on over baby, we got chicken in the barn Come on over baby, I got the bull by the horns We ain't fakin, a whole lotta shakin' goin' on Well shake baby shake I said shake baby shake With a healthy mix of well-wishes and performances of Jerry Lee’s hits, the night was all about The Killer. We ain't fakin' Whole lot of shakin' goin' on . It’s appropriate for him to feel that he’s bigger than a song. “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” --Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) Added to the National Registry: 2005 . B. 3. He sang “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” weakly kicked over his piano bench, flashed a thin-lipped smile and made his gingerly exit. RELEASED APRIL 20, 1962 ℗ 1962 MERCURY MUSIC GROUP. Here’s a YouTube link from 1957.) Jerry Lee's distinctive version of Ray Price's 'Crazy Arms' was his Sun debut, but it was his second single, a revival of Roy Hall's 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' in 1957 that propelled him to international fame. He stole the show from many other stars in the film Jamboree in which he sang the classic 'Great Balls … His nickname is The Killer. The astonishing aspect of all of these recordings, covering 13 years and several different backing groups, is the consistency of all of it. A-whole lot-ta shakin' goin' on I said come on over baby A-whole lotta shakin' goin' on Well we ain't fakin' A-whole lotta shakin' goin' on. Watch the video for Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On from Carl Perkins's Carl Perkins - A Portrait for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Erfahren Sie mehr über Veröffentlichungen von Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On auf Discogs. Ain't nobody faking. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. The opening two minutes of Jerry Lee Lewis’s “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” are so striking and irrepressible that they all but guaranteed the song would be a major hit. He is a virtuoso of the upper hand, practicing rock ’n’ roll as a system of commands. Mr. Lewis’s band ran through four songs before the main attraction slowly took the stage in an untucked dress shirt, black jeans and shiny black cowboy boots. Whole lot of shakin' goin' on Well I said come over baby we got chicken in the barn oooh... huh.. Come over baby babe we got the bull by the horn-a We ain't fakin' Whole lot of shakin' goin' on Chorus Well I said shake baby shake I said shake baby shake I said shake it baby shake it I said shake baby shake Come on over Whole lot of shakin goin' on But it was soon over. Listen free to Little Richard – Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) Lewis told the story (and he told lots of stories) that they first played the song in a club in Osceola, Arkansas behind a screen to avoid flying bottles and other projectiles commonly served by the rough crowd. 5. In 1955, she recorded the song "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", produced by up-and-coming producer Quincy Jones, a full two years before rockabilly then rock and roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis's version. Oooh... huh.. Come over … Takin' and makin' it shake. Writer (s): Williams David Curlee The idea of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" came to Roy Hall and Dave "Curly" Williams, which wrote this song, when they were fishing on Lake Okeechobee in Florida. Jerry Lee Lewis at B. Well my mom-mom-mom I said shake it baby, shake it I said shake it baby, shake it I said shake it baby, shake all right I said shake it baby, shake it We ain't fakin' A-whole lotta shakin' goin' on. Come over here baby there's a whole lot of shakin' goin' on I said come on over baby you know you can't go wrong, alright I ain't fakin', well there's a whole lot of shakin' goin' on I said come on over baby we got chicken in the barn Lesen Sie Rezensionen und Empfehlungen und informieren Sie sich über Tracklisten, beteiligte Personen und Weiteres. (As he did, he didn’t blink, move his head or look at his piano.) 2:07 PREVIEW A Pirate's Life. King on his recent album, “Last Man Standing.” It was all too functional. Essay by Joe Bonomo (guest post)* Jerry Lee Lewis Original label . Well I said come on over baby. The second half ensured that the song, and “The Killer,” would become … A Piano Pounder Stops by, but Things Remain Orderly. There's even a track -- "You Ruined My Blue Suede Shoes," co-authored with Webb Pierce and unreleased at the time -- that uses some of the same lines as Carl Perkins' "Put Your Cat Clothes On." Session Recording: Jan 03, 1969 Studio : Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK. Whole lot of shakin' goin' on Easy Now Shake Ahhhh Shake it babe Yeah You can shake one time for me Do the hula hussy Whole lot of shakin' goin' on Now let's get real low one time now Shake baby shake All you gotta do honey is kinda stand in one spot Wiggle around just a little bit That's what you gotta do, yeah Oh babe whole lotta shakin' goin' on The song that will forever be linked to the piano-pounding shenanigans of Jerry Lee Lewis was actually written by country pianist Roy Hall (under the pseudonym of Sunny … Well, I said come on over baby, A-whole lot-ta shakin' goin' on I said come on over baby, A-whole lotta shakin' goin' on Well we ain't fakin', A-whole lotta shakin' goin' on. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) Writing is co-credited to Dave "Curlee" Williams, and James Faye "Roy" Hall Is there an early rock & roller who has a crazier reputation than the Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis? We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. And that's not where the revelatory part of this CD ends. It is slower and more salacious than anything even hinted at in Lewis' version, with no echoes of the better-known singer's hallmark to be heard anywhere. He played “Hadacol Boogie” from the album, starting it up with the words of “Johnny B. Goode” but changing his mind; then he turned to “Johnny B. Goode” in earnest, lunging into it without warning and cranking the tempo up a little bit after he began, making the band catch up with him. Baby you can't go wrong. Jerry Lee's distinctive version of Ray Price's 'Crazy Arms' was his Sun debut, but it was his second single, a revival of Roy Hall's 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' in 1957 that propelled him to international fame. The title track of "Great Balls Of Fire" was released as a single on 7" vinyl and CD format with either 2 or 3-tracks in various countries such as the US, UK, Netherlands, Japan and Germany with the B-side being … … a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on . We got chicken in the barn-a. Lyrics to 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' by Elton John. 7. 1:51 PREVIEW Splish Splash. He stole the show from many other stars in the film Jamboree in which he sang the classic 'Great Balls … He fished from his pool of old honky-tonk and rock ’n’ roll songs: Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven,” Hank Williams’s “You Win Again,” Ray Price’s “Crazy Arms.” From his new repertory he played “Before the Night Is Over,” which he recorded in a duet with B. Follow the 50s playlist for the best of the entire decade, from teen pop to rock’n’roll. 2. He sang “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” weakly kicked over his piano bench, flashed a thin-lipped smile and made his gingerly exit. Watch the video for Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On from Johnny Hallyday's L'Essentiel Des Albums Studio Vol. Come on over baby. Jerry Lee's distinctive version of Ray Price's 'Crazy Arms' was his Sun debut, but it was his second single, a revival of Roy Hall's 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' in 1957 that propelled him to international fame. Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) Whole Lotta Shakin’: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On Tutti-Frutti Shake, Rattle And Roll Sittin’ On Top Of The World Ready Teddy Long Tall Sally That’s All Right Where The Rio De Rosa Flows Good Rockin’ Tonight I Got A Woman Hey, Good Lookin’ Jenny, Jenny King Of Rock: Levi Jacket (And A Long Tail Shirt) Jive After Five Hollywood City The Fool I Used To Be Hambone Sister Twister L-O-V-E-V-I-L-L … 1 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 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