Another Classic from Atlantic Records - JESSE STONE(Charles Calhoun) TWILIGHT ZONE

Jesse Stone "Jesse Stone alias Charles "Chuck" Calhoun" 1947-1958

Jesse Stone is best known as the composer of rock 'n' roll classics such as "Shake, Rattle & Roll," "Money, Honey," "Don't Let Go" and "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash" (using the pen name Charles Calhoun) as well as the jazz standard "Idaho." He also was a founder of Atlantic Records and the creative force behind the label's early success in R&B and rock 'n' roll. His arranging and producing skills helped shape rock 'n' roll while building the careers of Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, the Drifters, the Clovers and others (see the Jesse Stone chapter in Nick Tosches' tremendous "The Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll). Though performing wasn't Stone's main interest, he's tremendously engaging on this collection of wonderful rock 'n' roll/R&B tunes recorded in the late '40s through mid-'50s. "I Don't Know Why the Car Won't Go" in particular shows his puckish sense of humor. (Allmusic)

Whether the label said Jesse Stone or Charles (or Chuck) Calhoun, it still referred to one of the giant figures of R&B and early rock 'n' roll - and one of the architects of the legendary Atlantic Records sound. Stone's long involvement with R&B started when he put Louis Jordan onto the vocal path that led to so many hits. In 1947, he joined Atlantic Records, and soon he was writing and arranging for the best of them: The Clovers, LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Joe Turner, The Drifters, Ray Charles...you get the idea. If only for penning Shake Rattle & Roll, Jesse Stone belongs in the Hall Of Fame. This 30-song anthology collects his solo recordings for RCA, Atlantic, Poplar, MGM, Coral and Atco from 1947 to 1958, and includes jive based ditties like Hey Sister Lucy and Sneaky Pete, plus the original of Cole Slaw. It also includes uptempo R&B where he fronts the likes of Sam 'The Man' Taylor, Big Al Sears, King Curtis and Mickey 'Guitar' Baker on songs like Smack Dab In The Middle, Hey Tiger, The Stash, and a great cover version of Elvis' Crawfish. Fantastic Rock 'n' Roll and R 'n' B material from the writer of the million seller Shake, Rattle And Roll! (Goldmine)

trax:
01 An Ace In The Hole 02 Mister Jelly Fingers 03 Hey Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy) 04 The Donkey And The Elephant 05 Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 06 Sneaky Pete 07 I Came Home Unexpectedly 08 Who'S Zat 09 Bling-A-Ling-A-Ling 10 Don'T Let It Get Away 11 Get It While You Can 12 Who Killed 'Er 13 Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) 14 Do It Now 5 Easy Walkin' (Instrumental) 16 Oh That'll Be Joyful 17 Runaway 18 Smack Dab In The Middle 19 (I Don'T Know) Why The Car Won'T Go 20 Come And Dance With Me 21 Hey Tiger 22 Night Life 23 Barrelhouse 24 The Rocket 25 My Pigeon's Gone 26 Jamboree 27 The Stash 28 Tall And Short 29 Crawfish 30 Tadpole Wiggle

Ride Your Pony

Hardly the most feminist diatribe! But then it is Rock 'n' Roll! The orginal here by Big Joe Turner but the 'white' version hit big over here in the UK and I have the Bill Haley and The Comets version on 78 (ask your grandparents! ED) which is best? Well that's difficult because I LOVED the Bill Haley version but I really LOVE the original with it's lyrics that may just may have needed changing!

I'm like a one-eyed cat peepin' in a seafood store. Well, I can look at you tell you ain't no child no more . . . . . . .I get over the hill and way down underneath. I get over the hill and way down underneath. You make me roll my eyes, even make me grit my teeth" What CAN he be singing about?!

Here he is LIVE! (I was one years old)

The remastered record version

On this day in music history: April 12, 1954 - “Shake Rattle And Roll” by Big Joe Turner is released. Written by Jesse Stone under the name Charles E. Calhoun, it is the biggest hit and signature song for the Kansas City, MO rhythm & blues legend. Stone (“Don’t Let Go”, “Money Honey”) writes the song after Atlantic Records chief Ahmet Ertegun suggests that he come up with an uptempo blues number for the singer. Turner record the song on February 15, 1954 at Atlantic Studios in New York City. The single is an immediate hit upon its release, spending three weeks at #1 on the R&B chart and peaking at #22 on the Pop Best Sellers chart. “Shake” is covered by numerous artists over the years most notably by Bill Haley & His Comets (#7 Pop) and Elvis Presley. Big Joe Turner’s original recording of “Shake Rattle And Roll” is inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1998.