Shake, Rattle and Roll

Play track

  • Listeners

    91.1K

  • Scrobbles

    250.3K

  • Listeners

    91.1K

  • Scrobbles

    250.3K

Play track
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this song

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Play album
Skip to YouTube video

Replace video

Length
2:59
Lyrics

Add lyrics on Musixmatch

"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a prototypical twelve bar blues-form rock and roll song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone under his assumed songwriting name Charles E. Calhoun. It was originally recorded by Big Joe Turner, and most successfully by Bill Haley & His Comets. Turner's version was recorded in New York on February 15, 1954. The shouting chorus on his version consisted of Jesse Stone, and record-company executives Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegün. The saxophone solo is by Sam "The Man" Taylor. Turner's recording was released in April 1954, and reac… read more
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a prototypical twelve bar blues-form rock and roll song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone under his assumed songwr… read more
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a prototypical twelve bar blues-form rock and roll song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone under his assumed songwriting name Charles E. Calhoun. It was… read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Featured On

The Very Best of Big Joe Turner

22,268 listeners

493 more albums featuring this track

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Similar Tracks

  1. I Love Rock'N'Roll Play track

  2. Rhino Hi-Five: LaVern Baker Play track

  3. Boss Man's Blues Play track

  4. The Very Best of Big Joe Turner Play track

  5. Fats Domino & Friends Play track

  6. Rockin' in Rhythm - The Best of Ruth Brown Play track

  7. 60s Soul Sessions Play track

  8. The Fats Domino Jukebox Play track

  9. The Best of Clarence "Frogman" Henry Play track

  10. His Best Play track

  11. Kansas City: His Legendary Golden Classics Play track

  12. Legends Play track

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
25
29
17
24
29
22
26
16
21
18
22
17
22
20
22
22
34
23
26
14
16
33
24
20
33
16
16
22
29
42
38
30
48
35
28
19
22
21
27
24
26
29
25
30
24
21
28
20
21
13
26
29
29
30
18
22
18
27
34
27
15
28
20
20
36
16
26
26
22
22
24
18
17
15
28
29
20
20
22
22
21
14
18
24
27
25
23
25
21
22
19
16
16
24
31
25
28
24
23
26
23
36
21
19
19
30
32
34
17
35
18
16
26
27
25
24
26
28
19
23
29
26
23
17
14
17
22
23
13
31
21
22
15
19
21
20
23
22
30
27
23
19
23
23
23
16
27
19
30
15
29
28
23
24
33
39
24
24
53
24
19
30
25
33
31
35
30
42
41
38
39
38
34
25
44
30
37
33
48
44
22

Play this track

External Links

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

About This Artist

Artist images

10 more

Big Joe Turner

176,703 listeners

Related Tags

Big Joe Turner (Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., Kansas City, Missouri, May 18, 1911 – Inglewood, California, November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter. Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s. (for stride pianist Joseph H. Turner (3.11.07-21.7.90) > Joe Turner) Known variously as The Boss of the Blues, and Big Joe Turner (due to his 6'2", 300+ lbs stature), Turner was born in Kansas City … read more
Big Joe Turner (Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., Kansas City, Missouri, May 18, 1911 – Inglewood, California, November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter. Although he came to his greatest f… read more
Big Joe Turner (Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., Kansas City, Missouri, May 18, 1911 – Inglewood, California, November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter. Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and … read more

View full artist profile

Similar Artists

  1. 46,271 listeners

    Avatar for Chuck Willis

  2. 79,183 listeners

    Avatar for Amos Milburn

  3. 213,383 listeners

    Avatar for Ruth Brown

  4. 32,898 listeners

    Avatar for Ivory Joe Hunter

  5. 103,369 listeners

    Avatar for Wynonie Harris

  6. 47,664 listeners

    Avatar for Smiley Lewis

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

API Calls

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss