Jimmy Preston (August 18, 1913, Chester, Pennsylvania – December 1984, Phil… Read Full Bio ↴Jimmy Preston (August 18, 1913, Chester, Pennsylvania – December 1984, Philadelphia, PA) was an American rhythm & blues bandleader, alto saxophonist, drummer and singer who made an important contribution to early rock and roll.
Preston's first R&B top ten hit was with "Hucklebuck Daddy" in 1949, recorded for Philadelphia's Gotham Records. His main claim to fame was to record, as Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians, the original version of "Rock the Joint" for Gotham in 1949. The sax breaks on "Rock the Joint" were the work of tenor player Danny Turner (1920-1995). “Rock The Joint” was re-recorded by Jimmy Cavallo in 1951, and Bill Haley and the Saddlemen in 1952.
In 1950, tenor saxophone player Benny Golson and pianist Billy Gaines were added to new line-up and recorded songs like "Early Morning Blues" and "Hayride". Preston moved to Derby Records and had a final R&B hit with a cover of Louis Prima’s “Oh Babe”. He gave up playing music in 1952, without realizing that he would later be identified as one of the founders of rock and roll.
Preston's first R&B top ten hit was with "Hucklebuck Daddy" in 1949, recorded for Philadelphia's Gotham Records. His main claim to fame was to record, as Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians, the original version of "Rock the Joint" for Gotham in 1949. The sax breaks on "Rock the Joint" were the work of tenor player Danny Turner (1920-1995). “Rock The Joint” was re-recorded by Jimmy Cavallo in 1951, and Bill Haley and the Saddlemen in 1952.
In 1950, tenor saxophone player Benny Golson and pianist Billy Gaines were added to new line-up and recorded songs like "Early Morning Blues" and "Hayride". Preston moved to Derby Records and had a final R&B hit with a cover of Louis Prima’s “Oh Babe”. He gave up playing music in 1952, without realizing that he would later be identified as one of the founders of rock and roll.
Rock The Joint
Jimmy Preston Lyrics
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Bill Haley We're gonna rock, rock this joint We're gonna rock, rock th…
Bill Haley & His Comets We're gonna rock, rock this joint We're gonna rock, rock th…
Bill Haley & His Comets feat. Bill Haley We're gonna tear down the mailbox, rip up the floor Smash…
Bill Haley & The Bill Haley Comets We're gonna rock, we're gonna roll We're gonna rock this joi…
Bill Haley & the Comets We're gonna tear down the mailbox, rip up the floor Smash…
Bill Haley & The Saddlemen We're gonna rock, we're gonna roll We're gonna rock this joi…
Bill Haley - His Comets We're gonna tear down the mailbox, rip up the floor Smash…
Bill Haley And The Comets We're gonna tear down the mailbox, rip up the floor Smash…
Bill Haley and The Saddlemen We're gonna tear down the mailbox, rip up the floor Smash…
Long John Baldry We're gonna rock, we're gonna roll We're gonna rock, we're…
Reverend Horton Heat We're gonna tear down the mailbox Rip out the floor…
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@LPerezDancer
of all the early "rock" songs I've heard over the decades, this one truly sounds like Rock and Roll. The steady snare hit especially does the trick!
@Turtle152
It sounds like a good time was had by all.
@laromearm
The first Rock n Roll songs are this one , Good Rockin tonight by Wynonnie Harris 1948, & Rock 88 by the Ike Turner band featuring Jackie Bernston some may say the greatest influence came from the incredible Louis Jordan
@Dragonette666
Goree Carter 1949 Rock Awhile , has guitar intro similar to Johnny B Goode
@lrfcarreviews2570
Such a fun song!
@TheDaveMaybe
This and Move It On Over by Hank Williams are the first "true" rock and roll recordings, in my opinion.
@loganroark3916
@@thebrazilianatlantis165
“Rock Awhile” Goree Carter (1949)
@pglover64
I agree it came before the others but this was not the fist Rock&Roll song. Sister Rosetta Thorpe was tearing up the electric guitar watching before this and before her there was Liz Douglas(Memphis Minnie). I have read where Memphis Minnie was the first male of female artist to play the electric guitar on a recording. MM was without a doubt way before her time playing the guitar. Riffs and runs in her songs from 1930 are still being used today.
@Corporations8MyBaby
I think "this was the first" discussions are always gonna be inconclusive,. These were the recordings that were right on that line of change from Swing to Rock n Roll. Maybe this is it. Maybe Hank's "Mind your own Business." Maybe Rocket 88 by Ike Turner. Maybe Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton. Shake Rattle and Roll buy Big Joe Turner... Saturday Night Fish Fry by Louis Jordan... We know that we are already there with Elvis' Good Rockin' Tonight. We are there with Little Richard... we are there with Chuck Berry's Roll Over Beethoven in 56. So what came before 56 was coming into focus. Bill Haley in 1953 "Crazy Man, Crazy" is closer to Roll over.. 3 years earlier. 1954 brings us Shake Rattle and Roll by both Joe Turner and Bill Haley. Elvis did it only months after that. It's a really tough call. Rock the Joint is as good a "first" as any of them... I just need to hear guitar to say for real.
@yy19aos
Move it on Over wasnt hank’s only rock n roll hit, you can hear some rock in most of his other songs