1) Roy "Good Rocking" Br… Read Full Bio ↴There are 2 artists with the name Roy Brown
1) Roy "Good Rocking" Brown (10 September 1925 – 25 May 1981) was a blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre of rock and roll.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Brown started as a gospel singer. His mother was an accomplished singer and organist in church. After a move to Los Angeles, California some time in the 1940s, and a brief period spent as a professional boxer in the welterweight category, he won a singing contest in 1945 at The Million Dollar Theater covering "There's No You" by Bing Crosby. In 1946 Brown moved to Galveston, Texas, where he sang in a club. His numbers included "Good Rocking Tonight". He returned to New Orleans in 1947.
Brown failed to interest Wynonie Harris in "Good Rocking Tonight" (at first), but got an introduction to the president of Deluxe Records, who signed him. The song was released in 1947 and reached no. 13 on Billboard's R&B charts (but was eclipsed by Harris' cover of it). Brown's version was a jump blues with a swing beat, but Harris's cover version can be considered closer to rock and roll. Elvis Presley covered the song for Sun Records in 1954 … later re-released on RCA Victor when his contract was sold to that record label in 1956.
Brown and his band "The Mighty Men" were spectacular performers, with the kind of crowd-pleasing stage histrionics for which Little Richard would soon be famous. Unfortunately, tastes changed and Brown could not keep up.
The decline of his fortunes coincided with his successfully winning a lawsuit against King Records for unpaid royalties in 1952, one of the few African-American musicians to do so in the 1950s. This has led some, such as author Nick Tosches (in his book Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll, which contains a chapter on Brown) to believe that Brown may have been blacklisted. His popularity was at its lowest at the end of the 1950s, but he sporadically managed to find work through the 1960s.
In 1970 Roy closed The Johnny Otis Show at the Monterey Jazz Festival. As a result of the crowd reaction he recorded "Love For Sale", which became a hit for the Mercury Label.
In the late 1970s a compilation LPs of his old work brought about a minor revival of interest. In 1978 he had a successful tour in Scandinavia following the release of Laughing But Crying and before the release of Good Rocking Tonight (Album). From 1980 until his death he enjoyed considerable popularity. Shortly before his death he was on a major upswing, performing at the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California and headlining the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival during the spring of 1981.
2) Roy Brown (Puerto Rican musician)
Roy Brown Ramírez (born July 18, 1945) is a composer, singer and a fervent believer in the cause for the independence of Puerto Rico.[1] Some of his songs have been performed by several renowned international artists.
Discography
* Yo Protesto (1969)
* Basta Ya... Revolución (1971)
* Aires Bucaneros (1978)
* Profecía de Urayoán (1979)
* Nuyol (1983)
* Arboles (1988)
* Balada de Otro Tiempo (1989)
* Distancias en Vivo (1990)
* Nocturno (1991)
* Poetas Puertorriqueños (1991)
* Aires Bucaneros/Casi Alba (1993)
* En Fuga (1994)
* Colección (1996)
* Poeta en San Juan (1998)
* Distancias Clásico (1999)
* La Noche de Roy Brown (1999)
* Album (music)|Album (2000)
* Balcón del Fin del Mundo (2004)
* Que Vaya Bien (2006)
Butcher Pete Pt. 2
Roy Brown Lyrics
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He went back to his store
All the women who payed his bail
Were waitin' on Pete to chop some more
There's an old woman, who's ninety-two
Lives down the street
She said, one thing more I wanna do
Pete went to church one Sunday night
He gave the preacher a fit
That crazy Pete started a fight
When he went hackin' on the pulpit
Well, they put him in jail again
They tried to give him life
Pete beat the case, he pleaded insane
They gave him back his same ole knife
Well, he got out of jail on Sunday night
Monday he tightened his grip
He started to China to see the sites
Went nuts again and chopped up the ship
Brought ole Pete back to town
To electrocute him there
But Pete was crazy like a clown
He chopped down that electric chair
He's a maniac!
He don't do nothin' but hackin'
Roy Brown’s song “Butcher Pete Pt. 2” tells the story of a man named Pete who has just been released from jail and returns to his job as a butcher. The women who paid for his bail eagerly await his return to chopping meat - but Pete has a dark secret. He is a maniac when it comes to killing, and his previous crimes involved hacking up women, not meat. As the song progresses, Brown describes Pete’s descent back into madness: from attacking the pulpit at church to hacking up a ship on a trip to China. When they finally catch Pete and try to electrocute him, he still manages to break free and continue his butchering ways.
This song is a classic example of blues storytelling, using a sinister and immoral character to create intrigue and draw the listener in. Brown’s vivid descriptions of Pete and his heinous crimes inject a haunting quality into the tune that stays with the listener long after the song is over. The repeated refrain of “He’s a maniac / He don’t do nothin’ but hackin’” reinforces the dark nature of Pete’s character, creating a sense of dread in the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, they let ole Pete out of the jail
Pete was released from jail
He went back to his store
Pete returned to his butcher shop
All the women who payed his bail
The women who posted his bail
Were waitin' on Pete to chop some more
They wanted Pete to continue doing what he does
There's an old woman, who's ninety-two
There is an elderly woman
Lives down the street
Who lives nearby
She said, one thing more I wanna do
She expressed a desire to do one more thing
Is find ole Pete and let him chop my meat
That thing was to have Pete chop her meat
Pete went to church one Sunday night
Pete attended church one Sunday evening
He gave the preacher a fit
He caused trouble for the preacher
That crazy Pete started a fight
Pete initiated a physical altercation
When he went hackin' on the pulpit
When he started chopping on the pulpit
Well, they put him in jail again
Pete was incarcerated once more
They tried to give him life
They attempted to give him a life sentence
Pete beat the case, he pleaded insane
Pete avoided conviction by pleading insanity
They gave him back his same ole knife
Upon release, Pete was given back his knife
Well, he got out of jail on Sunday night
Pete was released from jail on a Sunday evening
Monday he tightened his grip
The very next day he resumed his activities
He started to China to see the sites
He began a trip to China for sightseeing
Went nuts again and chopped up the ship
But he became crazy and chopped up the ship
Brought ole Pete back to town
Pete was returned to town
To electrocute him there
He was scheduled to be executed via electric chair
But Pete was crazy like a clown
However, Pete was still insane
He chopped down that electric chair
He destroyed the electric chair
He's a maniac!
Pete is a maniac
He don't do nothin' but hackin'
All he does is chop things
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: HENRY GLOVER, ROY BROWN
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@r3dvoodoo525
how sharp is Pete's knife Jesus
@ZeroElite15
Better yet how’d he get it in the jail
@spikeshartell4675
I think knife is a metaphor for something else
@jangobett
It’s not what you think, but I heard his knife is very good and reminds many people of that other fallout song called 60 minute man.
@phoenixvance6642
He's literally the only player that picks up the whet stone when he's scavenging.
@BrainWayne0
This is a better sequel than endgame
@lucarain2936
That butcher Pete just doesn't quit.
@CrazedAtheist
I don't see why they didn't put part two in Fo3. I wanted to hear what happened with ol' Butcher Pete.
@starpotter04
How anyone could think this song is about anything but sex is beyond me.
@XandG1223
Yeah in the first one chopping up the woman's meat was kind of like that but it's not really that crazy and this one it just gets no too much