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 Part 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'
The lyrics to Roy Brown's "Butcher Pete Part II" depict the story of a crazed butcher named Pete who has been let out of jail and returns to his store to chop up more meat. The women who paid his bail are eager for him to continue his butchering, and even a 92-year-old woman requests that Pete chop her meat. Pete's insanity is further revealed when he starts a fight in church and hacks at the pulpit. Despite being sent back to jail and deemed insane, he is released once again and continues his violent ways by chopping up a ship while on a trip to China. The townspeople attempt to electrocute Pete, but even the electric chair cannot contain his madness.
This song can be interpreted as a commentary on the dangerous consequences of unchecked violence and mental illness. Pete's repeated offenses show the failures of the justice system and society's inability to address and properly rehabilitate individuals with mental health issues. The hyperbolic and gruesome descriptions of Pete's violent acts also serve to shock and caution listeners against the dangers of unchecked aggression.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, they let ole Pete out of the jail
After serving time, Pete was released from prison
He went back to his store
Returning to his butcher shop, Pete resumed his old routine
All the women who payed his bail
Pete's release was thanks to several women who had paid his bail
Were waitin' on Pete to chop some more
These same women eagerly anticipated the chance to purchase meat from Pete's shop
There's an old woman, who's ninety-two
A particular elderly woman, who is 92 years of age,
Lives down the street
resides in the neighborhood
She said, one thing more I wanna do
She expressed a final wish
Is find ole Pete and let him chop my meat
Which was none other than to have Pete cut her meat to size
Pete went to church one Sunday night
On a particular Sunday evening, Pete attended church
He gave the preacher a fit
He caused the preacher to become agitated
That crazy Pete started a fight
Pete, who was already notorious for his behavior, began a physical altercation
When he went hackin' on the pulpit
It occurred when he began to use his meat cleaver on the pulpit
Well, they put him in jail again
For his criminal behavior, Pete was once again incarcerated
They tried to give him life
The authorities attempted to imprison him for the rest of his natural life
Pete beat the case, he pleaded insane
Pete successfully won the legal battle by pleading insanity
They gave him back his same old knife
Pete's meat cleaver was returned to him upon his release from custody
Well, he got out of jail on Sunday night
Pete, once more a free man, left the prison one Sunday evening
Monday he tightened his grip
Immediately upon returning to work, Pete began wielding his cleaver more fervently than ever
He started to China to see the sites
Pete embarked on a journey to China in order to sightsee
Went nuts again and chopped up the ship
However, Pete once again lost control and caused damage by smashing and hacking random objects
Brought ole Pete back to town
Pete was arrested again and returned to the town where he had gained fame
To electrocute him there
He was sentenced to death by electrocution
But Pete was crazy like a clown
Although facing his own death, Pete maintained his insanity and refused to take things seriously
He chopped down that electric chair
When given the opportunity, Pete destroyed the execution device which was meant to end his life
He's a maniac!
It is only accurate to describe Pete as a crazed individual
He don't do nothin' but hackin'
Pete's primary behavior is to engage in violent, destructive actions with his butcher's knife
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