Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight (2022)

When you draw up a short list of the R&B pioneers who exerted a primary influence on the development of rock & roll, respectfully place singer Roy Brown's name near its very top. His seminal 1947 DeLuxe Records waxing of "Good Rockin' Tonight" was immediately ridden to the peak of the R&B charts by shouter Wynonie Harris and subsequently covered by Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and many more early rock icons (even Pat Boone). In addition, Brown's melismatical pleading, gospel-steeped delivery impacted the vocal styles of B.B. King, Bobby Bland, and Little Richard (among a plethora of important singers). Clearly, Roy Brown was an innovator — and from 1948-1951, an R&B star whose wild output directly presaged rock's rise.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Roy Brown - Travelin' Blues (3:50)
1.02 - Roy Brown - Love for Sale (5:06)
1.03 - Roy Brown - Boogie Woogie Blues (5:39)
1.04 - Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight (3:41)
1.05 - Roy Brown - Let the Four Winds Blow (1:58)
1.06 - Roy Brown - Medley: Boogie at Midnight / Love Don't Love Nobody (3:11)
1.07 - Roy Brown - Medley: Losing Hand / Tin Pan Alley (12:30)