The Roots of Frank Zappa

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Space Guitar
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:38
2Okie Dokie Stomp
recording of:
Okie Dokie Stomp
composer:
Pluma Davis
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:33
3Rock Granny Roll
recording of:
Rock, Granny, Roll
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters2:49
4Head Hunter
Johnny Otis?:??
5To The Aisle
The Five Satins2:46
6Little Star
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 2)
recording of:
Little Star
writer:
Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa (songwriter)
The Elegants2:41
7Ionisation
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Helmut Burk
editor:
Oliver Curdt (Editor)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1995-12)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1995-12)
balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1995-12)
recording of:
Ionisation (in 1995-12)
composer:
Edgard Varèse (composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
Edgard Varèse5:51
8Hound Dog
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-13)
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer), Brandon Harris (US engineer) and Sue McLean
producer:
Hummie Mann, Johnny Otis and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
editor:
Curtis Roush
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (R&B guitarist) (on 1952-08-13)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
conductor:
Artie Kane
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton4.652:50
9Koko Joe
alto saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1958-03-27)
bass guitar:
Don “Sugarcane” Harris (on 1958-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1958-03-27)
guitar:
Melvin Jaye Glass (on 1958-03-27) and René Hall (on 1958-03-27)
piano:
Dewey Terry (rock & roll, blues, US) (on 1958-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Plas Johnson (on 1958-03-27)
vocals:
Don “Sugarcane” Harris (on 1958-03-27) and Dewey Terry (rock & roll, blues, US) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-03-27)
recording of:
Koko Joe (on 1958-03-27)
writer:
Don “Sugarcane” Harris (until 1958-03-27) and Dewey Terry (rock & roll, blues, US) (until 1958-03-27)
Don & Dewey2:13
10Oh Yeah!
Guitar Slim2:19
11Could This Be Magic?
recording of:
Could This Be Magic
writer:
Richard Blandon
The Dubs2:17
12Story Untold
recording of:
Story Untold (Nutmegs song) (in 1954-12)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Griffin
The Nutmegs2:22
13Third Interlude
prepared piano:
Maro Ajemian (pianist) (in 1950)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1950)
recording of:
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Interlude no. 3 (in 1950)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (from 1946 until 1948)
part of:
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
Maro Ajemian3:07
14Moanin' at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
15Standing Around Crying
recording of:
Standin’ Round Crying
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing)
Muddy Waters?:??
16Don't Start Me Talkin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-08-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-08-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1955-08-12)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-08-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-08-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-08-12)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (on 1955-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:34
17Work With Me Annie
electric bass guitar:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (on 1954-01-14)
guitar:
Arthur Porter (on 1954-01-14)
membranophone:
Robert Boswell (drummer) (on 1954-01-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1954-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Darby (on 1954-01-14)
background vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1954-01-14) and Charles Sutton (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1954-01-14)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1954-01-14)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Work With Me, Annie (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters2:48
18Interpolations III: Interpolations from Deserts
recording of:
Déserts: Third Interpolation
composer:
Edgard Varèse (composer) (from 1950 until 1954)
part of:
Déserts
Edgard Varèse4:13
19Florence
The Paragons?:??
20Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
The Spaniels2:44