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Written by: Roy Brown Recorded: September 10, 1954, Sun Studio, Memphis Released master is take 2 (?). Single:w/ "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine", Sun 210 (45rpm and 78rpm), September 25, 1954 Also re-released on RCA, 47-6381 (45rpm) and 20-6381 (78rpm), January 23, 1956 Also re-released as Gold Standard Series, 447-0602, September 30, 1958 RIAA Certified: Gold (as of 01/06/2005) Highest U.S. Charts Positions: Didn't chart nationally 1st LP release: A Date With Elvis - September 1959 |
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If "Baby Let's Play House" is pure rockabilly, and I think it is, then "Good Rockin' Tonight" is one of Elvis' first examples of pure rock-n-roll! His second single from Sun Records, and a tune that, through his live performances, would establish him as a "rock-n-roller" throughout the South! I'll have some more to say later, but meanwhile cruise the music, videos and links! |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)"Good Rockin' Tonight" is one of the most important of Presley's Sun recordings. As the title implies, it is early rock, but is of more than historical interest. For the first time, the versatility of Presley's voice is revealed on disc: strong, rich, and deep, yet capable of a wide range of timbres. The progress since the July sessions is startling - particularly when one realizes that this high-energy music was created by just three people - without drums. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 The quintessential invitation to rock, Elvis-style. The song he sang with a guitar all over Memphis, on flat-bed trucks and in dance hall auditoriums throughout the South. Recorded by Sam Phillips with plenty of echo reverb for his Sun label in September of 1954. Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Good Rockin' Tonight Also check out the AllMusic Review of Good Rockin' Tonight Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Good Rockin' Tonight" Links
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Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can Tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight I say, well, meet me in a hurry behind the barn Don't you be afraid, darling I'll do you no harm I want you to bring along my rockin' shoes 'Cause tonight I'm gonna rock away all my blues I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight Well, we're gonna rock. We're gonna rock Let's rock. Come on and rock We're gonna rock all our blues away Have you heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight Have you heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can Well, tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight Well, we're gonna rock, rock, rock Come on and rock, rock, rock Well, rock, rock, rock, rock Let's rock, rock, rock, rock We're gonna rock all our blues away |
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