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"Little Red Rooster" was released on Friday, November 13, 1964, [43] and reached number one on the Record Retailer chart on December 5, 1964, where it stayed for one week. [52] It remains to this day the only time a blues song has ever topped the British pop charts. [ 43 ]
As a pianist, Hammond organist and singer, August performed solo in clubs and restaurants, and recorded his first single, "Little Red Rooster," for the local Tamm label in 1966. For two years, he led a band in local clubs, until a bar brawl led to him returning to solo work in clubs around 1970.
Willie Dixon was a Chicago blues artist, perhaps best known for his songwriting. [1] He wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs [2] and his work has been recorded by some of the best-known blues musicians of his era, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter.
For being a small store, Ragin’ Records has a huge selection it needs to get out on display. That’s new releases (a section of the market that was key at the River Park store) but mostly used ...
A pioneering Des Moines music staple founded in 2005, Red Rooster records has closed
Earlier in 1963, Sam Cooke released a single of "Little Red Rooster" making No. 7 on the R&B Singles chart and No. 11 on the Hot 100. [9] In 1964, the Rolling Stones" released "Little Red Rooster" which became the first and only time that a blues record reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart (see Little Red Rooster#Rolling Stones version).
Red Rooster Records was a record label founded by the band NRBQ and Don Badgely in 1977. [1] The band released their fifth album All Hopped Up on the label, following two albums each with Columbia Records ( NRBQ and Boppin' the Blues ) and Kama Sutra ( Scraps and Workshop ).
William James Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. [1] He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time.