Suggested Listening: Jump Blues

Artist

Song Title

Year Released

    Label & Number

Wynonie Harris

“Good Rockin’ Tonight”

1948    King #4226

Roy Milton

“Hop, Skip and Jump”

1948    Specialty #314

Amos Milburn

“Chicken Shack Boogie”

1948    Aladdin #3014

Roy Brown

“Rockin’ at Midnight”

1949    Deluxe #3212

Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

“Why Don’t You Haul Off and Love Me”

1949    King #4322

Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers

“Pink Champagne”

1950    King #4322

Tiny Bradshaw

“The Train Kept A-Rollin”

1951    Chess #1458

Willie Mae “Big Mama”  Thornton

“Hound Dog”

1953    Peacock #1612

Jimmy Liggins and His Drops of Joy

“Cadillac Boogie”

1954    Specialty #521

Jackie Breston and His Delta Cats  “Rocket 88” (not live)                  1951 

Elvis Presley        “That’s All Right” (live but in 1968)                           1954 

The Penguins       “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)”(not live)               1954 

The Chords            “Sh-Boom” (not live)                                             1954
 
Bill Haley & His Comets “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock”   1954 

Chuck Berry        “Maybellene”                                                         1955 

Little Richard     “Tutti-Frutti”                                                             1955 

Elvis Presley, “Good Rockin’ Tonight”                       (Sun, 1954)

Carl Perkins, “Blue Suede Shoes”                               (Sun, 1955)

Carl Perkins, “Honey Don’t”                                           (Sun, 1955)

Carl Perkins, “Matchbox”                                                (Sun, 1957)

Roy Orbison & Teen Kings, “Ooby Dooby”                     (Sun, 1956)

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, “Be-Bop-A-Lula”         (Capitol, 1956)

Joe Clay, “Duck Tail”                                                          (Vik, 1956)

Elvis Presley, “All Shook Up”                                          (RCA, 1957)

The Crickets, “Oh, Boy”                                           (Brunswick, 1957)

Johnny Burnette Trio, “Rockabilly Boogie”                (Coral, 1957)

The Doors, “Unknown Soldier” (1968)

The Monkees, “War Games” (1968)

The Flying Burrito Brothers, “My Uncle” (1969)

Steppenwolf, “Draft Resister” (1969)  

Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son” (1969)

Jefferson Airplane, “War Movie” (1971)  

Chicago, “It Better End Soon” (1970)

Black Sabbath, “War Pigs” (1970)

Jimi Hendrix, “Machine Gun” (1970)

Grand Funk Railroad, “People, Let’s Stop the War” (1971) 

The Beach Boys, “Student Demonstration Time” (1971)

Aerosmith, “Walk This Way” (1975)

Bachman Turner Overdrive, “Takin’ Care of Business” (1974)

Blue Öyster Cult, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (1976)

Boston, “More Than a Feeling” (1977)

Foreigner, “Hot Blooded” (1978)

Heart, “Barracuda” (1977)

Journey, “Wheel in the Sky” (1978)

Kansas, “Dust in the Wind” (1977)

Kiss, “Detroit Rock City” (1976)

REO Speedwagon, “Ridin’ the Storm Out” (1974)

Rush, “The Trees” (1978)

Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like an Eagle” (1976)

Van Halen, “Runnin’ with the Devil” (1978)

Bad Religion (LA), “We’re Only Gonna Die” (1982)

Black Flag (LA), “Rise Above” (1981)

Circle Jerks (LA), “Wild in the Streets” (1982)

Dead Kennedys (San Francisco), “Kill the Poor” (1980)

Descendents (LA), “I’m Not a Loser” (1981)

Effigies (Chicago), “Haunted Town” (1981)

Fear (LA), “I Love Livin’ in the City” (1980)

Flipper (San Francisco), “Love Canal” (1980)

Gang Green (Boston), “Snob” (1981)

Government Issue (DC), “Hey Ronnie” (1982)

MDC (Austin), “Dead Cops” (1982)

Minor Threat (DC), “Straight Edge” (1981)

Naked Raygun (Chicago), “Bomb Shelter” (1981)

Necros (Detroit), “Police Brutality” (1980)