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B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby" is based on the 1951 song "Rockin' and Rollin'" by Lil' Son Jackson. [1] King's lyrics are nearly identical to Jackson's, although instrumentally the songs are different: "Rockin' and Rollin'" is a solo piece, with Jackson's vocal and guitar accompaniment, whereas "Rock Me Baby" is an ensemble piece.
Rock Me Baby may refer to: "Rock Me Baby" (song), a blues standard, notably recorded by B. B. King in 1964 "Rock Me Baby" (Johnny Nash song), 1985; Rock Me Baby, a 1972 album by David Cassidy, or the title song; Rock Me Baby, a 2003–2004 U.S. comedy/drama series
"Rock Your Baby" influenced John Lennon's "Whatever Gets You thru the Night", released a few months later; in a 1975 interview, Lennon said of "Rock Your Baby" that "I'd give my eyetooth to have written that." [15] [16] Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have also cited the song as an inspiration for ABBA's 1976 song "Dancing Queen".
"Rock Me Baby" is a 1985 song by Johnny Nash. The song appeared on his Here Again album, released early the following year. After the release, the song was a minor hit in the United Kingdom but did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was a bigger success in other European nations like Germany and Switzerland.
Riding with the King was the first collaborative album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King. [1] [2] They performed together for the first time at Cafe Au Go Go in New York City in 1967 when Clapton was 22 and a member of Cream, but did not record together until 1997 when King collaborated with Clapton on the song "Rock Me Baby" for his duets album, Deuces Wild.
The piece, initially called "Hit Me Baby," was written by Swedish music producer and songwriter Max Martin for TLC, the three-woman American R&B group.
[5] [6] [7] Although never officially released, the Dylan song was released on a bootleg recording, usually named after the chorus and its refrain, "Rock Me, Mama". Dylan left the song an unfinished sketch. Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show wrote verses for the song around Dylan's original chorus and melody. [8] [9]
Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" is No. 3 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 and has racked up over 600 millions streams on Spotify. (illustration by Ross May / Los Angeles Times; photos by Michael ...