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"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" is a song written and originally recorded in 1957 by Huey 'Piano' Smith, who scored a minor Billboard hit with it, peaking at No. 52 on the Top 100 chart, and a more successful No. 5 on the Most Played R&B by Jockeys chart.
Smith and the Clowns recorded "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" with singers Sidney Rayfield (Huey's barber) and eighteen-year-old "Scarface" John Williams joining him on vocals. Not caring for the sound of his own voice, Huey instructed Williams to move closer to the microphone. "Get in closer, John," he said.
In the 1970s, Rivers continued to record more songs and albums that were successes with music critics but did not sell well. L.A. Reggae (1972) reached the LP chart as a result of the No. 6 hit "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu," a cover version of the Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns song.
Huey “Piano” Smith, the R&B pianist and composer whose 1950s hits “Don’t You Just Know It” and “Rockin’ Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu” added New Orleans spice to the early rock ...
He also played the piano on Johnny Rivers' 1972 hit "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu". Knechtel joined soft rock band Bread in 1971 after the departure of Robb Royer and remained with the band until their split in 1973. He rejoined the band for subsequent comebacks and reunions.
Last Boogie in Paris "Think His Name" b/w "Permanent Change" 65 71 — — 64 [34] — — 64 Home Grown "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" b/w "Come Home America" 1972 6 5 — — 3 [35] — — 38 L.A. Reggae "Blue Suede Shoes" b/w "Stories to a Child" (from L.A. Reggae) 1973 38 27 — — 42 [36] — — 88 Blue Suede Shoes ...
Marchan also recorded with the band, singing on Huey Smith and the Clowns' hit records, but only after Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu was recorded. Don't You Just Know It amongst others during this time had Marchan singing on them. [3] In 1959, he left the Clowns and resumed his solo career, on Bobby Robinson's Fire record label.
If you’re one of those people who think music has lost its dangerous edge, Sacha Baron Cohen had the cure for that in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Taking on two levels of disguise in the ...