The Very Best of Roy Brown: Rockin' at Midnight

Roy Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B0002IQJHI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,107 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Good Rockin' Tonight

2. Lollipop Mama

3. Rockin' at Midnight

4. Fanny Brown

5. Mighty Mighty Man

6. Boogie at Midnight

7. Butcher Pete, Pt. 1

8. Butcher Pete, Pt. 2

9. Cadillac Baby

10. Sweet Peach

11. Love Don't Love Nobody

12. Good Man Blues

13. Bar Room Blues

14. Beautician Blues

15. Good Rockin' Man

16. Big Town

17. Hurry Hurry Baby

18. Old Age Boogie, Pt. 1

19. Old Age Boogie, Pt. 2

20. Grandpa Stole My Baby

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Roy Brown is the man whose musical success paved the way for all who followed him in the New Orleans area: Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, Huey Smith and countless others. Between 1948 and 1951, Brown placed fourteen songs in Billboard's Top 15 Rhythm & Blues charts, including two which peaked at number one. But perhaps hit most famous composition, "Good Rockin' Tonight," while only a mild hit for him, was a chart topper for Wynonie Harris. It is now often cited as one of the first rock and roll songs. All but forgotten today, a look at Brown's record sales success in the lat 1940s leaves little doubt of his stature as one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Godfather of Rock and Roll - here is where Elvis learned!, March 8, 2010

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Steven S. Antonoff "Best Pop Pop" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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Roy Brown was a trailblazer who bridged the R&B music of the late 40's and rock and roll of the 50's. A young Elvis Presley used to go to hear Roy Brown sing - listen to Roy's music and the influence is unmistakable. A bitter battle with the record companies shortened Roy's career - we are all a bit poorer for it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rockin' All Day Long!, March 1, 2010

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Pete Moss "Pete Moss" (Des Moines, IA USA) - See all my reviews

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Classic Roy Brown! You'll not just be rockin' at midnight, but all day long with this collection of Roy Brown's finest! A must-have for Roy Brown fans or fans of early rock-n-roll......or those wishing to make their own collctions of the songs from Bethesda's Fallout 3 video game!