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| "Rock The Joint" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians | |
| B-side | "Drinking Woman" |
| Released | 1949 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:37 |
| Label | Gotham |
| Songwriter(s) | Harold Crafton, Wendell Keane, Harold Bagby |
"Rock the Joint", also known as "We're Gonna Rock This Joint Tonight", is a 1949 boogie song recorded by various proto-rock and roll singers, notably Jimmy Preston and early rock and roll singers, most notably Bill Haley in 1952. Preston's version has been cited as a contender for being "the first rock and roll record", and Haley's is widely considered the first rockabilly record.[2]
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "5 Candidates for the First Rock 'n' Roll Song". Mental Floss. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
the following are all leading contenders for the song that changed popular music forever