"Chicken Shack Boogie" is a 1948 jump-boogie song by the West Coast blues artist Amos Milburn.[1] It was the first of four number-one hits on the R&B chart by Milburn. It was the B-side of a 78-RPM single, the A-side of which, "It Took a Long, Long Time", reached number nine on the same chart.[2]
| "Chicken Shack Boogie" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Amos Milburn | ||||
| B-side | "It Took a Long, Long Time" | |||
| Released | September 1948 | |||
| Recorded | November 19, 1947 | |||
| Studio | Universal, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Blues, jump blues | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Aladdin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Amos Milburn, Lola Cullum (Anne Cullum) | |||
| Amos Milburn singles chronology | ||||
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In 1956, Milburn released "Chicken Shack", a faster rock-and-roll version (subsequently included on his 1957 album Let's Have a Party). This version runs about 2:30 and is sometimes titled "Chicken Shack Boogie" on later compilation albums. Earl Palmer was the drummer on this version.[3]
References
edit- ^ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 13. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 265. ISBN 978-0898201604.
- ^ Scherman, Tony (1999). Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0306809804.