Amos Milburn Chicken Shack Boogie

[MrMoldman1]

Anybody know who was on sax? Gotta hear more!!!!!!!

[VincentTPackhorse]

Hey Boss, pass the sauce. Tell the cook he's off the hook. Lawd aw-mighty, aw-righty aw-righty. Save the grease. Give me another piece, 'cause after I eat, gonna jump on my feet and dig the beat. then sit on down for another treat. Grab your girl by her sweater, and let 'er share some of this, you just can't miss and it don't get no better!

[Germz760]

great music!!

[agedude]

Call the fire department, my computer's speakers are smokin'!!!

[bbenishek]

Fantastic.

[briankread]

From the year I was born...used to see my folks roll up the rug and dance to this kind of boogie all the time!

[mikeab71]

I don't like dancing, but I just couldn't help myself boogieing down to this. What a number!

[djtomfinn]

Damn! If this ain't it, what is?

[clown999d]

R.I.P. What a legend!

[nancysstory]

YOU GO, AMOS!!!!! I LOVE THIS!!!! Are you still out there somewhere? PLEASE MAKE SOME MORE MUSIC LIKE THIS! LOVE IT!!!! Your Fan, Nancy

[theburdcotter]

I first heard this song on a bootleg tape of the Stray Cats from 1980.

[drumminman58]

I've heard this 1000 times and it never ceases to MOVE me!!!! One of the greatest grooves ever recorded!

[WimGrundy]

RAP

[ALLAN25115760]

If anyone ever dislikes this SOUND, i'm gonna kill them. I'm gonna come 'round to their house AND KILL THEM :P

The Greatest Grooooooooooove of all time.

[debracain12]

this is my daddys mommas brother(my daddys uncle)

[patrickoneal11]

Lee Allen on Sax , Charles Hungry Wilams on drums, all new orleans musucians on this set. cosmo studio in new orleans la

[MrSammiep05]

i'm so glad to have been around at the same time as this,god am i lucky

[fezdeluxe]

ROCK´N´ROLL ,BABY!!!!! :-)

[SUNNYRHOADES9]

I Absolutely Agree With you Lester1Beck Best Dam Rhythm I have Ever Heard -The Simplest Drumming ,That's all you need to do ,To Be One Of The Worlds Greatest Drummers...

[mnbvcxm]

look for "Big Joe Turner / Pete Johnson 1938 - Roll 'Em Pete"

[onepot]

Oh man, I used to own a copy of this fast version of the song, but every album I've bought since has the earlier slow version. Thank you so much for posting this version, it's just one of the best jump blues tracks ever.

[colindominy]

I think THIS is where The Three Little Bops got their inspiration from, for their fantastic sound ...

[colindominy]

Early 50s rock n roll don't get any better than this !! Sizzling boogie .. how can one possibly stand still while this one is on the turntable .. you just gotta get up & jive & shake your stuff, all over ... the further this song progresses, the better it gets ... hot-damn !!

[Kirke182]

I'm pretty sure that's Earl Palmer on drums--the man who invented rocknroll drumming. This is REAL R&B not this watered down beat box crap they play nowadays which bears no resemblance whatsoever.

[GOLDBAND45]

@Kirke182

Charles'Hungry'Williams was on drums for Amos Milburn session

[bluesnik1]

Brilliant!

[ed1cat]

Sounds like the might be the same musicians that were used on Little Richard's early Specialty recordings.

[Phyrroskrieger]

schöne musik

[djflyingv]

Great!

[djflyingv]

Simply Put, The Best Groove That Ever Was

[djflyingv]

Simply put, The Best Groove That Ever Was!

[horarwgt]

This was a huge R&B hit in -- 1948!

[hyzercreek]

@horarwgt The 1948 version was slower without the drum, in R&B style. This is the 1956 "rock and roll" remake. The drum makes all the difference.

[drumminman58]

YEAH!!!!

[davetaylorbluespiano]

Brilliant! This is the sound of rock'n'roll, but 6 or 7 years earlier- shows how the sound of boogie-woogie piano (-playing driving eighth notes) combined with the heavy snare drum back beat (on 2nd and 4th beat of the bar) - to give you an irresistible driving beat.

Was this 60 years ago? sounds as fresh as if it was recorded just 60 MINUTES ago!

[hyzercreek]

@davetaylorbluespiano No this was 54 years ago. The 60 years ago version was the big hit for Amos in 1948, but it was a slow rolling blues version, not rocking like this 1956 version.

[RockabillyWilly1]

So F-cking great!!! This is early rock n roll

[glitteringsky]

Jump baby!

[romanyman]

WHAT AN ARTIST ! This stuff should be compulsory listening for all teenagers !!

[9mej]

this is the re recorded track its got more felling just get in there and roll along you can tell amos is enjoying him self

[gitfiddlejim]

Believe this version was cut in New Orleans, rather than version from LA, different band,I prefer this version,

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[Elvislover1978]

What a rockin' song! Doesn't get any better than this. I can picture people lindy hopping to this one.

[VincentTPackhorse]

Hep-da-hootie, teenage cutie. Gonna jump on the stump and bang and bump. Good cug-a-luga mooga. Workout.

[problem49]

Yowsah bowsah an reet to beet!

[valentuss]

Fantastic!!! Fantastic!!!

My legs begin to dance themselves...

:>)))

[actitudbandera]

smokin'

[jodege46]

This is a remake from his 1948 classic recorded in New-Orleans in 1956...Great..Superb.

It is a pitty he could not capture the rock 'n roll sound....as did Fats domino.Why this song wasn't a rock 'n roll classic remains a question.

[adventure09]

Hey jodege46 on what CD can i find this

version of "Chicken schack boogie" ??

I only have the older version..and..a yeah..

appreciate your help..

[Kirke182]

adventure09, I have the '49 version of this song on 2 CDs: "Let The Good Times Roll, Vol 2" and "Aladdin Magic: Rocks and Rolls." The latter is kind of hard to find.

[donnadw]

This song was just named as one of the all time best dance songs in a UK newspaper; they were right. This is my first time hearing it and it is impossible to stay still when listening.

[milburn110]

Do you have a copy of that article?

[mikesgunsandammo]

from the sound of this music, i would guess that it takes the place in american music just before the Rock and Roll era (late 50's)

i'm interested in learning more.

[lllnnn333]

it was a number 1 over xmas 1948-49 ,on the r.b chart ,

[mikesgunsandammo]

wow, i was close...thanks

[lllnnn333]

no worrys i love early rockn roll .from1946 till 1955

[9mej]

this is the best version its full of beat and a good one at that

[rmbb10]

Nice.

[IronicallyVague]

Way kool - Hope you play & carry the tradition on.

[milburn110]

Hi everyone, Amos was my uncle. My father was Robert Milburn. This is my favorite song by Amos I just love that big band sound behind him on this one. Thanks for all your beautiful comments. I have about 60 of his recordings, but don't know how to post them on here.

[Bushman821]

@milburn110------- I was born 1938 in West Virginia, No, we are not all Red Neck Hillbillies. I Danced my azz off to music like this, and that of the 50's. I am typing this while listening to the Chicken Shack once more. Tell me--please tell me if ya know, WHO IS PLAYING SAX ON THIS ? wHOEVER HE IS----HE IS SMOKING HOT. Damn near wore out the chair to my PC desk while jiving and blabbing. Come backe soon now. Y'hear??????

[johnnyweep59]

@Bushman821 lee allen played tenor sax on this great number,and your right he was hot!

[EagerBoy59]

I had a little record shop once and I named it after this record - 'The Chicken Shack'.

[milburn110]

Thanks for enjoying my uncles' music.

[EagerBoy59]

I also saw him perform once. He was great.

[dcproject2000]

Cool

[mijaoldies]

GOT ME MOVING

1ST FOR ME

GREAT POST

[gangerollo]

A classic!

[milburn110]

Thanks for enjoying my uncles' music.

[djdeitch]

This is new 2 me...but im loving it,.ktf.

[milburn110]

Glad you're loving it. Amos was my uncle.

[DDTVDETROIT]

love it a 1st for me ktf