Wynonie Harris-Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me

[noodlam]

awesome

[designermite]

Thank you

[MISSPWAUGH]

This was 1 of the first songs I ever heard .i let my PAPA hear it and it brought back good memories for him. THANK YOU X

[carolteddygirl]

had this one for years...love the sax!

[joeyraccoon]

i've got this on an old 78 rpm disc . . . never thought i'd hear it again.

[harrell222]

In addition to Wynonie being a great jump boogie performer, he was a very, very handsome guy. Nice to look at.

[CheckM8King2]

My kind of love song!

[YgoAddict]

This is my great grandfather :)

[MegaEvalee]

@YgoAddict you had a cool and talented great grandfather! can you sing too?

[buddyeagle]

@YgoAddict Really, can you rock??

[kumarbiswas]

heard this driving one night 10+ years ago - looked for it many times using 'like two morello cherries, in a bowl of curdled milk' - just found this and it's great and sounds the same - anyone know if he ever used morello cherries and curdled milk instead of ordinary cherries and buttermilk? - maybe it's just my memory...?

[horarwgt]

Country star Hank Penny wrote and had a country hit with this song in 1950 on King Records. King's owner, Sid Nathan, owning the copyright on the composition, then had Wynone cover the tiune for the R&B market -- also on King.  It worked, becoming, in 1951, Harris' second to last hit. Known as "Mr. Blues," Harris rarely recorded any slow, sad songs. He loved uptempo, rockin' party music -- making him the male version of the heroine of another of his hits, "All She Wants To Do Is Rock."

[simplesinners]

Wynonie rocks

[ForeverYoung58]

They oughta do a movie about Wynonie Harris. He truly lived fast, died young and left a good lookin' corpse. He was one wild child.

[woodbell67]

Wynonie didn't volunteer at a womens' shelter.

[ozzymotorhead]

great song

[GhostCosmonaut]

beautiful!|

[mutleybird]

Big John Greer doing that soloing tenor sax.

[DimensionsofChange]

So is this Jazz or Blues or Jump Blues or Rhtym and Blues? I'm still learning to tell the difference.

[Khultan]

@DimensionsofChange I got here from checking out a site timelining rock'n'roll. 

[DimensionsofChange]

@Khultan I got here by listening to a Best of Big Bands cassette, that I picked up at Goodwill in Hastings, MI circa 010.

[Khultan]

@DimensionsofChange This artist has never been mentioned before pre-Internet.

[Bobbles918]

This song kicks ass.

[shangrila73eldorado]

thought it was Prima too. who came first?

[raindear60]

Must listen to Richard Thompson;s version. Great song and both excellent interpretations.

[TheSuperflysi]

Killer tune, very Louis Prima...

[MrAsshole2921]

AWESOME!!!!!!



[MrAsshole2921]

AWESOME!!!!!!



[MilSepic60]

I first heard done by a band in the 70's, called Lucifer. not bad but nothing compared to this take by Wynonie! Love all these fun jiving guys; Louis Prima, the amazing Louis Jordan, Fats Waller. Wonderful, wonderful music. Thanks terracite.

[jzzlvrmee]

@MilSepic60 I have that 45 by Lucifer, are you from around Detroit??

[MilSepic60]

@jzzlvrmee

I was raised in Hamilton, left in 73' on a bet that I could find work in Toronto and been here since. I think I bought it in Hamilton. I knew some folks from Windsor and they all had lines in to Detroit, especially one guy who found a blues station from Detroit.

[jzzlvrmee]

@MilSepic60 It's been a while since I've been in Toronto....I'm in Oklahoma now....

[GonzoGuyy]

@jzzlvrmee I am...I would love to get a copy.

[jzzlvrmee]

@GonzoGuyy I got mine on eBay, and if I were set up to post a video, I would post it....

[ElectricBlueOil]

wynonie was the man! My uncle gave us his compilation album of the greatest hits!

[bluesgutter]

The vocals actually sound like Prima's tenor man, Sam Butera- but it is Harris. It was Butera who brought the R&B shuffles to Prima.

[GonzoGuyy]

Wasn't this remade in the 70s with slightly different words? I remember the very end had something like "on the good ship Lollipop, you can have your choice of hash or pot." I think the first verse was completely different. The second verse sound fairly close to me.

[jzzlvrmee]

@GonzoGuyy That remake was done by Lucifer for Invictus Records....

[GonzoGuyy]

@jzzlvrmee Thank you so much for the info...I am tracking down a copy now...

[usfins]

used to play this in 'Sheebeens' ( illegal drinking cellers) in England, way back in the day. Ty for this.

[ograndeviado]

a massive smash hit in jamaica for about 4 years, I am always amazed hardly anyone ever covers this it would be the ideal tune for a covers band. The old ones are the best. One mike and one take and its in the bag.

[ograndeviado]

the old ones are the best - a massive smash hit in jamaica for about 4 years, I am amazed no one does a cover of this song its got everything !

[ccaammiiittoo1]

Where's his place in the pantheon of R&B singers? The beginning of Rock 'n' Roll, right?

[emanuel319]

Thanks for the feedback,

Emanuel319

[emanuel319]

Hey Terracite, this sounds like Louis Prima to me. Wynonie Harris has a different sound and backing bands. Let me know whether I am right or wrong.

[terracite]

@emanuel319 Hi there, It's definitely Wynonie Harris, from the album, Jackals Rockin' Collection, Track 13. Tag, The Best Of '50's Music.

[bugsycline]

@emanuel319 louis prima? man you got no ears at all.

[tonsils77]

Love W H - so many dirty lyrics

[j50t]

All I have is the 45. Can't seem to find the album, but I know that one was released.

[mrbigstuff1966]

@j50t /The Album is Wynonie Harris "GOOD ROCKIN BLUES" distriibuted by Bellaphon records germany.

[Roelle007]

Love Pat Benetars version

[ToledoSpartan]

This is awesome! I just died laughing! Love this!

[TheSpaceJanitor]

anybody have the calypso version???

[TheSunRecords]

Gotta like this great singer!

[choochewzs2]

This song is awesome and funny......Love it...They don't make good music like this anymore....Thanks for the post

[FelisTerras]

*lol* The first time I heard this was on a sampler, and I fell over laughing! It's so true and funny and just plain awseome! Thank you for putting it up; it's a real treat!

[SandmanPaul5]

Wow ! Excellent ! One of the funniest songs ever ! Thanks for posting !

[j50t]

doesn't anybody rememver the version by Lucifer on the Invictus label in the early 70's?

[yimalimadingdong]

@j50t Yes...I certainly do remember their version. The singer had an oddish voice but the horns were great if memory serves.  I would love to find that entire album again...I can't even find anything on it on All Music Guide. You wouldn't happen to have it would you??????

[yimalimadingdong]

@j50t Incidently I surfed to this video looking for Lucifer...it was a light blue album cover that was kind of plain if I remember...please let me know if you have a copy of it...it's kind of the holy grail of pop for me at this point in time :) Cheers

[1961pitbull]

Love it, Keep Rockin.

[scottsoul64]

just bought this on a 45 single on king records for £35, worth every penny

[goatseguy]

that's badass. you're a true afficionado

[veronica0902]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!­!! WHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! I HAVE TO PUT THIS IN MY FAVORITES!!! I WANT SOME OF THE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG AND GET SO ANGRY AND SAY : "I hate that song, but he's right!! "I can't stand his ass, but he's right!!!

[mazak6811]

this is by far the best version of this classic

[wasedman]

ive got this as well.learnt all the words. my boy friend was on the shellj tankers they called in jamica on way back.he brought this 78 back in the 1950's

[cushtichavi]

I ve got the 78 of this. Its one of my favourite songs. I love the lyrics... its soooooo true today Thanks for posting

[stingabe]

love the kalipso version of this

[orangepeelmoses]

just discovered this gem courtesy andy smith of portishead:)

[soulmad]

absolute brilliant