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Roll 'Em Pete
1939 song performed by Big Joe Turner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Roll 'Em Pete" is a boogie-woogie song, originally recorded in December 1938 by Big Joe Turner and pianist Pete Johnson.[2] The recording is regarded as one of the most important precursors of what later became known as rock and roll.[3][4][5]
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"Roll 'Em Pete" | |
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Single by Joe Turner & Pete Johnson | |
Released | 1939 |
Recorded | December 30, 1938 |
Genre | Boogie-woogie |
Length | 2:50 |
Label | Vocalion 4607 |
Songwriter(s) | Joe Turner, Pete Johnson[1] |
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"Roll 'Em Pete" was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2018, as one of the five new entrants in the "Classic of Blues Recording (Song)" category.[6]