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1956 single by Bill Doggett
"Honky Tonk (Part 1)"
B-side "Honky Tonk (Part 2)" Released 1956 Recorded 1956
Genre
Rock
[1] Length
3:05 (Part 1)
2 :32 (Part 2)
Label
King
Songwriter(s)
"What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (1956)
"Honky Tonk (Part 1) " (1956)
"Bubbins Rock" (1956)
"Honky Tonk " is an
instrumental written by
Billy Butler ,
Bill Doggett ,
Clifford Scott , and
Shep Shepherd . Doggett recorded it as a two-part
single in 1956.
[2] It became Doggett's
signature piece and a
standard recorded by many other performers.
[3]
The instrumental peaked at number two for three weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100 ,
[4] and was the biggest R&B hit of the year, spending thirteen non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts.
[5] It was included in
Robert Christgau 's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).
[6]
James Brown version
In 1972,
James Brown recorded "Honky Tonk" with his band
The J.B.'s , who were credited as "The James Brown Soul Train". The song was released as a two-part single which reached number seven on the R&B chart and number 44 on the pop chart.
[7]
[8]
References
^ Harris, Craig.
"Bill Doggett Biography" . AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-08-17 .
^
All Music Guide to the Blues . Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 159.
ISBN
978-0-87930-736-3 . Retrieved October 12, 2008 .
^
Unterberger, Richie .
"Bill Doggett: 'Honky Tonk' – Review" .
AllMusic . Retrieved August 27, 2022 .
^
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 . Record Research. p. 166.
^
"Hot R&B singles of 1956" . Billboard.com . Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^
Christgau, Robert (1981).
"A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties" .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies .
Ticknor & Fields .
ISBN
0899190251 . Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
^ Leeds, Alan (1995). Discography. In Funky Good Time: The Anthology [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
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UK-only charting singles Notable productions Other songs