Let the Good Times Roll (album)

Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan is the thirty seventh studio album by B. B. King, released in 1999. It is a tribute album to jazz saxophonist and singer Louis Jordan, and is made up entirely of covers of songs written or performed by Jordan. The album was released in 1999 on MCA Records.

As well as King, the album features other jazz and blues musicians including Dr. John, Earl Palmer and members of Ray Charles' band.

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Track listing

"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" (Joan Whitney Kramer, Alex Kramer) - 2:51
"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) - 3:22
"Beware, Brother, Beware" (Dick Adams / Morry Lasco / Fleecie Moore)- 3:07
"Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door" (William "Casey Bill" Weldon) - 3:28
"Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)" (Claude Demetrius / Fleecie Moore)- 3:30
"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" (Vaughn Horton / Denver Darling / Milt Gabler) - 2:37
"Buzz Me" (Danny Baxter / Fleecie Moore)- 2:52
"Early in the Mornin'" (Louis Jordan / Leo Hickman / Dallas Bartley) - 4:47
"I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Andy Razaf / William "Casey Bill" Weldon) - 4:49
"Jack, You're Dead" (Dick Miles / Walter Bishop) - 2:09
"Knock Me a Kiss" (Mike Jackson / Andy Razaf) - 2:40
"Let the Good Times Roll" (Fleecie Moore / Sam Theard) - 2:39
"Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) - 2:17
"It's a Great, Great Pleasure" (Louis Jordan / William Tennyson Jr.) - 2:38
"Rusty Dusty Blues (Mama Mama Blues)" (J. Mayo Williams) - 4:17
"Sure Had a Wonderful Time Last Night" (Claude Demetrius / Fleecie Moore)- 3:07
"Saturday Night Fish Fry" (Ellis Walsh / Louis Jordan) - 4:24
"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) - 4:34

Personnel

B.B. King – lead vocals, lead guitar
Dr. John – piano, additional vocals
Neil Larsen – Hammond organ, piano
Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone
Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
Russell Malone – rhythm guitar
John Heard – bass guitar
Earl Palmer – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion

References

^ "Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
"Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan - B.B. King | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
"B.B. King : Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
"Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

v t e B. B. King
Discography
Studio albums	1960: My Kind of Blues 1968: Blues on Top of Blues Lucille 1969: Completely Well 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds 1971: B.B. King in London 1972: L.A. Midnight Guess Who 1973: To Know You Is to Love You 1974: Friends 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1982: Love Me Tender 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz 1985: Six Silver Strings 1988: King of the Blues: 1989 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 1994: Heart to Heart 1997: Deuces Wild 1998: Blues on the Bayou 1999: Let the Good Times Roll 2000: Riding with the King Makin' Love Is Good for You 2003: Reflections 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80 2008: One Kind Favor
Live albums	1965: Live at the Regal 1967: Blues Is King 1969: Live & Well 1971: Live in Cook County Jail 1974: Together for the First Time... Live 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss 1990: Live at San Quentin 1991: Live at the Apollo 1999: Live in Japan
Notable compilations	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1968: His Best – The Electric B. B. King 1983: Why I Sing the Blues 1992: King of the Blues 1995: Lucille & Friends 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits 2005: The Ultimate Collection 2007: The Best of the Early Years 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
Singles	1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" 1952: "You Know I Love You 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Goin' Down Slow" 1963: "Trouble in Mind" 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" "Rock Me Baby" "Please Send Me Someone to Love" 1965: "Blue Shadows" 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" "Just Like a Woman" "Five Long Years" "Ain't Nobody's Business" 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" "Worried Life" 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1985: "Big Boss Man" 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
Other songs	1961: "Driving Wheel 1974: "Black Night" 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" 1995: "You Shook Me" 1998: "Mean Ole' World" 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "Buzz Me" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "Since I Fell for You" 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" "Early in the Morning" 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" "Sitting on Top of the World"
Related articles	Bukka White (cousin) B.B. King "Into the Night" Memphis blues The Beale Streeters Beale Street WDIA Chitlin' Circuit Bihari brothers Lucille (guitar) B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center The Road to Memphis

v t e Louis Jordan
Discography
Singles	"Knock Me a Kiss" (1942) "What's the Use of Getting Sober" (1942) "Five Guys Named Moe" (1943) "Ration Blues" (1943) "G.I. Jive" (1944) "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (1944) "Caldonia" (1945) "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" (1946) "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" (1946) "Beware" (1946) "Buzz Me" (1946) "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" (1946) "Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule" "Let the Good Times Roll" (1946) "Reconversion Blues" (1946) "Salt Pork, West Virginia" (1946) "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" (1946) "That Chick's Too Young to Fry" (1946) "Boogie Woogie Blue Plate" (1947) "Early in the Mornin'" (1947) "Jack, You're Dead" (1947) "Open the Door, Richard!" (1947) "Texas and Pacific" (1947) "Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends" (1948) "Run Joe" (1948) "Beans and Corn Bread" (1949) "Saturday Night Fish Fry" (1949) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1949) "Blue Light Boogie" (1950) "I'll Never Be Free" (1950) "School Days" (1950) "Tear Drops from My Eyes" (1951)
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