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 jazzsaxophonist 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 famous jazz and blues musicians including Dr. John, Earl Palmer and members of Ray Charles' band.
"Let the Good Times Roll" is a jump blues song recorded in 1946 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, the song became a blues standard and one of Jordan's best-known songs.
Original song
"Let the Good Times Roll" is "Louis Jordan's buoyant invitation to party":
The song was written by Sam Theard, a New Orleans-born blues singer and songwriter, and was co-credited to Fleecie Moore, Jordan's wife, who never wrote a lyric in her life (however, her name was sometimes substituted for Jordan's to get around an inconvenient publishing contract; this strategy backfired when Louis and Fleecie divorced acrimoniously and she kept ownership of the songs he'd put her name on -- thus denying him any income from them). Jordan and the Tympany Five performed the song in the 1947 film Reet, Petite, and Gone, although the studio recording rather than a live performance is used in the soundtrack.
Charts and recognition
"Let the Good Times Roll" reached number two in the Billboard R&B chart in 1947. Its A-side, "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens", was the top number one record of 1947 — both songs spent nearly six months in the chart. In 2009, the song was acknowledged with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 2013 in the "Classic of Blues Recording — Singles or Album Tracks" category.
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (/ˈbɒnoʊ/), is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, his lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual tone. As the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members.
Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns the Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. Bono is also widely known for his activism concerning Africa, for which he co-founded DATA, EDUN, the ONE Campaign and Product Red. He has organised and played in several benefit concerts and has met with influential politicians. Bono has been praised and criticised for his activism and involvement with U2.
Bono (born Paul David Hewson in 1960), Irish musician, activist, and lead singer for the band U2
Sonny Bono (1935–1998), American record producer, singer, actor, and politician
Chaz Bono (born Chastity Bono in 1969), activist, writer, actor, musician and son of Sonny Bono and Cher
Mary Bono Mack (born 1961), politician, second wife of Sonny Bono, and current wife of Connie Mack IV
Steve Bono (born 1962), former National Football League quarterback
José Bono Martínez (born 1950), Spanish politician, former president of Castile-La Mancha, minister of defence and President of the Congress of Deputies
Edward de Bono (born 1933), Maltese-British physician, writer, and consultant
Bounou appeared regularly for the B-team in the third level, and signed a new four-year deal on 31 May 2013. In the 2014 summer, after profitting from Thibaut Courtois and Daniel Aranzubia's departures, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.
Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles & Bono - Let the good times roll.wmv
published: 03 Aug 2011
jazzopen stuttgart 2017 Quincy Jones & Friends Let the good times roll
Quincy Jones & Friends feat. George Benson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jacob Collier, SWR Big Band & Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
published: 26 Sep 2017
Let The Good Times Roll Quincy Jones Feat Bono, Stevie Wonder, & Ray Charles
Эстрадно-симфонический оркестр BrightLight 4 апреля 2014
published: 09 Apr 2014
Let the Good Times Roll (Quincy Jones Tribute) - Stevie Wonder - 2001 Kennedy Center Honors
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Bono and Edge w/ BB King "Let the good times roll" 26/10/08
Show at The Kodak Theater.
published: 27 Oct 2008
Let The Good Times Roll - Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Bono. Own drum arrangement.
A great song written by Sam Theard. Originally recorded by Louis Jordan. This is the Quincy Jones revised version and my own drum arrangement cover.
published: 12 Apr 2023
Let The Good Times Roll
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Let The Good Times Roll · Quincy Jones · Stevie Wonder · Ray Charles · Bono
Q's Jook Joint
℗ 1995 Qwest Records, Inc. under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Quincy Jones
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Stevie Wonder
Associated Performer, Voices: Kid Capri
Composer Lyricist: Sam Theard
Composer Lyricist: Fleecy Moore
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published: 31 Jul 2018
06 Let The Good Times Roll
published: 31 Jan 2016
Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra - Let The Good Times Roll
Ray Charles
published: 17 Apr 2013
Stevie Wonder & Nikki Yanofsky - Let The Good Times Roll
Stevie Wonder & Nikki Yanofsky sing the Ray Charles/Quincy Jones classic 'Let The Good Times Roll'.
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Performed at Quincy Jones' and Michael Caine's 80th Birthday Power of Love Gala. The Gala was the official North American birthday of Quincy Jones and raised money for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Keep Memory Alive Foundation.
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Let The Good Times Roll · Quincy Jones · Stevie Wonder · Ray Charles · Bono
Q's Jook Joint
℗ 1995 Qwest Records,...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Let The Good Times Roll · Quincy Jones · Stevie Wonder · Ray Charles · Bono
Q's Jook Joint
℗ 1995 Qwest Records, Inc. under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Quincy Jones
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Stevie Wonder
Associated Performer, Voices: Kid Capri
Composer Lyricist: Sam Theard
Composer Lyricist: Fleecy Moore
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Let The Good Times Roll · Quincy Jones · Stevie Wonder · Ray Charles · Bono
Q's Jook Joint
℗ 1995 Qwest Records, Inc. under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Quincy Jones
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Stevie Wonder
Associated Performer, Voices: Kid Capri
Composer Lyricist: Sam Theard
Composer Lyricist: Fleecy Moore
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Stevie Wonder & Nikki Yanofsky sing the Ray Charles/Quincy Jones classic 'Let The Good Times Roll'.
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Stevie Wonder & Nikki Yanofsky sing the Ray Charles/Quincy Jones classic 'Let The Good Times Roll'.
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Performed at Quincy Jones' and Michael Caine's 80th Birthday Power of Love Gala. The Gala was the official North American birthday of Quincy Jones and raised money for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Keep Memory Alive Foundation.
The official Quincy Jones Productions video channel on YouTube.
An impresario in the broadest and most creative sense of the word, Quincy Jones' career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, magazine founder, multi-media entrepreneur and humanitarian.
As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium, including records, live performance, movies and television.
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Performed at Quincy Jones' and Michael Caine's 80th Birthday Power of Love Gala. The Gala was the official North American birthday of Quincy Jones and raised money for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Keep Memory Alive Foundation.
The official Quincy Jones Productions video channel on YouTube.
An impresario in the broadest and most creative sense of the word, Quincy Jones' career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, magazine founder, multi-media entrepreneur and humanitarian.
As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium, including records, live performance, movies and television.
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Let The Good Times Roll · Quincy Jones · Stevie Wonder · Ray Charles · Bono
Q's Jook Joint
℗ 1995 Qwest Records, Inc. under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1995-01-01
Producer: Quincy Jones
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Stevie Wonder
Associated Performer, Voices: Kid Capri
Composer Lyricist: Sam Theard
Composer Lyricist: Fleecy Moore
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Stevie Wonder & Nikki Yanofsky sing the Ray Charles/Quincy Jones classic 'Let The Good Times Roll'.
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Performed at Quincy Jones' and Michael Caine's 80th Birthday Power of Love Gala. The Gala was the official North American birthday of Quincy Jones and raised money for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Keep Memory Alive Foundation.
The official Quincy Jones Productions video channel on YouTube.
An impresario in the broadest and most creative sense of the word, Quincy Jones' career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, magazine founder, multi-media entrepreneur and humanitarian.
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C'mon baby, let the good times roll C'mon baby, let it thrill your soul C'mon baby, let the good times roll Oh yeah, all night long C'mon baby, let us close the door C'mon baby, let us rock some more C'mon baby, let the good times roll Oh yeah, all night long Feels so good when you're home C'mon baby, rock me all night long Oh ohhh, yeah, ohhh oh -sax solo- Feels so good when you're home C'mon baby, rock me all night long Oh ohhh, yeah, ohhh oh C'mon baby, let it thrill your soul C'mon baby, let us have some fun C'mon baby, let the good times roll Oh yeah, all night long