Roll 'Em Pete
Context
Twelve-bar blues in boogie-woogie style, credited to Joe Turner and Pete Johnson, recorded in New York on December 30, 1938, for Vocalion, during the two men's stay for the From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall. Often cited as a precursor of rock and roll (Larry Birnbaum), it was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2018.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Boogie-woogie, Kansas City. Among the origins and influences of Boogie-woogie: Blues, spirituals, work songs.