Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A / Seven Nights To Rock
Moon Mullican, Boyd Bennett And His Rockets
- Artist
- Moon Mullican, Boyd Bennett And His Rockets
- Label
- King Records (3)
- Catalog number
- 45-4894
- Format
- 7" · 45 RPM · Single · Promo
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1956
- Genre
- Rock
What’s on it
Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A / Seven Nights To Rock has 2 tracks, about 4:47 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
AHonolulu Rock-A Roll-A
- Written By
- Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
BSeven Nights To Rock
- Written By
- Buck Trail, Henry Glover, Louis Innis
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Where it came from
Released in 1956 by King Records, this 45-rpm single captures a pivotal moment in the transition from Western swing and rhythm and blues into the nascent rock and roll genre. Moon Mullican, a piano-playing pioneer of hillbilly boogie, contributed 'Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A,' a track that exemplified the era's fascination with exotic, upbeat rhythms paired with emerging teenage-centric themes. King Records, based in Cincinnati, was instrumental in cross-pollinating these sounds, serving as a vital bridge between Southern musical traditions and a burgeoning national mainstream audience.
The flip side, 'Seven Nights to Rock' performed by Boyd Bennett and His Rockets, is widely regarded as a significant contribution to the early rockabilly catalog. Bennett, a drummer and bandleader, utilized the studio expertise of King Records to craft a high-energy performance that leaned heavily into the driving backbeat characterizing the mid-fifties sound. While neither side reached the heights of national chart dominance, the release remains a quintessential artifact of its time, demonstrating the frantic, experimental spirit that defined the recording sessions of independent labels during the dawn of the rock and roll explosion.
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