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" · Single · Reissue
- Country
- US
- Genre
- Rock
What’s on it
Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A / Seven Nights To Rock has 2 tracks. 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 the mid-1950s by King Records, this 45 rpm single captures the energetic intersection of country music and the burgeoning rock and roll movement. Moon Mullican, known as the 'King of the Hillbilly Piano Players,' contributes his signature boogie-woogie style to the A-side, while Boyd Bennett and His Rockets represent the label's active pursuit of the youth market by blending western swing with an aggressive, rhythmic rock beat. The pairing reflects the strategy of Cincinnati-based King Records, which famously acted as a bridge between rhythm and blues, hillbilly, and rock and roll during a transformative era for American popular music.
The production relies on the punchy, dance-oriented arrangements that defined Boyd Bennett’s output during his tenure with King. Designed to appeal to radio DJs and jukebox operators, the record features a no-nonsense aesthetic typical of Syd Nathan’s label, focusing on driving percussion and high-energy vocals. While the tracks were not necessarily intended as high art, they served as crucial building blocks in the early rock and roll lexicon, earning a reputation among music historians as quintessential examples of the rockabilly transition period.
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