OBG: Rock Me Baby Traditional Geocache
King Boreas: another one bites the dust
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Oldies But
Goodies
Rock Me Baby is a song written by blues legend B.B. King and
Joe Josea in 1964. B.B. King recorded and released "Rock Me Baby"
on May 9, 1964 (Kent Records 393). It was a crossover hit and
peaked at 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also the
first Top 40 hit for the blues legend. B.B. King recorded a second
version in 1997 and released it on his "Deuce's Wild" CD.
"Rock Me Baby" Covers:
Jimi Hendrix performed "Rock Me Baby" at the Monterey
International Pop Festival in 1967. Hendrix' performance at the
Festival was recorded and filmed. The song "Rock Me Baby" appears
on "The Monterey International Pop Festival - Otis Redding/The Jimi
Hendrix Experience" released in September 1970 by Reprise Records
(MS 2029). The album peaked at 15 on the Billboard album chart.
David Cassidy recorded "Rock Me Baby" and released it as a
single on September 9, 1972 (Bell Records 45,260). Cassidy's cover
of this song peaked at 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Jefferson Airplane recorded "Rock Me Baby" on their live LP
"Bless its Pointed Little Head" in 1968. Hot Tuna recorded a live
version of "Rock Me Baby" on their Historic Hot Tuna album in
1985.
Blue Cheer recorded a heavy metal version of the song on
their debut album, Vincebus Eruptum.
The Rolling Stones, featuring Angus and Malcolm Young,
performed "Rock me Baby live during their tour in Australia.
Muddy Waters recorded "Rock Me Baby" on I'm Ready in 1978,
an album produced by Johnny Winter, who also recorded "Rock
Me Baby" on his 1973 album Still Alive and Well.
The Doors performed this song in a medley with Heartbreak
Hotel at a live performance featured on the album Live in
Detroit
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