Blues standard "Rock Me Baby" as performed by B.B. King is based on "Rockin' and Rollin'" song, recorded in 1950 by Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson, Texas blues singer and guitarist.
B.B. recorded "Rock Me Baby" first time in 1964.
Muddy Waters' song "Rock Me", recorded in 1956 is also based on same "Lil' Son" Jackson version, but with slightly different lyrics.
Well, it's hard to count how many times and by how many artists "Rock Me Baby" has been covered after B.B. King's hit release. Let's list only some biggest names: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, The Animals, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Robin Trower, Johnny Winter, Tina Turner, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones...
B.B. recorded "Rock Me Baby" first time in 1964.
Muddy Waters' song "Rock Me", recorded in 1956 is also based on same "Lil' Son" Jackson version, but with slightly different lyrics.
Well, it's hard to count how many times and by how many artists "Rock Me Baby" has been covered after B.B. King's hit release. Let's list only some biggest names: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, The Animals, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Robin Trower, Johnny Winter, Tina Turner, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones...
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Artist info
Undisputed king of the blues influenced many later electric blues guitarists and is ranked No. 6 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Probably the gratest blues song he performed ever was "The Thrill Is Gone", written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951. B.B. was best known for playing variants of the Gibson ES-355. In 1980, Gibson Guitar Corporation launched the B.B. King Lucille model.