Honky Tonk (instrumental)

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"Honky Tonk (Part 1)"
Single by Bill Doggett
from the album Honky Tonk
B-side"Honky Tonk (Part 2)"
Released1956
GenreRhythm and blues
Length
  • 3:05 (Part 1)
  • 2:32 (Part 2)
LabelKing
5573
Songwriter(s)
"Honky Tonk - Part 1"
Single by The James Brown Soul Train
from the album Soul Classics Vol. II
B-side"Honky Tonk - Part 2"
Released1972
RecordedApril 17, 1972, Cavern Studios, Independence, MO
GenreFunk
Length
  • 3:05 (Part 1)
  • 3:29 (Part 2)
LabelPolydor
14129
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"There It Is Part 1"
(1972) 		"Honky Tonk - Part 1"
(1972) 		"Get on the Good Foot - Part 1"
(1972)

"Honky Tonk" is a rhythm and blues instrumental written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, and Shep Shepherd. Doggett recorded it as a two-part single in 1956.[1] It peaked at number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and was the biggest R&B hit of the year, spending thirteen non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts.[3][4] "Honky Tonk" became Doggett's signature piece and an R&B standard recorded by many other performers. This instrumental is noted for the Bass Guitar solo and the electric guitar solos in Part 1, while the tenor saxophone solo, which is first heard in Part 1, becomes dominant in Part 2. The handclaps are throughout the instrumental. Doggett's yells are heard a half dozen times. Doggett's electric organ is only heard in the final cadenza, in Part 2, right before the drummer concludes with the Cymbal crash.

The song was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).[5]

James Brown version[]

In 1972, James Brown recorded "Honky Tonk" with his band The J.B.'s, who were credited as "The James Brown Soul Train". The song was released as a two-part single which reached number seven on the R&B chart and number 44 on the pop chart.[6][7]

Other recordings[]

Recordings are singles unless album/EP listed.

Information needed for these entries:

References[]

  1. ^ All Music Guide to the Blues. Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-87930-736-3. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 166.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ "Hot R&B singles of 1956". Billboard.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  7. ^ Leeds, Alan (1995). Discography. In Funky Good Time: The Anthology [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  8. ^ "Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings – American Music (1993, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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