Little Red Rooster
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"Little Red Rooster" is a classic Chicago blues song, famously recorded by Howlin' Wolf and later popularized in rock music by artists such as The Rolling Stones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Red Rooster canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago blues song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Chess Records ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Chicago ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Delta blues traditions ⓘ |
| composer | Willie Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredIn |
live performances by Eric Clapton
ⓘ
live performances by The Grateful Dead ⓘ live performances by The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ |
| hasForm | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British blues boom
ⓘ
surface form:
British blues movement
rock bands of the 1960s ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Dogs begin to bark and hounds begin to howl"
ⓘ
"The little red rooster's too lazy to crow for day" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
barnyard imagery
ⓘ
rural life ⓘ sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | rock music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy |
Howlin' Wolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago blues repertoire
|
| recordedBy |
Big Mama Thornton
ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Luther Allison ⓘ Sam Cooke ⓘ The Doors ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ
surface form:
The Grateful Dead
The Rolling Stones ⓘ The Rolling Stones ⓘ
surface form:
The Rolling Stones with Eric Clapton
The Rolling Stones ⓘ
surface form:
The Rolling Stones with Howlin' Wolf
The Yardbirds ⓘ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Chess Records ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| writer | Willie Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.