Saturday Night Fish Fry

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"Saturday Night Fish Fry" is a 1949 jump blues song by Louis Jordan, celebrated as a precursor to rock and roll for its upbeat rhythm, storytelling lyrics, and influential style.

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instanceOf single
song
associatedWithArtist Louis Jordan NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement early rock and roll development
composer Louis Jordan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs precursor to rock and roll
era late 1940s American popular music
genre jump blues
rhythm and blues
hasCulturalStatus R&B standard
jump blues classic
hasInfluenceOnGenre rock and roll
hasLyricalTheme storytelling lyrics
hasMusicalStyle upbeat rhythm
hasNotableFeature call-and-response vocals
driving rhythm section
repeated refrain "Saturday night fish fry"
slang-heavy narrative lyrics
hasRhythmicCharacteristic backbeat emphasis
shuffle rhythm
hasTempo fast
isPartOf Louis Jordan discography
language English
lyricist Louis Jordan NERFINISHED
mainSubject a wild Saturday night party
police raid on a party
narrativePointOfView first person
originalMedium 78 rpm record
performer Louis Jordan NERFINISHED
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five NERFINISHED
recordedBy Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1949

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Louis Jordan notableWork Saturday Night Fish Fry