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1962
played on the very first gig in Marquee 1962. July 12.
classic great blues number, beautiful natural performance
Mick Jagger on the top
classic simple videoclip - cool number, cool chick, cool car
that's why I love The Rolling Stones
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j.b.goode
“shake em on down” dates back to september 1937, when
delta bluesman bukka white penned and recorded it in chicago. (vocalion 03711)
booker (bukka) white: shake 'em on down
chicago blues singer eddie taylor recorded the track in 1955 changing the title to "ride 'em on down" (vee-jay vj 185)
.........[btw: jimmy reed guitar & harmonica]
it's this version that inspired the stones to cover the track:
eddie taylor: ride 'em on down
"shake 'em on down" was recorded by several bluesmen with white's title or
a variation: "ride 'em on down", "break 'em on down", "truck 'em on down":
big bill broonzy (1938 vocalion 4149),
tommy mcclennan (1939 bluebird 8347),
big joe williams (1941 bluebird 8969)
robert petway (1941 bluebird 8838)
recorded in several versions,
using both acoustic and
electric slide guitar by mississippi fred mcdowell