Riot On Easy Street
from Chicago Hi-Style by The Kingmakers
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A little straight-ahead romp about SUN Studio, Dewey Phillips, Sam Phillips, Cowboy Jack Clement, and the birth of rock and roll.
lyrics
Those front porch blues
Down the old Bayou
Stomping out a beat
People started moving their feet
Took a cigar box
Strung it up with some wire
And an old broomstick
Man we nearly started a fire
Chorus:
We nearly started a riot
Nearly started a riot
They couldn’t keep us quiet, Nearly started a riot
Down on Easy Street
Verse 2:
Took an old tin can
Stuck a magnet inside
Strung it up with a wire, so they could
Hear us far and wide
Took a Gretsch guitar
A big ol' whammy bar
An old tape delay
And man they couldn't stay away
CHORUS
SOLO
Took a little bit of shake,
A lot of rattle and roll
Took a boy from Tupelo
With a whole lotta soul
A little empty room,
down Union Street
Sam and Cowboy found a sound
That couldn’t be beat
Down the old Bayou
Stomping out a beat
People started moving their feet
Took a cigar box
Strung it up with some wire
And an old broomstick
Man we nearly started a fire
Chorus:
We nearly started a riot
Nearly started a riot
They couldn’t keep us quiet, Nearly started a riot
Down on Easy Street
Verse 2:
Took an old tin can
Stuck a magnet inside
Strung it up with a wire, so they could
Hear us far and wide
Took a Gretsch guitar
A big ol' whammy bar
An old tape delay
And man they couldn't stay away
CHORUS
SOLO
Took a little bit of shake,
A lot of rattle and roll
Took a boy from Tupelo
With a whole lotta soul
A little empty room,
down Union Street
Sam and Cowboy found a sound
That couldn’t be beat
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from Chicago Hi-Style,
released November 25, 2013
Words and music Stephen K. Donnelly ©2013 SOCAN/ASCAP
Words and music Stephen K. Donnelly ©2013 SOCAN/ASCAP
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The Kingmakers Ottawa, Ontario
The Kingmakers are Canada's preeminent rockabilly, jump blues and jive combo. Their latest album was recorded at Hi-Style in Chicago (JD McPherson), and they've recorded albums at historic SUN Studio in Memphis & Cowboy Jack Clement's studio in Nashville with guests The Jordanaires and JM Van Eaton. Their music has been featured in The Vampire Diaries, Dance Moms and hundreds of other TV shows. ... more
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