"Chicken Shack Boogie" is a 1948 jump-boogie song by the

West Coast blues West Coast blues is a type of blues music influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players who relocated to California in the 1940s. West Coast blues also f ...

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Amos Milburn Joseph Amos Milburn (April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Houston, Texas, and died there 52 years later. One commentator noted, "Milburn exce ...

. It was the first of four number-one hits on the R&B chart by Milburn. It was the B-side of a 78-RPM single, the A-side of which, "It Took a Long, Long Time", reached number nine on the same chart. In 1956, Milburn released "Chicken Shack", a faster rock-and-roll version (subsequently included on his 1957 album ''Let's Have a Party''). This version runs about 2:30 and is sometimes titled "Chicken Shack Boogie" on later compilation albums.

Earl Palmer Earl Cyril Palmer (October 25, 1924 – September 19, 2008) was an American drummer. Considered one of the inventors of rock and roll, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palmer was one of the most prolific studio musicians of all ...

was the drummer on this version.Scherman, Tony (1999). ''Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story''. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 173. .

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