About Jimmy Preston
Jimmy Preston (August 18, 1913, Chester, Pennsylvania – December 1984, Philadelphia, PA) was an American rhythm & blues bandleader, alto saxophonist, drummer and singer who made an important contribution to early rock and roll. Preston's first R&B top ten hit was with "Hucklebuck Daddy" in 1949, recorded for Philadelphia's Gotham Records. His main claim to fame was to record, as Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians, the original version of "Rock the Joint" for Gotham in 1949.
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Top Tracks
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Rock The Joint
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Hucklebuck Baby
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Oh Babe
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Hucklebuck Daddy
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Let's Hang Out Tonight
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Potato Salad
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Drinking Woman
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Hey Everybody
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Oh, Babe!
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Chop Suey Louie
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Do the Bump
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They Call Me the Champ
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Messin' With Preston
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Numbers Blues
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Sugar Baby
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Estellina Bim Bam
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Hay Ride
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Early Morning Blues
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Going Away
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Credit Blues
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Hold Me Baby
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Hang Out Tonight
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Swingin' in the Groove
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Oh Babe!
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
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Rock The Joint - Original Mix
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Oh, Baby
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Home Cookin'
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Swinging in the Groove
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Oh! Babe
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Hey Everybody - Previously Unreleased
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Oh Mr Possum - Previously Unreleased
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Rock This Joint
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Bells of St. Mary's
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My Baby Done Left Me
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I'm Lonesome - Previously Unreleased
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Oh Mr. Possum
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Huclebuck Daddy
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Swinging' In - Previously Unreleased
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Hey Everybody (Previously Unreleased)
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Front Door Blues
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Stop That Baby
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Rock With It Baby
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Rock With It, Baby
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Running Bear
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They Call Me the Champ [#]
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Cradle of Love
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We're Gonna Rock This Joint Tonight
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Swinging' In (Previously Unreleased)
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Rock The Joint - Original
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