# Episode 2: “Roll ‘Em Pete” by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson

An episode of [A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437402802), 14 Oct 2018.

Audio: https://500songs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/500-Songs-Ep-2-Roll-Em-Pete.mp3

Here’s the second episode, on “Roll ‘Em Pete” by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson. One erratum before we continue — in the episode, I say that “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” follows a particular formula common in hokum songs. That’s not actually true for the original version — it is true for Bill Haley’s cover version, and Elvis’ and the versions after them, but in Joe Turner’s version the part we now know as the chorus didn’t come in until near the end. Sorry about the mistake. (more…)

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