Editing Wynonie Harris (section)

==Solo career==
In July 1945, Harris signed with [[Philo Records (rhythm & blues)|Philo]], a label owned by the brothers Leo and Edward Mesner.  Harris' band was assembled by [[Johnny Otis]], and the group recorded the [[gramophone record|78-rpm record]] "Around the Clock". Although not a chart-topper, the song became popular, and [[cover version]]s were recorded by many artists, including [[Willie Bryant]], Jimmy Rushing and Big Joe Turner.

Harris went on to record sessions for other labels, including [[Apollo Records (1944)|Apollo]], [[Bullet Records|Bullet]] and [[Aladdin Records|Aladdin]]. His greatest success came when he signed for [[Syd Nathan]]'s [[King Records (USA)|King]] label, where he enjoyed a series of hits on the U.S. R&B chart in the late 1940s and early 1950s. These included a 1948 cover of [[Roy Brown (blues musician)|Roy Brown]]'s "[[Good Rocking Tonight]]",<ref>Harris re-recorded Brown's hit in 1948, after Brown wrote and recorded it in 1947. It was later rerecorded by [[Elvis Presley]] in 1954, with later versions by [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Ricky Nelson]], [[Buddy Holly]], [[Pat Boone]] and [[Paul McCartney]]</ref> "Good Morning Judge" and "[[All She Wants to Do Is Rock]]". In 1946, Harris recorded two singles with the pianist Herman "Sonny" Blount, who later earned fame as the eclectic jazz composer and bandleader [[Sun Ra]].

Some reviewers state that "Good Rocking Tonight", by [[Roy Brown (blues musician)|Roy Brown]] (1947) or by Harris (1948)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30288/5-candidates-first-rock-n-roll-song|title=5 Candidates for the First Rock 'n' Roll Song|date=March 23, 2012|website=Mentalfloss.com|access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref> is one of the contenders for the title of "first rock'n'roll record".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/12/rock-n-roll-record |title=The first rock'n'roll record is released |date=12 June 2011 |work=The Guardian |access-date=10 August 2020 |quote=the first rock record. In fact, that title is hotly disputed, with contenders including Sister Rosetta Tharpe's Strange Things Happening Every Day (1944) and}}</ref> The label of the 45 RPM record by Brown included the words "Rocking blues".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkBTo6u8CNg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/dkBTo6u8CNg| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=1st RECORDING OF: Good Rockin' Tonight - Roy Brown (1947) |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> According to the Paul McCartney Project, "Harris's version was even more energetic than Brown's original version, featuring black gospel style handclapping". The Project adds that "the song has also been credited with being the most successful record to that point to use the word 'rock' not as a euphemism for sex, but as a descriptive for the musical style.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/song/good-rockin-tonight/|title=Good Rockin' Tonight (song)|website=The-paulmccartney-project.com|access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref>

In 1950, Harris released the double-sided hit "Sittin' on It All the Time" backed with "Baby, Shame on You" (King 4330), and in 1951, he recorded a [[cover version]] of [[Hank Penny]]'s "Bloodshot Eyes" (King 4461).<ref>Burke Ken; Griffin, Dan (2006). ''The Blue Moon Boys: The Story of Elvis Presley's Band''. Chicago Review Press. page 57. {{ISBN|1-55652-614-8}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockabilly.nl/lyrics1/b0075.htm|title=Bloodshot Eyes, Wynonie Harris|website=Rockabilly.nl|access-date=May 21, 2014}}</ref> His risqué approach to material at times made his tracks "Keep On Churnin'" (1952) and "Wasn't That Good" (1953) jukebox favorites in the early 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horntip.com/mp3/1950s/1950s--1991_risque_rhythm_(CD)|title=Risque Rhythm (1950s)|publisher=Horntip.com|date=April 16, 2014|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> Other lascivious songs he recorded include the earlier tracks "I Want My Fanny Brown" and "Lollipop Mama".<ref>{{cite web|author=Dahl, Bill|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/good-rocking-tonight-mw0000676641|title=Wynonie Harris, ''Good Rocking Tonight'': Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

Harris had "16 Top 10 R&B hits between 1945 and 1952, including the definitive version of Roy Brown's "Good Rockin' Tonight," a disc that spent 25 weeks on Billboard's chart in 1948".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/1940s-musicians-laid-the-cornerstone-for-rock-n-roll|title=1940s musicians laid the cornerstone for rock 'n' roll|website=Goldminemag.com|date=September 29, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref>

' Lovin' Machine ', (1952), and ' The Deacon don't like it ', (1953), both mention [[Hadacol]] whiskey.