Song

Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu: JOHNNY RIVERS

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Australian singles charts:
Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu entered the Kent charts on 27 November 1972 and peaked at #38.

Album:
Rockin’ Pneumonia entered the Kent album charts on 18 June 1973 and peaked #48. In America the song was released on L.A. Reggae.

Songwriters:
Johnny Vincent, Huey Smith

Producer:
Johnny Rivers

Record label of Australian release:
United Artists

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Wikipedia:
Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu was written and originally recorded by Huey ‘Piano’ Smith in 1957, who scored a minor hit with it in America.
1972 saw the song as an international hit single for Johnny Rivers, featuring Larry Knechtel on piano as well as other LA sessions musicians from The Wrecking Crew.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockin’_Pneumonia_and_the_Boogie_Woogie_Flu

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