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Flip, Flop and Fly

Field	Value
name	Flip, Flop and Fly
cover	Flip, Flop and Fly single cover.jpg
type	single
artist	Big Joe Turner
B-side	Ti-Ri-Lee
released
recorded	New York City, January 28, 1955
genre	Rhythm and blues, Jump blues
length	2:49
label	Atlantic
writer	*Charles E. Calhoun
prev_title	Well All Right
prev_year	1954
next_title	Hide and Seek
next_year	1955

| B-side = Ti-Ri-Lee

Lou Willie Turner "Flip, Flop and Fly" is a song recorded by Big Joe Turner in 1955. Called a "prototypical rocker", it was recorded by several early rock and roll performers. | editor-last = Erlewine | editor-first = Michael | editor-link = Michael Erlewine

Original song

"Flip, Flop and Fly" has an arrangement similar to Big Joe Turner's 1954 number 1 R&B chart hit "Shake, Rattle and Roll". | author-link = Cub Koda | access-date = June 19, 2011 | author-link = Joel Whitburn

Accompanying Turner on vocals are the song's co-writer Jesse Stone on piano, Al Sears on tenor sax, Connie Kay on drums, and unidentified trumpet, alto sax, baritone sax, guitar, and bass players. Turner subsequently recorded several live versions of the song.

Other notable versions

In 1973, a rendition by the Canadian Downchild Blues Band reached number 35 on the RPM 100 singles chart. It was the first, and highest ranked, of four songs on the Canadian charts and is included on their second album Straight Up (1974), | access-date = March 4, 2022 | access-date = December 18, 2023 | access-date = December 18, 2023

References

"RPM Top 100 Singles{{snd}}December 22, 1973".

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