Train Kept A-Rollin'

Song infobox
Name = Train Kept A-Rollin'


Artist = Tiny Bradshaw
Album =
Released =
track_no =
Recorded =
Genre = Blues, Rock
Length =
Writer = Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann
Label =
Producer = Infobox Single
Name = Train Kept A-Rollin'


Artist = Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio
from Album =
B-side = "Honey Hush"
Released = 1956
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Blues
Length =
Label = Coral
Producer =
Chart position =
Last single = "Midnight Train"
(1956)
This single = "Train Kept A-Rollin"
(1956)
Next single = "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)"
(1957)Infobox Song
Name = Train Kept A-Rollin'
Artist = The Yardbirds
Album = Having a Rave Up
Released = February 17 1965
track_no = 6
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:28
Writer = Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann
Label = Epic
Producer = Giorgio Gomelsky
prev = "I'm a Man"
prev_no = 5
next = "Smokestack Lightning"
next_no = 7"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951- his best known recording. After a rock and roll version of the song was recorded and released by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio in 1956, numerous other such versions have been recorded since.

The Yardbirds version

The Yardbirds helped make the song a garage-rock staple when they covered it on the 1965 album "Having a Rave Up". The riff Jeff Beck used for their version of the song was later used in another song written by Beck and Keith Relf titled "Stroll On." "Stroll On" was used in the movie Blowup. The published sheet music for the Yardbirds' version is titled "Train Kept A Rollin' (Stroll On)", with credit given to Beck, Relf, Jimmy Page, Chris Dreja, and Jim McCarty. Despite the inclusion of "Stroll On" in the title, this sheet music appears to be the score for "Train Kept a Rollin'".

Led Zeppelin version

"Train Kept A-Rollin'" was the very first tune that Led Zeppelin ever played together in 1968. According to John Paul Jones, the room "exploded" when they kicked it off, and they knew they had something.Steven Rosen, [http://www.classic-rock-legends-start-here.com/led-zeppelins-1977-tour.html "Led Zeppelin's 1977 Tour - A Tragic Ending!"] , Classic Rock Legends.] They subsequently played the song as their show opener on tour during 1968 and 1969, and revived it in their final tour "Over Europe" in 1980. A studio version was never recorded by Led Zeppelin, but during his solo "Outrider" sessions in 1988 Page did record a version similar to that performed by Led Zeppelin in 1980.

Dread Zeppelin

Reggae cover band Dread Zeppelin's version of the song on their album "5,000,000" is heavily derived from the Led Zeppelin version, but slower, with a combination reggae and harmonica blues backdrop, as well as imitation Elvis Presley vocals.

hakin' Stevens and The Sunsets version

Shakin' Stevens And The Sunsets officially released two versions of the song. The first, produced by Dave Edmunds, appeared on their 1970 debut album "A Legend". A re-recorded version appeared on their eponymous 1973 LP "Shakin' Stevens And The Sunsets". In addition, the band recorded a version for the BBC on June 15th 1970 which was broadcast on the programme "First Gear" on August 27th 1970.

Alex Chilton version

Alex Chilton (of the Box Tops and Big Star) covered the song on his 1980 album,'live in london'. He was backed by a pick up band of two members of the Soft Boys (Matthew Seligman & Morris Windsor) and one member of The Vibrators (Ian 'Knox' Carnochan) with little rehearsal time. The set it is taken from is on the second night of their tour.

Aerosmith version

Infobox Single
Name = Train Kept A-Rollin'


Artist = Aerosmith
from Album = Get Your Wings
B-side = "Spaced"
Released = 1974
Recorded = 1974
Format = Record
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 5:33
Label = Columbia Records
Writer = Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann
Producer = Jack Douglas
Chart position =
Reviews =
Last single = "Same Old Song and Dance" (1974)
This single = "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (1974)
Next single = "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" (1974)
Aerosmith covered the song on their 1974 album "Get Your Wings". It was released as the second single from the album. The song has long been played on album-oriented rock and classic rock radio stations. Additionally, the song has long been an important staple in the band's live shows, often closing their shows. It is featured on three Aerosmith live compilations: "Live! Bootleg" (1978), "Classics Live" (1986), and "Rockin' the Joint" (2002). On the "Rockin' the Joint" version, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford can be heard doing a little bit of "The Star Spangled Banner" towards the end, as the concert performance was only four months after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Additionally, the band is known to play two different versions of the song, the regular version of the song, as well as a slowed-down version often called "Slow Train" in the setlists. On at least two occasions, lead singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry have performed the song with other artists; in 1992 with Guns N' Roses and in 1995 with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. In 2002, the whole band performed the song live with the Japanese hard rock duo B'z.

A cover of Aerosmith's version appears in the music video game "Rock Band", and the master track appears in "".

Hanoi Rocks version

Hanoi Rocks cut a live recording of the track on their 1985 live album All Those Wasted Years.

Motörhead version

Motörhead covered the song on their 1977 eponymous debut album.

Skid Row version

Skid Row covered Aerosmith version of the song on their 1990 video "Oh Say Can You Scream".

Tragically Hip version

The Tragically Hip have performed a memorable live version of the song, which included a monologue by Gord Downie about his girlfriend writing his biography, and selling it for millions and millions of dollars.

Twisted Sister version

Twisted Sister cut a live recording of the song as a bonus track recorded in 1979 at Detroit, Portchester New York, on their 1995 live album Live at Hammersmith. This version includes a long feedback-soaked guitarsolo by Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda.

The Nazz version

The Nazz recorded a version of this song which was unrealesed however, untill the release of their Best Of album in 1984.