[FLIP, FLOP & FLY]{1} Written by: Lou Willie Turner & Charles E. Calhoun (see note 1) Performed by: Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings{2}{3} First released{4}: Single: 1955 Album: 1957

{1}Written by Atlantic records staff producer Jesse Stone, writing under the name of Charles Calhoun and Joe Turner, however Joe decided to credit his wife, Lou Willie Turner as the songwriter. Over the years, "Flip, Flop & Fly," has sold a million copies.

{2}Known variously as Joe Turner, The Boss of the Blues, and Big Joe Turner (due to his 6'2," 300+ pounds stature), Turner's career as a performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s.

{3}Covered by: 1. Count Basie, 2. Johanna Bell, 3. Johnny Bell, 4. The Blues Brothers, 5. Elwood Blues, 6. Pat Boone, 7. Precious Bryant, 8. John Cephas, 9. The Chickenhawks, 10. Peggy Cone, 11. The James Cotton Blues Band, 12. Ted Curson, 13. Dick's Hat Band, 14. Downchild Blues Band, 15. Tibby Edwards, 16. Jeffrey Evans, 17. Glen Glenn, 18. Guitar Mac & Blues Express, 19. Bill Haley & His Comets, 20. Johnny Heartsman, 21. Jools Holland, 22. Joe Houston, 23. Indigo Swing, 24. The Jodimars, 25. The Kane Brothers, 26. Doug Kershaw, 27. Troyce Key, 28. Sid King, 29. Bryan Lee, 30. Jerry Lee Lewis, 31. Preston Lipford, 32. Louisiana Red, 33. Veronica Martell, 34. Mr. Breathless, 35. Michael Paloma, 36. Elvis Presley, 37. Johnnie Ray, 38. The Relics, 39. Rob Rio, 40. Mack Allen Smith, 41. The Sugar Bees, 42. Leon Thomas, 43. Seppo Valjakka, 44. Dinah Washington, 45. Ben Wasson, et al.

{4}Appears on:{*} SINGLE(s): (1)Joe Turner & His Blues Kings A-side: "Flip, Flop & Fly" B-side: "Ti-Ri-Lee" (a) Atlantic, 10-Inch, Vinyl, 78rpm, #1053, US-1955.

Album(s): (a)Joe Turner: Rock & Roll (1) Atlantic, 14-Track, Mono LP, #8005, US-1957.

(b)Joe Turner: The Very Best of Big Joe Turner: (1) Rhino, 16-Track, Stereo CD, #ATL-397628, US-1998{5}.

{*}The album(s) and record(s) listed here may have different versions of the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.

{5}Transcribed from the track on this album.