Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Song by Big Maybelle
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Oct 11, 2026
DJ Pup DaddyHOST
Which brings us back to June of 1957.
DJ Pup DaddyHOST
A Louisiana boy named Jerry Lee Lewis hit the charts with a song called Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On on Sun Records, and it peaked at number three.
DJ Pup DaddyHOST
But Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On was released two years earlier in 1955 by Big Maybelle on the OK label.
DJ Pup DaddyHOST
Jerry Lee changed some of the lyrics and added his signature pumping piano, but let's hear Big Maybelle's original version now.
Big MaybelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[singing] 21 drums and a old bass horn.
Buddy HollySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
With soul, baby
DJ Pup DaddyHOST
Yeah, we're gonna have a whole lotta shaking going on tonight.
DJ Pup DaddyHOST
That was Big Maybelle with her original version of Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.