Famous Blues Covers
Famous Blues Covers: The Rolling Stones, "Little Red Rooster"
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The Rolling Stones took Little Red Rooster to Number 1 on the U.K. singles charts in late 1964
Little Red Rooster (or The Red Rooster as it was first titled) is a blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon. The song was first recorded in 1961 by American blues musician Howlin' Wolf in the Chicago blues style.