"Little Red Rooster" (or "The Red Rooster" as it was first titled) is a song that is a classic of the blues. Howlin' Wolf recorded "The Red Rooster" in 1961, a song credited to blues arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon, although earlier songs have been cited as inspiration. A variety of performers have interpreted it, including Sam Cooke, Willie Mabon, The Doors, and The Rolling Stones, who had important record chart successes with the song.
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Famous quotes containing the words red and/or rooster:
“He gets red roses in different places,
the head, that time he was as sleepy as a river,
the back, that time he was a broken scarecrow,
the arm like a diamond had bitten it,
the leg, twisted like a licorice stick....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“D’Arrast: “Just tell me, has your good Jesus always answered your call?”
The Rooster: “Always, no, Captain.”
D’Arrast: “Well, then?”
The Rooster burst out in a fresh and childlike laugh: “Well, he is free, isn’t he?””
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)