Mötley Crüe - Too Fast for Love (1981)

"Public Enemy #1" by Mötley Crüe

Scatman Crothers was born in Terre Haute, Indiana.  Before relocating to California, guitarist Robert Deal was born there, too.  Deal would change his name to and make his name as Mick Mars, the guitarist for Mötley Crüe.  Mötley Crüe released their debut album in late 1981 on their own record label Leathür Records.

Note:  The album cover and date above are for the self-released version of the album.  When Mötley Crüe signed with Elektra Records, they went back to the studio to remix and re-record parts of the album.  The 1982 re-released version of the album and its album cover are what is most popularly familiar.  I've highlighted the original release mostly for dates reasons.

Here is the discography surrounding Mötley Crüe's debut album:

Gypsy Woman (1978 single by Video Nu-R)

Demo (1978 demo by Sister)

Work, Work (1979 single by Video Nu-R)

Demo '79 (1979 demo by Sister)

Before They Were Mötley Crüe (1979 compilation album)

Demotape Remaster (1981 demo)

Mötley Crüe (1981 demo)

Stick to Your Guns (1981 single)

Too Fast for Love

Too Fast for Love (1982 re-released, remixed album)

Live Wire (1982 single)

Public Enemy #1 (1982 single)

Wild in the Night (1982 live album)

"Live Wire" by Mötley Crüe

"Take Me to the Top" by Mötley Crüe

"Starry Eyes" by Mötley Crüe

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Scatman Crothers - Rock 'n Roll with "Scat Man" (1956)

 "Exactly Like You" by Scatman Crothers

Wild Bill Moore's "Rock and Roll" is one of a number of songs in the debate for first ever rock and roll song.  The vocalist on the track is reputed to be jazz singer Scatman Crothers.  A long career saw Scatman shift musical gears throughout including for his "debut" album where he takes on the mantle of "rock and roller" for Rock 'n Roll with "Scat Man" while the genre is still young and still very much Rhythm and Blues.

Here is the discography surrounding Scatman Crothers's debut album:

The Jubilee Shows (No. 68 and No. 70) (1944 live radio performances with His Orchestra)

Dead Man's Blues (1948 single)

Riff's Blues (1948 single)

Shuffleboard Blues (1949 single)

I'd Rather Be a Hummingbird (1949 single)

I'd Rather Be a Rooster (1950 single)

Papa (I Don't Treat That Little Girl Mean) (1953 single)

Walkin' My Baby Back Home (1953 single)

On the Sunny Side of the Street (1954 single)

Dearest One (1955 single)

When Oh When (1955 single)

Honky Tonk (1956 single)

My Blue Heaven (1956 single)

Since I Met You Baby (1956 single)

Sweet Lips (Jazz Lips) (1956 single)

Rock 'n Roll with "Scat Man"

The Death of Emmett Till (1956 single with The Ramparts)

Exactly Like You (1957 single with His Wildcats)

I Got Rhythm (1957 single with His Wildcats)

Nobody Knows Why (1957 single with His Wildcats)

Ghost Riders in the Sky (1958 single with His Scat Rockets)

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (1958 single with His Scat Rockets)

Rock, Roma, Rock It (1958 single)

"I'd Rather Be a Rooster" by Scatman Crothers

"Keep That Coffee Hot" by Scatman Crothers

"The Death of Emmett Till" by The Ramparts

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