Notes on Moving Out To The Country by Jools Holland

"Rocket To The Moon", "Where Do I Go From Here" and "Boogie Woogie Country Girl" - Jools Holland - LISTEN TO AUDIO

Boogie Woogie Country Girl was really only a country song in it's lyrical content and was belted out by the greatest blues shouter of all time, Big Joe Turner. It got all of our boogie muscle twitching so we felt compelled to include it in this record. A friend heard "Rocket To The Moon" and said 'that's got a Jerry Lee vibe to it'. This is perhaps because it was by one of Jerry Lee's influences, Moon Mulligan. Moon was one of the great western swing characters, like Bob Willis or later, Merrill E Moore. These were great touring bands who had boogie woogie numbers in their set that were the forerunners of rockabilly and rock'n'roll.

"Rocket To The Moon" was banned on some radio stations back in the 40's because of the suggestive content of the lyrics. I would draw the listener's attention to the sound of the trombones and trumpets and voices of the rhythm and blues orchestra on the last chorus, which I think, if the authorities notice, will also be banned from modern radio. "Where Do I Go From Here", Van Morrison inspired me to write this song after a remark he made to a journalist after performing with Ray Charles.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and more importantly, thank you for listening.

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