Rock the Joint
| "Rock The Joint" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians | |
| B-side | "Drinking Woman" |
| Released | 1949 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:37 |
| Label | Gotham |
| Songwriter(s) | Harold Crafton, Wendell Keane, Harold Bagby |
"Rock the Joint", also known as "We're Gonna Rock This Joint Tonight", is a 1949 boogie song recorded by various proto-rock and roll singers, notably Jimmy Preston and early rock and roll singers, most notably Bill Haley in 1952. Preston's version has been cited as a contender for being "the first rock and roll record", and Haley's is widely considered the first rockabilly record.