"Let the Good Times Roll" has been the title of several songs, perhaps best known today as the lead track on BB King's 1999 album of the same name. That version, originally recorded by Louis Jordan in 1946, was written by Sam Theard and Fleecie Moore (Jordan's wife). Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee had a 1956 hit with a completely different "Let the Good Times Roll," often covered in concert by the Grateful Dead. Sam Cooke's 1964 "Good Times" is sometimes titled "Let the Good Times Roll," as it is in the clip below. Don't miss Memphis Slim's "Let the Good Times Roll Creole" at the bottom of the post. (I don't know anything about the Cars' song.)
(Happy birthdays, Sarah and Shoshana. Laissez les bons temps rouler.)
Chicago's own:
Recorded in Chicago in 1961, shortly before Slim moved to Paris:
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