"Let the Good Times Roll" is a song that was recorded by Shirley and Lee in 1956. This song was written by the duo, Shirley Goodman

Shirley Goodman

Shirley Goodman was an American R&B singer known best for "Shirley and Lee", a 1950s R&B duo. Later in her career, she had a resurgence with the disco hit, "Shame, Shame, Shame" in the 1970s...

 (later Shirley Pixley) and Leonard Lee, and by September 8, 1956 had climbed to #20 in the US charts.

The song has a strong steady beat, much of which is provided by drummer Earl Palmer

Earl Palmer

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. It also was included in the soundtrack of the movie Stand By Me

Stand by Me (film)

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It has been recorded by many others including The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers

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, Barbra Streisand

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, The Searchers

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, Whiskey Howl

Whiskey Howl

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, Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer

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, Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson

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, The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

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, Roy Orbison

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, Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty

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, Slade

Slade

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, Freddy Fender

Freddy Fender

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, Buckwheat Zydeco

Buckwheat Zydeco

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, The Animals

The Animals

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, Fishbone

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 and most recently in 2008 by George Clinton

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 featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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 and Kim Manning

Kim Manning

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