"Little Red Rooster" (or "The Red Rooster" as it was first titled) is a song that is a blues standard. American blues musician Howlin' Wolf recorded it in the Chicago blues style in 1961 and the song is credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon.
I've read this several times now and I think it can be improved.  Try something like: "''"Little Red Rooster" (also known as "The Red Rooster") is a twentieth century American blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon.  It was first recorded by American blues musician Howlin' Wolf in the Chicago blues style in 1961."  Or some variation on getting to the point.