Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu - wikipedia Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu `` '' Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu '' ( Part 1 ) '' Single by Huey ' Piano ' Smith B - side `` Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu '' ( Part 2 ) Released August 1957 Format 7 '' Label Ace Records Songwriter ( s ) J. Vincent, Huey Smith Huey ' Piano ' Smith singles chronology `` '' Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu '' ( Part 1 ) '' ( 1957 ) `` Do n't You Just Know It '' ( 1958 ) `` Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu '' ( Part 1 ) '' ( 1957 ) `` Do n't You Just Know It '' ( 1958 ) `` Rockin ' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu '' Single by Johnny Rivers from the album L.A. Reggae B - side `` Come Home America '' Released October 1972 Format 7 '' Recorded 1972 Genre Blues rock, electric blues Length 3 : 30 Label United Artists Songwriter ( s ) J. Vincent, Huey Smith Johnny Rivers singles chronology `` Think His Name '' ( 1971 ) `` Rockin ' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu '' ( 1972 ) `` Blue Suede Shoes '' ( 1973 ) `` Think His Name '' ( 1971 ) `` Rockin ' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu '' ( 1972 ) `` Blue Suede Shoes '' ( 1973 ) `` Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu '' is a song written and originally recorded by Huey ' Piano ' Smith in 1957, who scored a minor hit with the song ( No. 52 Billboard ). Contents 1 Johnny Rivers cover 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Other cover versions 4 References 5 External links Johnny Rivers cover 1972 saw the song as an international hit single for Johnny Rivers with instrumental backing from L.A. sessions musicians from the Wrecking Crew. `` Rockin ' Pneumonia '' reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the winter of 1973. It was only Rivers ' fifth highest charting song, but spent much longer on the chart ( 19 weeks ) than any of his two dozen hits to that date. On the U.S. Cash Box Top 100 the song peaked at number five, and in Canada it reached number three. Rivers ' cover of `` Rockin ' Pneumonia '' became his third Gold record. His last Gold record would be five years later with the 1977 hit, `` Swayin ' to the Music ( Slow Dancing ). '' Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1972 - 73 ) Peak position Australia ( Goset ) 27 Canadian Top Singles ( RPM ) New Zealand ( Listener ) 11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 U.S. Cashbox Top 100 5 U.S. Record World Year - end charts Chart ( 1973 ) Rank U.S. Billboard Hot 100 78 U.S. Cash Box 30 Other cover versions In 1957 the tune was recorded by Larry Williams on Specialty Records. The back - up band included René Hall, guitar, Earl Palmer, drums, and Plas Johnson, tenor sax. Aerosmith covered the song in 1987 for the Less Than Zero soundtrack. References Jump up ^ Hartman, Kent ( 2012 ). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin 's Griffin. pp. 261 -- 263. ISBN 978 - 1 - 250 - 03046 - 7. ^ Jump up to : `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 29. ^ Jump up to : `` Song artist 376 - Johnny Rivers ''. Tsort.info. 2007 - 10 - 08. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ `` flavour of new zealand - search listener ''. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1973 / Top 100 Songs of 1973 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ Larry Williams : Bad Boy The Legends of Specialty Records, Speciality Records 1989, liner notes External links Full lyrics of this song Johnny Rivers Live albums At the Whisky à Go Go Here We à Go Go Again ! In Action Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go... And I Know You Wanna Dance Songs `` Memphis '' `` Maybellene '' `` Mountain of Love '' `` Midnight Special '' `` The Seventh Son '' `` Where Have All the Flowers Gone ? '' `` Secret Agent Man '' `` ( I Washed My Hands In ) Muddy Water '' `` Poor Side Of Town '' `` Baby I Need Your Lovin ' '' `` The Tracks of My Tears '' `` Summer Rain '' `` Into the Mystic '' `` Fire and Rain '' `` Sea Cruise '' `` Rockin ' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu '' `` Blue Suede Shoes '' `` Six Days on the Road '' `` Help Me, Rhonda '' `` Swayin ' to the Music ( Slow Dancing ) '' `` Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rockin%27_Pneumonia_and_the_Boogie_Woogie_Flu&oldid=774195070 '' Categories : 1957 songs 1957 singles 1972 singles Johnny Rivers songs United Artists Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 April 2017, at 21 : 25. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote rockin pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu
Answer: Huey 'Piano' Smith