Bill Justis - Raunchy (1957) / Lee Allen and His Band - Walkin' with Mr. Lee (1958)

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"Raunchy" is an instrumental by the American rock and roll artist Bill Justis, co-written by Sidney Manker and produced by Sam Phillips. From the album Cloud 9, the tune was released as a single in September 23, 1957 from the record label Phillips International Records, a sub-label of Sun Records.

In 1962, Justis recorded another rendition of the tune, in stereo and with considerably different guitar, for his album Bill Justis Plays 12 More Big Instrumental Hits.He recorded it once more in 1969, for his album Raunchy & Other Great Instrumentals.
Competing with Justis' release in 1957 were renditions by Billy Vaughn and Ernie Freeman. Freeman's version was his biggest solo success, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957, #1 on the R&B singles chart, and #11 on the Country singles chart in 1958

Lee Francis Allen (July 2, 1927 – October 18, 1994) was an American tenor saxophone player. He was a key figure in New Orleans rock and roll of the 1950s and recorded with many leading performers of the early rock and roll era. He was semiretired from music by the late 1960s, but in the late 1970s returned to music intermittently until the end of his life.

"Walkin' with Mr. Lee", released by Ember Records, was a minor hit in 1958, partly because it was frequently played on the television program American Bandstand.