4 Decades of Hits 50s 60s 70s 80s

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1	Rock Around the Clock double bass: Marshall Lytle (on 1954-04-12) drums (drum set): Billy Gussak (on 1954-04-12) electric guitar: Danny Cedrone (on 1954-04-12) guitar: Bill Haley (on 1954-04-12) piano: Johnny Grande (on 1954-04-12) steel guitar: William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (on 1954-04-12) tenor saxophone: Joey D'Ambrosio (on 1954-04-12) vocals: Bill Haley (on 1954-04-12) recording of: Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley’s version) (on 1954-04-12) lyricist and composer: Jimmy De Knight (in 1952) and Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1952) arranger: Harry Filler publisher: Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Myers Music, Inc. version of: We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock (Original Freedman / De Knight version)	Bill Haley & His Comets	4	2:13
2	Great Balls of Fire recording of: Great Balls of Fire writer: Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire) publisher: B.R.S. Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)	Jerry Lee Lewis		1:53
3	Red River Rock cover recording of: Red River Rock composer: Tom King (50s & 60s songwriter), Ira Mack and Fred Mendelsohn publisher: Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Mole Hole Music is based on: Red River Valley	Johnny and the Hurricanes		2:09
4	Long Tall Sally recording of: Long Tall Sally writer: Enotris Johnson (on 1955-11-29), Richard Wayne Penniman (on 1955-11-29) and Robert Alexander Blackwell (on 1955-11-29) publisher: ATV Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Unichappell Music and Venice Music	Little Richard		2:06
5	Duke of Earl recording of: Duke of Earl writer: Earl Edwards (soul singer-songwriter), Eugene Dixon and Bernice Williams (songwriter) publisher: Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) sub-publisher: BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present))	Gene Chandler		2:19
6	Ain’t That a Shame recording of: Ain’t That a Shame writer: Antoine Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew publisher: Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., F. Day & Hunter Ltd., Travis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp. (in 1955, in 1983) and United Artists Music Ltd. (from 1977 to present)	Fats Domino		2:33
7	Along Came Jones recording of: Along Came Jones lyricist: Jerry Leiber composer: Mike Stoller publisher: Sony/ATV Songs LLC	The Coasters		2:52
8	Speedy Gonzales recording of: Speedy Gonzales writer: David Hess (actor/songwriter), David Hill (US songwriter), Buddy Kaye and Ethel Lee (songwriter) publisher: Budd Music Ltd. (publisher) (from 1977 to present)	Pat Boone	5	2:37
9	Good Golly Miss Molly cover recording of: Good Golly Miss Molly writer: Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco publisher: Cedos Music, Jondora Music, PeerMusic AB, Prestige Music ltd. and Robin Hood Music Co.	The Swinging Blue Jeans		2:24
10	But I Do	Clarence “Frogman” Henry		2:13
11	Saturday Night at the Movies recording of: Saturday Night at the Movies writer: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil publisher: Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.	The Drifters		2:16
12	The Great Pretender recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09) lead vocals: Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.) part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352) recording of: The Great Pretender (in 1955-09) lyricist and composer: Buck Ram publisher: Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited	The Platters	5	2:39
13	Shake Rattle and Roll	Bill Haley & His Comets		2:32
14	Tutti Frutti recording of: Tutti Frutti lyricist: Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman composer: Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman publisher: ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)	Little Richard		2:19

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