The Rock 'N' Roll Era: The '50s: Keep On Rockin'

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Shout (Parts 1 and 2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1959)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 27), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 118) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 268)
recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Longitude Music Co., Nightlight Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Nightlight Music Pty Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Isley Brothers54:32
A2I'm Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino), Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Fred Fisher Music Co., Inc. and Sovereign Music Corp.
Fats Domino2:02
A3Think It Over
producer:
Norman Petty
double bass:
Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) (on 1958-02-28)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1958-02-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1958-02-28) and Niki Sullivan (on 1958-02-28)
piano:
Vi Petty (on 1958-02-28)
background vocals:
The Roses (American rock backing vocal trio) (on 1958-02-28)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1958-02-28)
recording of:
Think It Over (on 1958-02-28)
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc.
The Crickets1:44
A4Oh Julie
recording of:
Oh Julie
writer:
Noel Ball and Kenneth R. Moffitt
The Crescendos2:35
A5Hey, Little Girl
Dee Clark2:15
A6Lavender Blue
recording of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3483)
Sammy Turner2:13
B1The Girl Can't Help It
recording of:
The Girl Can’t Help It
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. and Twentieth Century Music Corp. (in 1956)
Little Richard2:20
B2Sweet Little Rock and Roller
recording of:
Sweet Little Rock and Roller
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry2:39
B3You Were Mine
The Fireflies1:52
B4Teen Beat
recording of:
Teen Beat
composer:
Arthur Egnoian and Sandy Nelson
publisher:
Lovolar Music
Sandy Nelson2:22
B5Tragedy
performer:
Thomas Wayne (American singer, best remembered as a one-hit wonder for "Tragedy") (in 1958-03)
recording of:
Tragedy
writer:
Fred Burch and Gerald Nelson (Gerald Hitt Nelson)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Embassy Music Corporation, Wren Music Co., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Thomas Wayne With The DeLons42:05
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C1Dizzy, Miss Lizzy
baritone saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1958-02-19)
bass:
Ted Brinson (on 1958-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1958-02-19)
guitar:
Rene Hall (on 1958-02-19) and Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1958-02-19)
piano:
Larry Williams (1950s rocker) (on 1958-02-19)
tenor saxophone:
Plas Johnson (on 1958-02-19)
vocals:
Larry Williams (1950s rocker) (on 1958-02-19)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-02-19)
recording of:
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (on 1958-02-19)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Williams (1950s rocker)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), ATV Music, ATV Music Ltd., Essex Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Larry Williams42:25
C2Bad Boy
recording of:
Bad Boy
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong and Avon Long (Broadway actor, singer)
revised by:
Clarence Palmer
publisher:
MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers) and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
The Jive Bombers2:49
C3When
vocals:
Kalin Twins
conductor:
Jack Pleis
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 1958-08-04 (number: 5)
recording of:
When
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Jack Reardon (American songwriter)
The Kalin Twins32:26
C4Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-14)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1958-02-14) and Al Caiola (on 1958-02-14)
piano:
Sam Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1958-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-02-14)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Teddy Charles (on 1958-02-14)
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1958-02-14)
arranger:
Reggie Obrecht
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 13)
recording of:
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes (on 1958-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Tideland Music Publishing Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Chuck Willis2:18
C5Susie Darlin'
recording of:
Susie Darlin'
writer:
Robin Luke (American rockabilly singer)
Robin Luke2:30
C6Only You
recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
The Platters2:33
D1At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama Song)
The El Dorados2:32
D2Linda Lu
recording of:
Linda Lu (from 1959 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Sharpe
publisher:
Gregmark (Gregmark Records - sub of Gregmark Music Inc) (from 1959 to present)
Ray Sharpe2:05
D3Tear Drops
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 35)
recording of:
Tear Drops
writer:
Roy Calhoun and Barry Golder
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and G and H Music Publishing House Inc.
Lee Andrews and the Hearts42:20
D4Guitar Boogie Shuffle
The Virtues2:22
D5It Was I
Skip And Flip2:15

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part of:The Rock 'n' Roll Era (Time-Life Music) (number: 24) (order: 24)