50 Hits From The Juke-Box Era

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Annotation

Two barcodes on the packaging:
Barcode (Vol. 1): 7 78325 34052 0
Barcode (Vol. 2): 5 021364 340521

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-05 12:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock 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 and the Comets42:13
2Lightin' StrikesLou Christie3:00
3Sheila
Tommy Roe2:18
4Oh Baby What Would You Say
Hurricane Smith3:28
5Good Timin'
recording of:
Good Timin’
writer:
Clint Ballard, Jr. and Fred Tobias (Broadway lyricist)
Jimmy Jones2:14
6Count Me In
recording of:
Count Me In
writer:
Glen D. Hardin
Gary Lewis & the Playboys2:15
7All in My Mind
Maxine Brown2:21
8There She Goes
Jerry Wallace2:36
924 Hours From Tulsa
Gene Pitney2:59
10Love Grows
Edison Lighthouse2:34
11The Game of Love
Wayne Fontana2:25
12Bernadine
Pat Boone2:08
13Lost in Music
Sister Sledge5:40
14Walkin' Back to Happiness
Helen Shapiro2:34
15Soul Sisters, Brown Sugar
Sam & Dave2:23
16I Feel Good
James Brown2:06
17Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:15
18Little Children
recording of:
Little Children
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer) and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Belinda Music and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Billy J. Kramer2:49
19Handy Man
recording of:
Handy Man
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Jones (writer of “Good Timin’” and “Handy Man”)
publisher:
Bess Music Company, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Company (publisher), Shalimar Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
Jimmy Jones32:02
20Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
recording of:
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
writer:
Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tavares3:55
21Winchester Cathedral
recording of:
Winchester Cathedral
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Meteor Music and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
New Vaudeville Band32:13
22Stagger Lee
recording of:
Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price version)
writer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, Irving Music (BMI) and Travis Music Co.
version of:
Stagger Lee (“Stackolee” etc., traditional)
Lloyd Price2:55
23Docter's Orders
Carol Douglas3:01
24Only You (And Me Alone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nestshare Ltd. (in 1975)
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 Platters2:48
25Do the Funky Chicken
recording of:
Do the Funky Chicken
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Rufus Thomas3:18
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