Original Rock & Roll

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hound Dog
cover recording of:
Hound Dog
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley2:19
2Long 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 Richard2:11
3Maybellene
recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Chuck Berry2:23
4Great 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 (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:54
5Peggy Sue
recording of:
Peggy Sue
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH (do not use as a release label! this is a music publisher), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
Buddy Holly2:32
6I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two2:47
7Fever
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-03-01)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1956-03-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Edison Gore (on 1956-03-01)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1956-03-01)
piano:
Jon Thomas (R&B/rock'n'roll organist and pianist) (on 1956-03-01)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1956-03-01) and Rufus Gore (US R&B saxophonist) (on 1956-03-01)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1956-03-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 3) and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Fever (on 1956-03-01)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Little Willie John2:44
8Aint't That a Shame
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records (classical)
live 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 Domino2:29
9The Train Kept a Rollin'
double bass:
Dorsey Burnette (on 1956-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Murray M. "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1956-07-02)
guitar:
Paul Burlison (on 1956-07-02) and Johnny Burnette (on 1956-07-02)
vocals:
Johnny Burnette (on 1956-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (from 1956 to present)
recorded at:
Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-02)
cover recording of:
The Train Kept A‐Rollin’ (on 1956-07-02)
writer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay and Lois Mann
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Fort Knox Music Co, Quartet Music Inc. and Trio Music, Inc. (publisher)
part of:
Twins (1988)
Johnny Burnette Trio2:19
10Let the Good Times Roll
recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee (rhythm & blues and doo wop singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Pixley Music (publisher), Travis Music Co. and Unart Music Corp.
Shirley & Lee42:25
11Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu
Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & The Clowns2:17
12Pledging My Love
orchestra:
Johnny Otis Orchestra
recording of:
Pledging My Love
writer:
Don Robey and Ferdinand Washington (blues and rhythm and blues songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Spirit One Music and Wemar Music Corp.
Johnny Ace42:31
13Sixty Minute Man
The Dominoes2:31
14Come Go With Me
The Del‐Vikings2:42
15The Great Pretender
recording of:
The Great Pretender
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 Platters2:41
16Yakety Yak
recording of:
Yakety Yak
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Coasters1:52
17You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01)
guitar:
Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01)
background vocals:
Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (singer) (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) (on 1957-06-01)
orchestra:
Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell) (on 1957-06-01)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me (on 1957-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Sam Cooke42:46
18Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
recording of:
Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
writer:
Calvin Carter and James Hudson (American clarinetist and saxophonist)
The Spaniels2:44
19I Got a Woman
recording of:
I Got a Woman
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
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), 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)
Ray Charles2:53
20There Goes My Baby
recording of:
There Goes My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters2:10
21Shout Pts. 1 & 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 Brothers54:28
22Keep a' Knockin'
recording of:
Keep a Knockin’ (Little Richard’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Keep a‐Knockin’ an You Can’t Get In
Little Richard2:21
23Susie Q
Dale Hawkins2:14
24Sweet Little Sixteen
recording of:
Sweet Little Sixteen
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Fermata do Brasil, Isalee Music Publishing Co. (Chuck Berry’s music publishing company), Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chuck Berry3:15
25Heartbreak Hotel
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Elvis Presley2:09
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