Rockabilly: The Indispensable 1951-1960

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1951-1956
2▶CD: 1956
3▼CD: 1956-1960
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop
recording of:
Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop
writer:
Lew Williams
Lew Williams2:10
2Double Talkin’ Baby
Gene Vincent2:17
3I’m Coming Home
recording of:
I’m Coming Home
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Golden West Melodies Inc.
Johnny Horton52:08
4Rock It
recording of:
Rock It
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:15
5Rock Around
recording of:
Rock Around With Ollie Vee
writer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Palace Music, Skol Music (BMI-affiliated) and Valley Publishers, Inc. (not to be confused with Valley Pub. Inc)
Buddy Holly with Ollie Vee2:20
6Rockin’ Daddy
Eddie Bond2:03
7Flying Saucer Rock ’n’ Roll
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marvin Pepper (on 1956-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1956-12-11)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1956-12-11) and Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-12-11)
vocals:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1956-12-11)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-12-11)
remix of:
Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (undubbed master take) by Billy Riley
recording of:
Flyin’ Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll (on 1956-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Scott (Rockabilly artist: Harold Raymond Scott)
Billy Lee Riley2:04
8Matchbox
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Clayton Perkins (on 1956-12-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
W.S. Holland (on 1956-12-04)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1956-12-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jay Perkins (on 1956-12-04)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1956-12-04)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1956-12-04)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-12-04)
recording of:
Matchbox (on 1956-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Knox Music, Inc., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Unichappell Music and Wren Music Co.
version of:
Match Box Blues
Carl Perkins2:11
9Put Your Cat Clothes On
recording of:
Put Your Cat Clothes On
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Carl Perkins2:54
10Pink Pedal Pushers
recording of:
Pink Pedal Pushers
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Carl Perkins2:30
11Red Hot
Bob Luman2:05
12It’ll Be Me
recording of:
It’ll Be Me
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jack Clement
publisher:
Bob Webster Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:55
13Teenage Cutie
recording of:
Teenage Cutie
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
Eddie Cochran1:37
14Your Baby Blue Eyes
Johnny Burnette2:10
15Rock and Roll Fever
recording of:
Rock and Roll Fever
composer:
Cecil Campbell (Vocalist and guitarist) and William Lear
Cecil Campbell2:29
16Lewis Boogie
recording of:
Lewis Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:02
17Worried About You Baby
Maylon Humphries2:50
18Rip It Up
cover recording of:
Rip It Up (on 1957-11-06)
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Robin Hood Music Co., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
The Everly Brothers2:16
19My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
cover recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)
Ricky Nelson2:03
20High School Confidential
recording of:
High School Confidential
writer:
Ron Hargrave (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28) and Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Penron Music and Penron Music Publishing
Jerry Lee Lewis2:32
21Wild One
recording of:
Wild One (Real Wild Child)
writer:
Johnny Greenan, Johnny O’Keefe and Dave Owens (US songwriter, known for "Wild One")
publisher:
Melodie der Welt (publisher), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music (publisher)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:54
22Lobo Jones
recording of:
Lobo Jones
writer:
Jacques Gautreaux
Jackie Gotroe1:59
23Rockin’ by Myself
recording of:
Rockin’ by Myself
writer:
Sammy Gowans
Sammy Gowans1:55
24My Babe
Dale Hawkins2:29
25Love Me
recording of:
Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Marty Lott
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
The Phantom1:32
26The Way I Walk
recording of:
Way I Walk
lyricist and composer:
Jack Scott
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Jack Scott2:41
27Dancing Doll
recording of:
Dancing Doll
writer:
Art Adams and Betty Stone
Art Adams1:58
28Long Black Train
recording of:
Long Black Train
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty2:46