Early Rock ’n’ Roll and Rockabilly

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Good Rockin’ Tonight
alto saxophone:
O'Neil Jerome (in 1947-07)
drums (drum set):
Robert 'Bob' Ogden (in 1947-07)
trombone:
Clement Tervalone (in 1947-07)
trumpet:
Tony Moret (in 1947-07)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (in 1947-07)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Roy Brown33:00
2Gone, Gone, Gone
recording of:
Gone, Gone, Gone
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Knox Music and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:40
3Flyin’ Saucer Boogie
Eddie Cletro2:47
4Banjo Rock and Roll
Boyd Bennett2:24
5Don’t Stop Now
Roy Hall2:39
6Grasshopper
Link Davis2:18
7Well Now Dig This
The Jodimars2:06
8My Four Women
The Sly Fox3:06
9Juke Joint Johnny
Lattie Moore2:13
10Rock the Joint
Bill Haley & His Comets2:17
11Lookout Mountain
Chuck Miller2:25
12Blue Moon of Kentucky
cover recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Elvis Presley2:06
13Daddy‐O Rock
Luke McDaniel2:17
14The Dirty Bird Song
Frank Starr2:10
15Rockin’ and Rollin’
Sonny Fisher2:04
16Barracuda
Cliffie Stone2:18
17Drinkin’ Wine Spoli Oli
Sid King & The Five Strings2:23
18All She Wants to Do Is Rock
baritone saxophone:
Bill McLemore (saxophonist) (on 1949-04-13)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1949-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Martin (US jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-13)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1949-04-13)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Douglas (on 1949-04-13) and Johnny Griffin (on 1949-04-13)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-04-13)
trumpet:
Joe Morris (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-13)
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) (on 1949-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
All She Wants to Do Is Rock (on 1949-04-13)
writer:
Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”) and Teddy McRae
Wynonie Harris2:33
19Two Hound Dogs
Bill Haley & His Comets3:01
20Rock Love
Eddie Fontaine1:56
21Whoa Boy
Red Smith2:29
22I Don’t Know
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1952-12-23)
orchestra:
Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (on 1952-12-23)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know (on 1952-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton and Willie Mabon
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
is based on:
Strut That Thing
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:34
23Hey Worm!
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:00
24Cats and Dogs
Tommy Scott1:45
25Jump Jump Honey
Rusty Wellington2:02
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1Let’s All Rock Together
The Jodimars2:21
2Butcher Pete
baritone saxophone:
Leroy Rankins (New Orleans tenor saxophonist) (on 1949-11-02)
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1949-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Frank Parker (1950s US R&B drummer) (on 1949-11-02)
guitar:
Louis Sargent (on 1949-11-02)
piano:
Edward Santineo (on 1950-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1949-11-02)
trumpet:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) (on 1949-11-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
partial recording of:
Butcher Pete (on 1949-11-02)
writer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1949-11-02) and Henry Bernard (until 1949-11-02)
Roy Brown3.52:29
3Drinkin’ Wine Spoo‐Dee‐O‐Dee
Malcolm Yelvington2:43
4Bo Diddley
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1955-03-02)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 62), Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 277)
recording of:
Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (until 1955-03-02)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Good Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley2.452:43
5Head Home Honey
Charlie Gracie2:18
6Shook Shake
Ken Davis2:03
7Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Big Maybelle2:43
8Shake, Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley & His Comets2:31
9Seventeen
Boyd Bennett & His Rockets2:06
10Bye Bye Young Men
Ruth Brown2:40
11Rockin’ Daddy
Sonny Fisher2:25
12See You Later Alligator
Roy Hall2:34
13The Train Kept A‐Rollin’
Tiny Bradshaw2:46
14How Can You Be So Mean
Johnny Ace2:30
15Sag, Drag and Fall
Sid King & The Five Strings2:23
16Rock the Joint
Jimmy Cavallo & His House Rockers1:58
17Boom‐De‐Dee‐Boom
Eddie Fontaine2:29
18My Baby Keeps Rolling
Annisteen Allen2:31
19Pack, Shack and Stack
Billy Nelson2:25
20House of Blue Lights
recording of:
The House of Blue Lights
writer:
Don Raye and Freddie Slack
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corp.
Chuck Miller2:23
21My Boy Flat Top
Dorothy Collins2:13
22That Man
Nappy Brown3:04
23Crazy Man, Crazy
double bass:
Marshall Lytle (in 1953)
electric guitar:
Art Ryerson (in 1953)
guitar:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
membranophone:
Billy Gussak (in 1953)
piano:
Johnny Grande (in 1953)
steel guitar:
William F. ‘Billy’ Williamson (in 1953)
vocals:
Bill Haley (in 1953)
recording of:
Crazy Man, Crazy (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Haley
Bill Haley & His Comets2:42
24Beetle Bug Bop
The Collins Kids2:22
25I’ll Give ’em Rhythm
Hardrock Gunter3:01
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1Later Alligator
recording of:
See You Later, Alligator
lyricist and composer:
Robert Guidry (in 1955-10)
Bobby Charles2:52
2Ice Water
Glenn Barber2:27
3Boogie Blues
Chuck Miller2:19
4Jump Rope Boogie
Cliffie Stone2:41
5Bawlin’ and Squallin’
Buck Griffin2:24
6In My Real Gone Rocket
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (in 1951-07)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (in 1951-07)
piano:
Ike Turner (in 1951-07)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (in 1951-07)
Jackie Brenston52:32
7Real Rock Drive
Bill Haley & His Comets2:21
8No More, No More
recording of:
No More, No More, No More
writer:
Andy Boyett and Bobby Lord (country singer)
Bobby Lord2:21
9The Most
Boyd Bennett & His Rockets2:19
10Jersey Rock
Zeb Turner2:38
11Maybelline
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-05-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-05-21)
maracas [possibly]:
Leonard Chess (on 1955-05-21) and Jerome Green (on 1955-05-21)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-21)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 2), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 18), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 102)
recording of:
Maybellene (on 1955-05-21)
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 Berry3.92:23
12The Automobile Song
Luke McDaniel2:24
13Dig Me Little Mama
Tommy Scott2:08
14That’s All Right
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1954)
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley41:57
15Go Ahead On
Jimmie Heap1:56
16Happy Baby
Bill Haley & His Comets2:39
17Idaho Red
Wade Ray2:20
18Sneaky Pete
Sonny Fisher2:39
19Baby I’m Ready
Carl Smith & The Tunesmiths1:57
20Wildwood Boogie
Charlie Gracie2:52
21There’s Gonna Be a Ball
Rudy Gray2:41
22Don’t Call Me
Priscilla Wright2:11
23You Look Bad
Danny Taylor2:27
24Love Me
Jimmy Lee & Wayne Walker2:00
25You Played on My Piano
Hardrock Gunter3:00
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ten Little Indians
Bill Haley & His Comets1:58
2Tutti 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 Richard2:27
3Female Hound Dog
Louis Innis & Charlie Gore2:30
4Rock H‐Bomb, Rock
H‐Bomb Ferguson2:13
5You Upset Me Baby
Boyd Bennett & His Rockets2:25
6Good Rockin’ Tonight
cover recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Elvis Presley2:16
7My Baby Loves Me
Charlie Gracie2:23
8Jumpin From Six to Six
recording of:
Jumpin´ From Six To Six
writer:
Tommy Scott (US rockabilly artist, Ramblin’ Tommy Scott)
Tommy Scott2:09
9Come‐On‐A My House
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-06-06)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (US bass player) (on 1951-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1951-06-06)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1951-06-06)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1951-06-06)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-06-06)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-06)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing (France), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
Rosemary Clooney42:01
10My Gal Gertie
Dub Dickerson2:16
11Put Me to Bed
recording of:
Put Me to Bed
lyricist and composer:
George Carter (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian)
Johnny Bond2:32
12Pat‐A‐Cake
Bill Haley & His Comets2:25
13Hawk‐Eye
Chuck Miller2:25
14Fan It
Hank Penny2:38
15Hey Mama
Sonny Fisher2:23
16California Blues
Webb Pierce3:06
17Gonna Dance All Night
bass:
Linda Lane
guitar:
Hardrock Gunter
instruments:
Bob Summer (rockabilly drums)
piano:
Alvin Tunkle
saxophone [sax]:
Tony Duke
steel guitar:
Ted Crabtree
vocals:
Hardrock Gunter
Hardrock Gunter2:22
18Catfish Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:21
19Hot Springs
Pat Patrick2:35
20My Boy Flat Top
Boyd Bennett & His Rockets2:31
21Stinky Passed the Hat Around
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:11
22Cherokee Boogie
cover recording of:
Cherokee Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Moon Mullican and William Redbird
Jimmie Davis3:06
23Pepper Hot Baby
Jaye P. Morgan2:14
24Hard Top Race
Merrill Moore2:11
25Rock 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 Comets42:09