The Rock ‘n’ Roll Era: Rock ‘n’ Roll Greats

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Baby Baby Bye Bye
recording of:
Baby Baby Bye Bye
writer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) and Huey “Piano” Smith
Jerry Lee Lewis2:00
2Sweet 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)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:57
3Break Up
recording of:
Break Up
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:40
4I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
recording of:
I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
writer:
Morry Burns, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann and Henry Thurston
Jerry Lee Lewis2:10
5Lewis 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
6Down the Line
cover recording of:
Down the Line
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
Jerry Lee Lewis2:15
7Sittin’ in the Balcony
double bass [stand-up bass]:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (in 1957-01)
guitar:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1957-01)
background vocals:
The Johnny Mann Chorus (in 1957-01)
vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1957-01)
recorded at:
Liberty Custom Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1957-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 32)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ in the Balcony (in 1957-01)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
Eddie Cochran2:01
8Drive in Show
recording of:
Drive In Show
lyricist and composer:
Fred Dexter
Eddie Cochran2:03
9Teenage Heaven
Eddie Cochran2:07
1020 Flight Rock
recording of:
Twenty Flight Rock (on 1957-10-29)
writer:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Ned Fairchild
Eddie Cochran1:45
11Lonely
producer:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1958-05)
electric bass guitar:
Connie “Guybo” Smith (bass player) (in 1958-05)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) (in 1958-05)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1958-05)
recording of:
Lonely (from 1958-05 until 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Sharon Sheeley
Eddie Cochran2:16
12Blue Suede Shoes
cover recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1956)
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)
Eddie Cochran41:51
13Cryin’
recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Roy Orbison2:48
14The Crowd
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-04-17)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison
recording of:
The Crowd (on 1962-04-17)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison32:24
15Blue Bayou
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-15)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-11-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1961-11-15)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1961-11-15), Wayne Moss (on 1961-11-15) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1961-11-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1961-11-15)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-11-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Records (company credits for Monument; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Blue Bayou (English) (on 1961-11-15)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Roy Orbison42:30
16Mean Woman Blues
recording of:
Mean Woman Blues
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gladys Music, Gladys Music Inc. and Williamson Music Company
Roy Orbison2:27
17Borne on the Wind
recording of:
Borne on the Wind
writer:
Bill Dees (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison2:52
18Pretty Paper
recording of:
Pretty Paper
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Tree Publishing Inc.
Roy Orbison2:48
19Dixie Fried
recording of:
Dixie Fried
composer:
Howard Griffen and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:28
20Put 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
21Lend Me Your Comb
cover recording of:
Lend Me Your Comb
composer:
Kay Twomey, Ben Weisman and Fred Wise
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Carl Perkins1:59
22Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Knox Music Ltd., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Wren Music Co. and Knox Music, Inc. (on 1957-11-12)
Carl Perkins2:15
23Right String Baby but the Wrong Yo Yo
recording of:
The Right String, Baby, but the Wrong Yo Yo
lyricist and composer:
Willie Perryman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Carl Perkins2:37
24Pink Pedal Pushers
recording of:
Pink Pedal Pushers
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Carl Perkins2:26