Road Songs: Car Tune Classics 1942–1962

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1(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
recorded at:
Bacchante Room, Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena, California, United States (on 1955-09-24)
live recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1955-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
Bobby Troup2:28
2Cops and Robbers
recording of:
Cops and Robbers (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Kent Harris (Boogaloo)
Boogaloo and His Gallant Crew3:01
3Highway 60
producer:
Ralph Bass (in 1953)
baritone saxophone:
Clyde Dunn (1950s US sax player) (in 1953)
bass:
Mario Delagarde (1950s US bass player) (in 1953)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (in 1953) and Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1953)
membranophone:
Bill English (US jazz drummer) (in 1953)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1953)
vocals:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1953)
recording of:
Highway 60 (on 1953-01-20)
writer:
Mario Delagarde (1950s US bass player) and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:27
4Mr. Thrill
recording of:
Mr. Thrill (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Mildred Jones
Mildred Jones2:36
5Coupe Deville Baby
recording of:
Coupe Deville Baby (in 1955-01)
lyricist and composer:
Nathaniel Hinton
The Medallions2:38
6You Can’t Catch Me
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-12-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-12-20)
piano [possibly]:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-12-20) and Otis Spann (on 1955-12-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-12-20)
recording of:
You Can’t Catch Me (on 1955-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Snapper Music
Chuck Berry32:45
7Maybellene
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 Berry3.92:26
8Come Back, Maybellene
recording of:
Come Back, Maybellene (in 1955)
lyricist:
Mercy Dee Walton
composer:
Chuck Berry
version of:
Maybellene
Mercy Dee2:31
9Speedin’
recording of:
Speedin' (in 1955-06)
writer:
Elliot Carpenter, Vernon Green (US singer) and Bill McAdoo
Vernon Green & The Medallions2:13
10Parking Worries
recording of:
Parking Worries (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Ted West
Ted West2:54
11No Parking Here
recording of:
No Parking Here (in 1954-03)
writer:
Jimmy Littlejohn and Melvin Romine
Jimmy Littlejohn2:32
12Dig That Hot Rod
recording of:
Dig That Hot Rod (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Westmoreland
Paul Westmoreland2:22
13Hot Rod Rag
recording of:
Dig That Hot Rod (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Westmoreland
T. Texas Tyler2:14
14Taxi
recording of:
Taxi (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Al Harris (Early jazz and dance band cornet player)
Al Harris & His Calypso Band2:43
15Hard Top Race
cover recording of:
Hardtop Race (on 1953-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Stogner
Merrill Moore2:12
16Race With the Devil
recording of:
Race With the Devil (on 1956-05-04)
writer:
Bill “Tex” Davis and Gene Vincent
publisher:
Central Songs
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps2:07
17Cruisin’
recording of:
Cruisin' (on 1956-10-17)
writer:
Bill Davis and Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps2:16
18Pink Cadillac
recording of:
Pink Cadillac (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Masters (1950s Country and Western, Rockabilly artist)
Sammy Masters2:19
19Drivin’ Down the Wrong Side of the Road
recording of:
Drivin' Down the Wrong Side of the Road (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Leland H. Thomas
Ricky Riddle2:43
20Let’s Coast a While
recording of:
Let’s Coast Awhile (in 1956-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bo Davis
Bo Davis feat. Eddie Cochran2:04
21Cruisin’
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Joe Jones (US jazz drummer)
piano:
Wynton Kelly
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
recording of:
Cruisin' (on 1957-04-17)
composer:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
Clark Terry feat. Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly8:29
22Hot Rod Rock
conductor:
Alexander Courage
recording of:
Hot Rod Rock (in 1957)
composer:
Alexander Courage
The Hot Rod Rumble Orchestra3:10
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