50 Rock and Roll Originals

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Tracklist

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1Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley2:12
2See You Later, Alligator
bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Theriot (in 1955-10)
guitar:
Larry Guidry (in 1955-10)
piano:
Ed LeBlanc (in 1955-10)
saxophone:
Carlo Marino (in 1955-10), Raoul Prado (sax player) (in 1955-10) and Harry Simontaux (in 1955-10)
vocals:
Bobby Charles (in 1955-10)
recording of:
See You Later, Alligator (in 1955-10)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Guidry (in 1955-10)
Bobby Charles2:49
3I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine
cover recording of:
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine
lyricist and composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
Elvis Presley2:28
4I Hear You Knockin’
Smiley Lewis2:43
5Get Rich Quick
Little Richard2:12
6Money Honey
recording of:
Money Honey
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, First Digital Music, Walden Music, Inc., Walden, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and ZFC Music
The Drifters2:59
7Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ but Trash
The Clovers3:20
8Milk Cow Blues Boogie
cover recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Elvis Presley2:35
9Crazy, Man, Crazy
Bill Haley2:38
10You 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 Berry32:43
11Wheel of Fortune
recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
The Cardinals2:50
12Chicken Shack Boogie
Amos Milburn2:49
13Mardi Gras in New Orleans
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
cover recording of:
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (on 1952-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
publisher:
Don Williams Music Group, Inc. and Professor Longhair Music
Fats Domino42:18
14Life Is but a Dream
The Harptones2:41
15Diddley Daddy
recording of:
Diddley Daddy
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Harvey Fuqua
Bo Diddley2:27
16Burn the Candle
Bill Haley2:45
17Every Night About This Time
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Every Night About This Time (in 1950-09)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino42:09
18I Forgot to Remember to Forget
cover recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Elvis Presley2:29
19Earth Angel
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 151)
recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (in 1954)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge (doo-wop singer and songwriter), Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams (band leader, record producer and record label owne)
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Penguins52:56
20Rocket 88
Bill Haley2:31
21I’m Just a Lonely Guy
Little Richard2:37
22All by Myself
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
All by Myself (on 1955-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
version of:
All by Myself
Fats Domino52:18
23Gee
The Crows2:12
24That’s All Right Mama
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 Presley1:56
25Only You
recording of:
Only You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
The Platters2:37

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