The 50's Decade, Volume 5

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Plain Jane
recording of:
Plain Jane
writer:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
Bobby Darin1:55
2Boppin' the Blues
recording of:
Boppin’ the Blues (in 1956-03)
composer:
Curley Griffin (1950s rockabilly artist) (in 1956) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi-Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MPL Music Publishing Inc., MPL UK Publishing, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:49
3Roll Over Beethoven
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Leroy C. Davis (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Vincent Pitts (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1956)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 2), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 97)
recording of:
Roll Over Beethoven (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dualtone Words and Songs, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
Chuck Berry4.22:22
4My Happiness
vocals:
Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
Connie Francis2:28
5Jailhouse Rock
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-04-30)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-04-30)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-04-30)
additional vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1957-04-30)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-04-30)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957) and BMG Music (in 1957)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 67) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 216)
recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (on 1957-04-30)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Elvis Presley3.552:26
6The Wayward Wind
recording of:
The Wayward Wind
lyricist and composer:
Stan Lebowsky and Herb Newman
Gogi Grant22:58
7Keep a Knockin'
recording of:
Keep a Knockin’ (Little Richard’s version)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1957-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Keep a‐Knockin’ an You Can’t Get In
Little Richard2:19
8Ain't That a Shame
producer:
Randy Wood (producer)
vocals:
Pat Boone (in 1955-05)
conductor:
Billy Vaughn (in 1955-05)
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-05)
cover recording of:
Ain’t That a Shame (in 1955-05)
writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., F. Day & Hunter Ltd., Travis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp. (in 1955, in 1983) and United Artists Music Ltd. (from 1977 to present)
Pat Boone2:23
9The Three Balls
cover recording of:
The Three Bells (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
The Browns2:52
10Tequila
recording of:
Tequila
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Flores (Daniel Flores)
The Champs4.32:13
11Sh-Boom
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Crew-Cuts52:47
12Claudette
recording of:
Claudette (on 1958-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
The Everly Brothers2:13
13Mr. Blue
The Fleetwoods2:24
14Big Man
The Four Preps2:21
15Sugartime
recording of:
Sugartime
composer:
Odis Echols and Charlie Phillips
The McGuire Sisters2:32
16Get a Job
The Silhouettes2:45

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part of:The 50's Decade (number: 5) (order: 5)