Rock & Roll Classics

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Annotation

"Some of the tracks on this album are re-recordings made by the original artist or one or more members of the original group. The album also includes some live recordings."

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-04 01:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Great Balls of Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charly Records (from 2008 to present)
recording of:
Great Balls of Fire
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:52
2Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
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)
Carl Perkins42:15
3Let’s Twist Again
vocals:
Chubby Checker (in 1961-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 40)
recording of:
Let’s Twist Again (in 1961-06)
lyricist:
Kal Mann
composer:
Dave Appell
publisher:
Kalmann Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Belinda (Scandinavia) AB (in 1974)
Chubby Checker4.652:22
4Charlie Brown
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-11)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
acoustic guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-12-11)
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-12-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1958-12-11)
electric guitar:
Sammy Clarke (on 1958-12-11)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1958-12-11), Sammy Clarke (on 1958-12-11) and Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1958-12-11)
piano:
Mike Stoller (on 1958-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-12-11)
vocals:
The Coasters (on 1958-12-11), Carl Gardner (on 1958-12-11), Cornell Gunter (on 1958-12-11), Billy Guy (on 1958-12-11) and Will “Dub” Jones (US R&B/doo wop vocalist) (on 1958-12-11)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-12-11)
recording of:
Charlie Brown (on 1958-12-11)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:23
5Tutti 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 Richard2:22
6Ooby Dooby
recording of:
Ooby Dooby
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Roy Orbison & The Teen Queens2:11
7Garden Party
Rick Nelson3:37
8Blue 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 Presley2:08
9Red Planet Rock
Don Lang2:49
10Pipeline
recording of:
Pipeline
composer:
Brian Carman and Bob Spickard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Regent Music (BMI) and Regent Music Corp.
The Chantays2:12
11Everyday
recording of:
Everyday
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Buddy Holly & The Picks2:07
12Earth Angel
The Crew Cuts2:52
13Drift Away
Dobie Gray3:51
14I’m a Hog for You
Screaming Lord Sutch2:09
15Poor Little Fool
Rick Nelson2:29
16Lavender Blue
Sammy Turner2:14
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