Rock & Roll Originators

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Roll Over Beethoven
recording of:
Roll Over Beethoven
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Dualtone Words and Songs, Fujipacific Music, Inc., Isalee Music Publishing Company, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
Chuck Berry2:26
2Dance With Me Henry
Etta James2:49
3Love Is Strange
vocals:
Mickey Baker and Sylvia Robinson
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 7)
recording of:
Love Is Strange (on 1956-10-17)
lyricist:
Mickey Baker, Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Sylvia Robinson
composer:
Ethel Smith (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Ben Ghazi Music, Inc. (publisher), Cromwell Music and Cromwell Music Ltd.
Mickey and Sylvia4.52:53
4Road Runner
recording of:
Road Runner (in 1959-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Bo Diddley42:46
5The Red Rooster
cover recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:28
6Hi Heel Sneakers
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963)
producer:
Herb Abramson
bass guitar [bass]:
Brenda Lee Jones (in 1963)
guitar:
Dean "Cousin Sugar" Young (in 1963)
organ and piano:
Tommy Tucker (blues) (in 1963)
vocals:
Tommy Tucker (blues) (in 1963)
recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham (blues)
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
Tommy Tucker2:52
7See You Later Alligator
Bobby Charles2:49
8Let the Good Times Roll
Shirley and Lee2:14
9Suzie-Q
Dale Hawkins2:18
10Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters2:52
11Back in the USA
recording of:
Back in the U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry2:28
12Who Do You Love?
Bo Diddley2:31
13This Should Go on Forever
recording of:
This Should Go on Forever
writer:
King Karl and J.D. Miller (Joseph Denton Miller)
Rod Bernard2:44
14Over the Mountain, Across the Sea
vocals:
Johnnie Louise Richardson (in 1957) and Joe Rivers (in 1957)
recording of:
Over the Mountain, Across the Sea (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Garvin (until 1957)
Johnnie and Joe2:18
15Ain't Got No Home
Clarence “Frogman” Henry2:22
16Key to the Highway
recording of:
Key to the Highway
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
arrangement of:
Key to the Highway
Little Walter2:45
17Johnny B. Goode
recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Isalee Music Publishing Company, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Chuck Berry2:42
18Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler2:19