Legends
The music featured here didn't appear out of a vacuum. But those of us teenagers in Seasons time line, we didn't have a direct connection with the pioneers (or legends) of our music. Rock 'n' Roll radio was tamed in 1957 and wouldn't make a resurgence until The Beatles busted things up. Our access to the early singles was via their "greatest hits" packages. This led us to the rest of their bodies of work and how they influenced the bands covered. Drawing on influences of blues, folk, country and early rock 'n' roll, the artists of the day reached back into the vast library of American music. Blues artists are spotlighted on their own page; this page focuses on our "legends." Chuck, Elvis, Eddie & Gene, Sun Studios, and the multitude of singles that formed the roue of our stew. Each "legend" also has a "covers" section, highlighting songs that were popularized by these folks. Maybe not written by them, but still regarded as "theirs." To lessen the amount of bytes used, Elvis' covers of the other "legends" has been omitted. As has many of the medleys that feature a bunch of these songs (I'm looking at you, Cat Mother and Savoy Brown!). New in 2020: Each "hits" album now has a pop-up box (blue note) that has details of the songs on that album. Original label & number, release date, and peak Billboard Pop Chart number & date (and weeks at that high spot). Note that many of these artists had higher chart numbers on the R&B Charts. Originally added this info "inline" with the songs, but it looked to confusing, so you get the pop-up box. Now you don't have to look up that info. At the bottom is a series presenting what we considered "oldies." The Art Laboe story and the Oldies But Goodies records are just a click away. This compilation series belongs here (and not here) because these are the legendary singles that started this whole crazy ride. Many great artists and many great songs all in one place (well, 15 anyway). |
Without Chuck, our rock wouldn't roll. | |
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Chuck Berry's Golden Decade |
Chess LPS-1514D | |
4/67 BB [UK: 4/72] | |
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Maybelline† | Berry-Fratto-Freed | 2:22 |
Deep Feeling | Berry | 2:18 |
Johnny B Goode | Berry | 2:42 |
Wee Wee Hours† | Berry | 3:06 |
Nadine (Is It You?) | Berry-Freed | 2:37 |
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man | Berry | 2:19 |
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Roll Over Beethoven† | Berry | 2:25 |
Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)† | Berry | 2:25 |
Havana Moon | Berry | 3:09 |
No Particular Place To Go | Berry | 2:45 |
Memphis | Berry | 2:11 |
Almost Grown | Berry | 2:19 |
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School Days | Berry-Clarke-Cobb | 2:43 |
Too Much Monkey Business | Berry | 2:57 |
Oh, Baby Doll | Berry | 2:39 |
Reelin' And Rockin' | Berry | 3:18 |
You Can't Catch Me | Berry | 2:45 |
Too Pooped To Pop ("Casey") | Berry | 2:37 |
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Bye Bye Johnny | Berry | 2:07 |
Around And Around | Berry | 2:38 |
Sweet Little Sixteen | Berry | 3:04 |
Rock And Roll Music | Berry | 2:34 |
Anthony Boy | Berry | 1:52 |
Back In The USA | Berry | 2:30 |
Note: †Singles issued as by: Chuck Berry & His Combo
#1 R&B hits: Maybelline, School Days, and Sweet Little Sixteen.
School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) shortened to the more familiar School Days.
Almost Grown | The Lovin' Spoonful (What's Shakin') | 6/66 |
Around And Around | The Animals (The Animals) | 9/64 |
The Rolling Stones (12X5) | 10/64 | |
Back In The USA | MC5 (Back In The USA) | 1/70 |
Beautiful Delilah | The Kinks (You Really Got Me) | 12/64 |
Beacon Street Union (The Eyes Of The Beacon Street Union) | 2/68 | |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man | John Hammond (I Can Tell) | 6/68 |
The Blues Project (Lazarus) | 9/71 | |
Bye Bye Johnny | The Rolling Stones (UK EP) | 1/64 |
Carol | The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers) | 5/64 |
The Rolling Stones (Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!) | 9/70 | |
Come On | The Rolling Stones (1st UK 45) | 6/63 |
The Chocolate Watch Band (No Way Out) | 9/67 | |
County Line | Bunky & Jake (L.A.M.F.) | 1/69 |
Dance On Little Beauty | Eagle (Come Under Nancy's Tent) | ?/70 |
Guitar Boogie(as Jeff's Boogie) | The Yardbirds (Over Under Sideways Down) | 7/66 |
Havana Moon | Geoff & Maria Muldaur (Sweet Potatoes) | 7/72 |
How You've Changed | The Animals (On Tour) | 3/65 |
I Want To Be Your Driver | The Blues Project (Live At The Cafe Au-Go-Go) | 5/66 |
Johnny B Goode | The Beach Boys (Concert) | 10/64 |
Johnny Winter (Second Winter) | 10/69 | |
Johnny Winter And (Live) | 5/71 | |
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead) | 9/71 | |
Let It Rock | The Rolling Stones (UK 45) | 4/71 |
Little Queenie | The Rolling Stones (Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!) | 9/70 |
Maybellene | John Hammond (John Hammond) | 10/63 |
Memphis Tennessee | The Hollies (Here I Go Again) | 6/64 |
The Animals (The Animals) | 9/64 | |
Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band (Jug Band Music) | 2/65 | |
Sandy Bull (Inventions)(stunning version) | 6/65 | |
as Memphis | Faces (A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse) | 11/71 |
Nadine | John Hammond (Southern Fried) | 5/70 |
No Money Down | John Hammond (Big City Blues) | 11/64 |
The Promised Land | Dave Edmunds (Rockpile) | 6/72 |
Rock & Roll Music | The Beatles ('65) | 12/64 |
Roll Over Beethoven | The Beatles (Second Album) | 4/64 |
(part of medley) | Mountain (Flowers Of Evil) | 11/71 |
Sweet Little Rock And Roller | Dave Edmunds (Rockpile) | 6/72 |
Sweet Little Sixteen | The Animals (Animalization) | 7/66 |
The Hollies (Bus Stop) | 10/66 | |
Ten Years After (Watt) | 12/70 | |
Talkin' 'Bout You | The Rolling Stones (December's Children (And Everybody's)) | 12/65 |
Too Much Monkey Business | The Yardbirds (Five Live [UK LP]) | 12/64 |
The Kinks (You Really Got Me) | 12/64 | |
Tom Rush (Take A Little Walk With Me) | 5/66 | |
as Monkey Business | The Youngbloods (Earth Music) | 10/67 |
You Can't Catch Me | The Rolling Stones (Now!) | 2/65 |
The Blues Project (Projections) | 11/66 | |
Love Sculpture (Forms And Feelings) | 2/70 | |
You Two | Bunky & Jake (L.A.M.F.) | 1/69 |
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Note: The Beach Boys' Surfin' USA (1963) is a rewrite of Sweet Little Sixteen. Credit was awarded to Chuck in 1966.
Chuck also recorded an album with the Steve Miller Band at the Fillmore Auditorium in 1967
Little Richard story. |
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Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits! |
Specialty Records SPS-2113 | |
5/68 [UK: N/R] | |
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Long Tall Sally† | Blackwell-Johnson-Penniman | 2:05 |
Send Me Some Lovin' | Marascalco-Price | 2:15 |
Good Golly, Miss Molly | Marascalco-Blackwell | 2:07 |
She's Got It† | Marascalco-Penniman | 2:12 |
Jenny Jenny | Johnson-Penniman | 2:00 |
Miss Ann | Johnson-Penniman | 2:05 |
Ready Teddy† | Blackwell-Marascalco | 2:05 |
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! | Leiber-Stoller | 2:05 |
Slippin' And Slidin'† | Bocage-Collins-Penniman-Smith | 2:10 |
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All Around The World† | Turner | 2:19 |
Tutti Frutti† | LaBostrie-Lubin-Penniman | 2:25 |
Lucille | Penniman | 2:20 |
Ooh! My Soul | Penniman | 2:05 |
True Fine Mama | Penniman-Samuels-Whitcup | 2:25 |
Heeby-Jeebies† | Atkins | 2:07 |
Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo | Penniman-Wayne | 2:17 |
Rip It Up† | Blackwell-Marascalco | 2:20 |
Note: †Singles issued as by: Little Richard & His Band
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Freedom Blues / Dew Drop Inn Esquerita-Penniman (3:00) / Esquerita-Penniman-Winslow (2:40) Reprise 0907, 4/70 BB Little Richard had this hit single in 1970, from another "comeback" album, The Rill Thing |
Directly From My Heart to You | The Mothers Of Invention (Weasels Ripped My Flesh) | 8/70 |
The Girl Can't Help It | The Flamin' Groovies (Supersnazz) | 9/69 |
Good Golly Miss Molly | Creedence Clearwater Revival (Bayou Country) | 1/69 |
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey(part of medley) | The Beatles (VI) | 12/64 |
Keep A Knockin' | The Flamin' Groovies (Flamingo) | 7/70 |
Mott The Hoople (Wildlife) | 5/71 | |
Long Tall Sally | The Kinks (You Really Got Me) | 2/64 |
The Beatles (Second Album) | 4/64 | |
Cactus (One Way... Or Another) | 2/71 | |
(part of medley) | Johnny Winter And (Live) | 5/71 |
Lucille | The Hollies (Here I Go Again) | 6/64 |
The Animals (Animalism) | 11/66 | |
Miss Ann | Johnny Winter (Second Winter) | 10/69 |
Rip It Up | NRBQ (Boppin' The Blues) | 2/70 |
Tutti Frutti | MC5 (Back In The USA) | 1/70 |
You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It) | Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros) | 11/68 |
Little Richard Medley | Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (On Tour With Eric Clapton) | 3/70 |
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The King melded blues, country, and gospel into a new form. |
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Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol 1 |
RCA Victor LPM-6401 | |
8/70 BB [UK: ?/70] | |
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Something Better Originally that whole album was listed here. It's good—got all the hits—sing along. Since it came out in 1970, it's mostly meat with little filler. Before that pudgy, Vegas, pill-poppin' crap. But there's a much more important Elvis album that needs to go here. It was the start of rock 'n' roll, melding gospel, country, blues, and jammin all into a delicious stew. Before 1976, it'd've cost you lots of bucks to hear the goodness that still shines thru this crappy-dynaflex-noisy disc. Yes, these are the original Sam Phillips produced 1954 Sun recordings of a kid and his pals inventing rockabilly. This is THE Elvis album you need: |
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The Sun Sessions |
RCA Victor APM1-1675 | |
3/76 BB RS500 [UK: 7/75] T20 | |
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That's All Right | Crudup | 1:54 |
Blue Moon Of Kentucky | Monroe | 1:59 |
I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine | David | 2:23 |
Good Rockin' Tonight | Brown | 2:10 |
Milkcow Blues Boogie | Arnold | 2:32 |
You're A Heartbreaker | Sallee | 2:08 |
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone | Kesler-Taylor | 2:34 |
Baby Let's Play House | Gunter | 2:13 |
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Mystery Train | Parker-Phillips | 2:24 |
I Forgot To Remember To Forget | Kesler-Feathers | 2:24 |
I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') | Wakely | 2:18 |
I Love You Because (1st Version) | Payne | 2:38 |
Trying To Get To You | McCoy-Singleton | 2:28 |
Blue Moon | Rodgers-Hart | 2:39 |
Just Because | Robin-Shelton-Shelton | 2:29 |
I Love You Because (2nd Version)(prev unr) | Payne | 3:21 |
Note: The Sun singles (both 45s and 78s) were issued as by: Elvis Presley, Scotty And Bill (see notes 2 and 3).
See more of these discs at the 45cat link.
The other six tracks were recorded at Sun, but issued on Elvis' first LP in '56 (except for the last one, of course)
Liner notes by noted British critic, Roy Carr (NME). Oh, and they released the album a year earlier. Why, RCA?
All Shook Up | Jeff Beck Group (Beck-Ola) | 6/69 |
Blue Suede Shoes | Beacon Street Union (The Clown Died In Marvin Gardens) | 9/68 |
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Live Peace in Toronto, 1969) | 12/69 | |
John Sebastian (... Real Live) | 4/71 | |
Jimi Hendrix/Band Of Gypsys (In The West) | 2/72 | |
Don't Be Cruel | Dillard & Clark (45) | 2/69 |
Heartbreak Hotel | Stan Freberg (45) • | 3/56 |
Blues Magoos (Never Goin' Back To Georgia) | 10/69 | |
Jailhouse Rock | Jeff Beck Group (Beck-Ola) | 6/69 |
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Note: Kinda thin here, as a lot of Elvis' famous recordings were covers of other peoples versions. Hound Dog came from Big Mama Thornton
via Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys (exact same arrangement). Blue Suede Shoes should've put its original performer, Carl Perkins on the fast
track to fame 'n fortune, but he and the band got involved in an accident on the Joisey Turnpike on their way to do The Perry Como Show in
NYC. Life's sometimes a bitch. The listing for Stan Freberg makes up for that twist of fate.
Jerry Lee Lewis story. |
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Original Golden Hits - Volume 1 |
Sun SUN-102 | |
9/69 BB [UK: 10/70] | |
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Crazy Arms† | Mooney-Seals | 2:45 |
End Of The Road† | Lewis | 1:46 |
Great Balls Of Fire† | Hammer-Blackwell | 1:57 |
It'll Be Me | Clement | 2:15 |
Move On Down The Line† | Phillips-Phillips | 2:13 |
You Win Again† | Williams | 2:53 |
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Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On | Williams | 2:52 |
Little Queenie† | Berry | 2:25 |
Breathless† | Blackwell | 2:41 |
Teen-Age Letter | Richard | 2:19 |
Lewis Boogie† | Lewis | 1:59 |
Note: †Singles issued as by: Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano
It'll Be Me | The Move (Something Else [UK EP]) | 9/68 |
What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) |
Rod Stewart (45 B-side) | 11/72 |
You Win Again | Mother Earth (Make A Joyous Noise) | 8/69 |
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Note: Also kinda thin here. The Killer's most famous hits: Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On and/or Great Balls Of Fire usually appear in
live Rock 'n' Roll medleys, like Savoy Brown Boogie (8/69), Mott The Hoople's Keep A Knockin' (4/71), or Johnny Winter And's
Rock & Roll Medley (7/71). Then there's Cat Mothers' hit 45 Good Old Rock 'n' Roll (6/69).
Carl Perkins story. |
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Blue Suede Shoes |
Sun SUN-112 | |
12/69 [UK: 1/71] | |
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Blue Suede Shoes | Perkins | 2:12 |
Movie Magg | Perkins | 2:05 |
Forever Yours | Perkins | 2:34 |
All Mama's Children | Cash-Perkins | 2:04 |
I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry | Ballman | 2:25 |
Glad All Over | Bennett-Schroeder-Tepper | 1:38 |
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Turn Around | Perkins | 2:55 |
Gone, Gone, Gone | Perkins | 2:35 |
Her Love Rubbed Off | Perkins | 2:50 |
You Can't Make Love To Somebody | Perkins | 2:35 |
Let The Juke Box Keep On Playing | Perkins | 2:50 |
Blue Suede Shoes | Beacon Street Union (The Clown Died In Marvin Gardens) | 9/68 |
John Lennon/Plastic On Band (Live Peace in Toronto, 1969) | 12/69 | |
John Sebastian (Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live) | 4/71 | |
Matchbox | The Beatles (Something New) | 7/64 |
Honey Don't | The Beatles ('65) | 12/64 |
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby | The Beatles ('65) | 12/64 |
Perkins recorded an album with... | NRBQ (Boppin The Blues) | 2/70 |
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Note: Carl was instrumental in getting George out of retirement in 1985 .
Sweet Gene only had one "hit" but his style influenced many of the musicians featured on this website. Jeff Beck has said that it was Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps that got him started—and that turned out pretty good! He was featured in one of the greatest rock 'n' roll movies of all time: The Girl Can't Help It. One of the key features in the early Blue Caps records was amazing guitarist Cliff Gallup. Altho he only played on a handfull of Gene's records, his style influenced Jeff Beck (who recorded a tribute album in 1988). Cliff dropped out of The Blue Caps to raise a family. Gene & Eddie Cochran were touring England in 1960 (no doubt planting the seeds of rockabilly as they went) when they were involved in a high-speed auto crash (4/16). Eddie was killed, and Gene damaged for life. He succumbed to the after-effects in 1971. In the rockabilly revival in England in the 80s, Gene was their god. |
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Greatest! |
Capitol DKAO-380 | |
11/69 [UK: N/R] | |
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Be-Bop-A-Lula† | Sheriff Tex Davis-Vincent | 2:34 |
Little Lover | Carrol | 1:58 |
Race With The Devil† | Davis-Vincent | 2:01 |
Important Words† | Davis-Vincent | 2:37 |
She She Little Sheila | Merritt-Pullen-Whitey | 2:25 |
Blue Jean Bop† | Pearce-Recevevr | 2:19 |
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Woman Love† | Rhodes | 2:33 |
Maybelline | Berry-Fratto-Freed | 2:22 |
Over The Rainbow | Arlen-Harburg | 2:55 |
Lotta Lovin' | Bedwell | 2:07 |
Yes, I Love You, Baby | Facenda-Lipscomb-Peek-Vincent | 2:04 |
Note: Singles issued as by: Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
†Lead guitar is Cliff
Eddie Cochran story. |
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The Very Best Of |
UA-LA428-E | |
?/75 [UK: N/R] | |
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Summertime Blues | Capehart-Cochran | 1:55 |
Sittin' In The Balcony | Dee | 1:58 |
Twenty Flight Rock | Fairchild | 1:43 |
Cut Across Shorty | Walker-Wilkins | 1:51 |
Nervous Breakdown | Roccuzzo | 2:30 |
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C'mon Everybody | Capehart-Cochran | 1:53 |
Hallelujah, I Love Her So | Charles | 2:15 |
Teenage Heaven | Capehart-Cochran | 2:06 |
Something Else | Cochran-Sheeley | 2:07 |
Milk Cow Blues | Estes | 2:40 |
C'mon Everybody | NRBQ (NRBQ) | 6/69 |
Cut Across Shorty | Rod Stewart (Gasoline Alley) | 6/70 |
Something Else | The Move (Something Else [UK EP]) | 9/68 |
Summertime Blues | The Beach Boys (Surfin' Safari) | 10/62 |
Blue Cheer (Vincebus Eruptum) | 1/68 | |
(part of medley) | Terry Reid (Bang, Bang You're Terry Reid) | 12/68 |
(part of medley) | The Flamin' Groovies (Supersnazz) | 9/69 |
The Who (Live At Leeds) | 5/70 | |
Tyrannosauros Rex (45) | 12/70 | |
Twenty Flight Rock | Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Lost In The Ozone) | 11/71 |
What Kind Of Girl Are You | The Hollies (Here I Go Again) | 6/64 |
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Note: Although there are only a few covers of Summertime Blues listed, I'll bet most of the bands on this website played
this song in their early days!
Horned-rim glasses with a Tex-Mex beat, Buddy Holly's bright light flashed ever so briefly, yet touched many rock 'n' rollers. The Hollies were named after him and The Beatles listed him as one of their prime influences. |
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Greatest Hits |
Coral CRL-757492 | |
3/67 [UK: 6/67] | |
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Peggy Sue | Allison-Petty | 2:30 |
True Love Ways | Holly-Petty | 2:47 |
Bo Diddley | McDaniels | 2:19 |
What To Do | Holly | 1:52 |
Learning The Game | Holly | 2:10 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | Anka | 2:01 |
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That'll Be The Day† | Allison-Petty | 2:16 |
Oh Boy!† | Petty-Tilghman-West | 2:07 |
Early In The Morning | Darin-Harris | 2:05 |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man | Berry | 2:03 |
Everyday | Hardin-Petty | 2:07 |
Maybe Baby† | Hardin-Holly-Petty | 2:02 |
Note: †Singles issued as by: The Crickets
Only singles released when Buddy was alive are detailed in the pop-up box.
Buddy's Song | Fleetwood Mac (Kiln House) | 9/70 |
Everyday | John Denver (Aerie) | 11/71 |
Heartbeat | Humble Pie (Town And Country) | 11/69 |
I'm Gonna Love You Too | The 13th Floor Elevators (Live) | 8/68 |
Love's Made A Fool Of You | Tom Rush (Take A Little Walk With Me) | 5/66 |
Not Fade Away | The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers) | 5/64 |
The Rolling Stones (Got "Live" If You Want It!) | 12/66 | |
(part of medley) | Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead) | 9/71 |
Maybe Baby | Dewey Martin & Medicine Ball (Dewey Martin & Medicine Ball) | 8/70 |
Rave On | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy) | 2/70 |
Take Your Time | The Hollies (Beat Group!) | 6/64 |
That'll Be The Day | The Crossfires (45) | ?/63 |
Barry Goldberg Blues Band (Blowing My Mind) | 5/66 | |
Words Of Love | The Beatles (VI) | 6/65 |
Well, All Right | Blind Faith (Blind Faith) | 8/69 |
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Note: Phil Ochs performed a Holly medley during his infamous March 1970 concert at Carnegie Hall.
The Hollies recorded an album of Buddy's songs in 1980.
Sweetest harmony this side of heaven. The unique blend of their voices inspired John & Paul and Artie & Paul and many other singers. Great country tunes, with a rockabilly feeling, earned them hits on both the C&W and Pop Charts of the day. Songs that everyone still sings today. Although they had their differences and went their separate ways for awhile, EB74 (produced by Dave Edmunds) was a strong comeback. They toured with Simon & Garfunkel several times and you could see how honored Paul & Artie were to work with their idols. |
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15 Everly Hits |
Cadence CLP-3062 | |
3/63 [UK: N/R] | |
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Wake Up Little Susie | Bryant-Bryant | 1:57 |
All I Have To Do Is Dream | Bryant | 2:17 |
Bird Dog | Bryant | 2:12 |
Devoted To You | Bryant | 2:21 |
('Til) I Kissed You | D Everly | 2:23 |
I Wonder If I Care As Much | D Everly-P Everly | 2:07 |
Claudette | Orbison | 2:12 |
Oh What A Feeling | D Everly | 2:04 |
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Let It Be Me | Becaud-Curtis-Delanoe | 2:33 |
Bye Bye Love | Bryant-Bryant | 2:17 |
Take A Message To Mary | Bryant-Bryant | 2:24 |
Problems | Bryant-Bryant | 1:54 |
Maybe Tomorrow | D Everly-P Everly | 2:04 |
When Will I Be Loved | P Everly | 2:03 |
Poor Jenny | Bryant-Bryant | 2:08 |
Bye Bye Love | Lothar & The Hand People (Presenting) | 11/68 |
Simon and Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water) | 1/70 | |
Devoted To You | The Beach Boys (Party!) | 11/65 |
Only Mama That'll Walk The Line | Linda Ronstadt (Hand Sown... Home Grown) | 3/69 |
Rocky Top | Dillard & Clark (Through The Morning, Through the Night) | 8/69 |
Take A Message To Mary | Bob Dylan (Self Portrait) | 6/70 |
Wake Up Little Susie | Grateful Dead (History Of The Dead, Vol 1 (Bear's Choice)) | 7/73 |
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Note: The Everly Brothers are featured on the "One-Offs" page with their album Roots.
Roy Orbison: a gift from the universe to entertain us mortals. Undescribably beautiful voice—no matter if he sang Oooby Dooby or Crying. Songs that cut to the heart of things. "But, wait, what do I see? Is she walking back to me?" Outstanding career in the late 50s/mid 60s—came back even stronger with The Traveling Wilburys ![]() ![]() |
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The Very Best Of Roy Orbison |
Monument SLP-18045 | |
8/66 BB [UK: N/R] | |
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Only The Lonely | Melson-Orbison | 2:24 |
Crying | Melson-Orbison | 2:45 |
Running Scared | Melson-Orbison | 2:10 |
It's Over | Dees-Orbison | 2:47 |
Candy Man | Neil-Ross | 2:48 |
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Pretty Woman | Dees-Orbison | 2:55 |
Blue Angel | Melson-Orbison | 2:50 |
In Dreams | Orbison | 2:46 |
Dream Baby | Walker | 2:35 |
Mean Woman Blues | DeMetrius | 2:23 |
Note: There are no covers listed here, because you can't cover "The Big O." Nobody f$#ks with this legend!
Another Note: Roy made a western movie in 1967, check it out here
Larger than life itself, Antoine's stride piano style set the radio on fire in the 50s. Fats was also a session player, notably on Lloyd Prices' Lawdy Miss Clawdy. He made a comeback with Fats Is Back ![]() |
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Fats Domino Swings |
Imperial LP-12091 | |
10/64 | |
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The Fat Man | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:00 |
Blue Monday | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:25 |
Blueberry Hill | Lewis-Rose-Stock | 2:14 |
I'm In Love Again | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:00 |
Going To The River | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:32 |
My Blue Heaven | Donaldson-Whiting | 2:10 |
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Bo Weevil | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:00 |
Goin' Home | Domino-Young | 2:15 |
Please Don't Leave Me | Domino | 2:30 |
Ain't It A Shame | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:16 |
I'm Walking | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:12 |
Whole Lotta Loving | Bartholomew-Domino | 2:02 |
Note: No good compilation of Fats in the 60s.
This Lp was originally released in 1959, with reissues in 64, 67 & 69.
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Lady Madonna / One For The Highway Lennon-McCartney (2:17) / Domino (2:30) Reprise 0763, 8/68 BB |
Big Fat (The Fat Man) | Canned Heat (Hallelujah) | 7/69 |
Blue Monday | Dave Edmunds (45) | 7/71 |
I'm In Love Again | The Animals (The Animals) | 9/64 |
Tom Rush (What's Shakin') | 7/66 | |
I've Been Around | The Animals (The Animals) | 9/64 |
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Note: Ain't It A Shame (or Ain't That A Shame) has been performed by many groups, including John Lennon (Rock 'N' Roll, 1975),
and Cheap Trick (Live At Bodokan, 1978).
Canned Heat recorded We Remember Fats in 1973, a medley of his songs. Bob Hite was a huge fan of Fats.
Ray Charles Covers. |
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A Man And His Soul |
ABC Records ABCS-590X | |
3/67 BB [UK: N/R] | |
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I Can't Stop Loving You | Gibson | 4:13 |
What'd I Say | Charles | 4:30 |
Ol' Man River | Hammerstein-Kern | 5:35 |
One Mint Julep | Toombs | 3:02 |
Crying Time | Owens | 2:54 |
Makin' Whoopee | Donaldson-Kahn | 2:16 |
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Busted | Howard | 2:06 |
Takes Two To Tango(with Betty Carter) | Hoffman-Manning | 3:17 |
Ruby | Parish-Roemheld | 3:51 |
Let's Go Get Stoned | Armstead-Ashford-Simpson | 2:57 |
Cry | Kohlman | 3:31 |
Unchain My Heart | James-Jones | 2:52 |
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Georgia On My Mind | Carmichael-Gorrell | 3:37 |
Baby It's Cold Outside(with Betty Carter) | Loesser | 4:05 |
Worried Mind | Daffan-Davis | 2:54 |
I Chose To Sing The Blues | Charles-Holliday | 2:29 |
I Don't Need No Doctor | Armstead-Ashford-Simpson | 2:29 |
Born To Lose | Brown | 3:15 |
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Hit The Road, Jack | Mayfield | 2:00 |
You Are My Sunshine | Davis-Mitchell | 2:58 |
From The Heart | Charles | 3:30 |
Teardrops From My Eyes | Toombs | 3:22 |
No Use Crying | Daniels-Gaines-Kober | 3:15 |
Chitlin's With Candied Yams | Charles | 4:34 |
Note: Came with five page booklet
Hallelujah, I Love Her So | The Animals (On Tour) | 3/65 |
Humble Pie (Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore) | 11/71 | |
Hit the Road, Jack | The Animals (Animalism) | 11/66 |
(part of medley) | Buzzy Linhart (The Time To Live Is Now) | ?/71 |
I Believe to My Soul | The Animals (On Tour) | 3/65 |
Love Sculpture (Blues Helping) | 8/69 | |
I Don't Need No Doctor | The Chocolate Watchband (One Step Beyond) | 3/69 |
Harvey Mandel (Games Guitars Play) | ?/70 | |
Humble Pie (Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore) | 11/71 | |
New Riders of The Purple Sage (Powerglide) | ?/72 | |
I Got a Woman | Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley) | 3/56 |
Al Kooper (Easy Does It) | 8/70 | |
Let's Go Get Stoned | Manfred Mann (Pretty Flamingo) | 11/66 |
Joe Cocker (Mad Dogs And Englishmen) | 8/70 | |
Mary Ann | Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield (The Live Adventures Of) | 1/69 |
The Night Time Is the Right Time | Creedence Clearwater Revival (Green River) | 8/69 |
Sticks and Stones | Joe Cocker (Mad Dogs And Englishmen) | 8/70 |
Talkin' 'bout You | The Hollies (Here I Go Again) | 6/64 |
The Animals (The Animals) | 9/64 | |
What'd I Say | John Mayall (Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton) | 1/67 |
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The "Nuggets" of the day had to be the Oldies But Goodies record series. Original Sound Records was started in the 1950s by California disc jockey Art Laboe who popularized the "oldies but goodies" format on radio KPOP during the "Art Laboe Show." Though compilation albums of older material are now commonplace, Laboe was among the first (if not the first) to license material from several labels for the first successful "oldies" albums to hit the market, thus saving listeners thousands of hours of searching record stores for out-of-print 45s. Some of these songs are still hard to find! Some of these albums even hit that chart magazine. Note that the #1's have been "iconed"—motivate your pointing thing over it to see when it happened. You're welcome. V2.5 Update: No UK releases of these albums. V3.1 Update: Added more chart data, both US and UK. |
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Oldies But Goodies (Vols 1-15) |
Original Sound Records | |
1959-1972 | |
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Five Satins | In The Still Of The Night BB | 3:04 |
The Penguins | Earth Angel | 2:55 |
The Teen Queens | Eddie My Love BB | 3:12 |
The Mello Kings | Tonite Tonite BB | 2:30 |
Don Julian & The Meadowlarks | Heaven And Paradise | 2:50 |
The Medallions | The Letter | 2:50 |
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Shirley & Lee | Let The Good Times Roll BB | 2:20 |
Sonny Knight | Confidential T20 | 2:20 |
The Cadets | Stranded In The Jungle T20 | 3:10 |
The Jaguars | The Way You Look Tonight | 2:20 |
Etta James | Dance With Me Henry | 2:23 |
Oscar McLollie | Convicted | 3:00 |
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The Clovers | Devil Or Angel | 2:21 |
The Heartbeats | 1000 Miles Away BB | 2:22 |
Jessie Belvin | Goodnight My Love | 3:05 |
The Velvetones | Glory Of Love | 2:45 |
The Nutmegs | Story Untold | 2:20 |
The Charts | Deserie BB | 2:21 |
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Joe Turner | Shake, Rattle, And Roll | 2:57 |
The Crows | Gee T20 | 2:17 |
Tony Allen | Nite Owl | 2:40 |
The Turbans | When You Dance BB | 2:22 |
"Peppermint" Harris | I Get Loaded | 2:30 |
Faye Adams | Shake A Hand | 2:15 |
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The Flamingos | Lovers Never Say Goodbye BB | 2:50 |
The Shields | You Cheated T20 | 2:31 |
The Dells | Oh What A Night T20 | 2:50 |
Jerry Butler | For Your Precious Love T20 | 2:40 |
Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2 People In The World | 2:32 |
Gene & Eunice | This Is My Story | 2:20 |
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The Dell-Vikings | Come Go With Me T20 | 2:35 |
Huey (Piano) Smith | Don't You Just Know It T20 | 2:39 |
The El Dorados | At My Front Door T20 | 2:35 |
Frankie Ford | Sea Cruise T20 | 2:44 |
Preston Epps | Bongo Rock T20 | 2:00 |
Little Richard | Long Tall Sally T20 T20 | 2:05 |
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The Rays | Silhouettes T20 | 2:43 |
The Six Teens | A Casual Look BB | 2:15 |
The Dubs | Could This Be Magic BB | 2:15 |
Gloria Mann | Teenage Prayer BB | 2:27 |
The Five Satins | To The Aisle BB | 2:41 |
The Chantels | The Plea | 2:47 |
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Mickey & Sylvia | Love Is Strange T20 | 2:52 |
Jerry Lee Lewis | Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On T20 | 2:50 |
Sandy Nelson | Teen Beat T20 T20 | 2:27 |
Barrett Strong | Money BB | 2:35 |
Carl Perkins | Blue Suede Shoes T20 T20 | 2:13 |
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The Elegants | Little Star #1 UK | 2:37 |
Rosie & The Originals | Angel Baby T20 | 2:45 |
The Skyliners | Since I Don't Have You T20 | 2:36 |
The Paradons | Diamonds And Pearls T20 | 2:15 |
Shep & The Limelites | Daddy's Home T20 | 2:47 |
The Channels | The Closer You Are | 3:00 |
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The Hollywood Argyles | Alley-Oop #1 UK | 2:36 |
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs | Stay #1 T20 | 1:37 |
The Dominoes | Sixty-Minute Man T20 | 2:25 |
Bobby Day | Rockin' Robin T20 UK | 2:25 |
Preston Epps | Bongo Bongo Bongo BB | 2:08 |
The Jewels | Hearts Of Stone | 2:29 |
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Little Caesar & The Romans | Those Oldies But Goodies T20 | 3:20 |
Dion & The Belmonts | A Teenager In Love T20 UK | 2:36 |
The Pips | Every Beat Of My Heart T20 | 2:01 |
The Safaris | Images Of A Girl T20 | 2:27 |
The Fireflies | You Were Mine BB | 1:52 |
The Skyliners | This I Swear BB | 2:48 |
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Gary (U S) Bonds | Quarter To Three #1 T20 | 2:29 |
Bill Doggett | Honky Tonk, Part I T20 | 3:07 |
Bill Doggett | Honky Tonk, Part II | 2:36 |
Gene Chandler | Duke Of Earl #1 | 2:22 |
Dee Dee Sharp | Mashed Potato Time T20 | 2:27 |
Dee Clark | Raindrops T20 | 2:37 |
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Tommy Edwards | It's All In The Game #1 #1 | 2:35 |
The Paris Sisters | I Love How You Love Me T20 | 2:04 |
Ritchie Valens | Donna T20 | 2:20 |
Mark Dinning | Teen Angel #1 UK | 2:36 |
The Chimes | Once In A While T20 | 2:26 |
Jerry Butler | He Will Break Your Heart T20 | 2:40 |
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Jimmy Jones | Handy Man T20 T20 | 2:02 |
Gary (U S) Bonds | New Orleans T20 T20 | 2:44 |
The Champs | Tequila #1 T20 | 2:09 |
Dion | Runaround Sue #1 T20 | 2:41 |
Barbara George | I Know T20 | 2:22 |
B Bumble & The Stingers | Bumble Boogie BB | 2:09 |
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The Dixie Cups | Chapel of Love #1 UK | 2:45 |
Troy Shondell | This Time T20 | 2:35 |
Dale & Grace | I'm Leavin' It All Up To You #1 UK | 2:13 |
Terry Stafford | Suspicion T20 UK | 2:27 |
Carla Thomas | Gee Whiz T20 | 2:15 |
The Blue Jays | Lovers Island BB | 2:17 |
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Bobby Darin | Splish Splash T20 T20 | 2:11 |
The Coasters | Searchin' T20 UK | 2:17 |
Inez Foxx | Mockingbird T20 | 2:38 |
Ernie Fields | In The Mood T20 T20 | 2:29 |
Richie Valens | La Bamba BB | 2:05 |
Ernie Freeman | Raunchy T20 | 2:15 |
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Timi Yuro | Hurt T20 | 2:28 |
The Casinos | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye T20 UK | 2:57 |
(Little Esther) Phillips | Release Me BB | 3:10 |
Don & Juan | What's Your Name T20 | 2:25 |
Cathy Jean & The Roommates | Please Love Me Forever T20 | 2:53 |
J Frank Wilson | Last Kiss T20 | 2:24 |
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Del Shannon | Runaway #1 #1 | 2:20 |
Bobby Fuller | I Fought The Law T20 UK | 2:07 |
The Castaways | Liar Liar T20 | 1:52 |
Jewel Aiken | The Birds And The Bees T20 | 2:07 |
Bobby Day | Over And Over BB | 2:20 |
Bobby Bland | Turn On Your Lovelight BB | 2:30 |
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The Righteous Brothers | You've Lost That Loving Feeling #1 #1 | 3:05 |
The Shirelles | Dedicated To The One I Love T20 | 2:03 |
Frankie Avalon | Venus #1 T20 | 2:21 |
The Tune Weavers | Happy, Happy Birthday Baby T20 | 2:32 |
The Duprees | You Belong To Me T20 | 2:32 |
Johnny Ace | Pledging My Love T20 | 2:28 |
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Chuck Berry | Roll Over Beethoven BB | 2:30 |
The Isley Brothers | Twist And Shout T20 UK | 2:30 |
Fats Domino | My Blue Heaven BB | 2:18 |
Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley | 2:30 |
Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs | Wooly Bully T20 T20 | 2:20 |
The Olympics | (Baby) Hully Gully BB | 2:03 |
Ronnie Spector passed away yesterday (1/12/2022). Her hits in the early 60s are the sounds we'll love until our passing. Brian Wilson absolutely loved Ronnie's Be My Baby and wrote Don't Worry Baby as an answer record. Side note: She loved the song, but husband would not let her record it. Youtube link ![]() |
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Phil Spector's Greatest Hits |
Warner-Spector 2SP-9104 | |
2/77 [UK: N/R] | |
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The Ronettes | Be My Baby T20 T20 | 2:40 |
The Crystals | Da Doo Ron Ron T20 T20 | 2:20 |
The Righteous Brothers | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' #1 #1 | 3:48 |
The Crystals | Then He Kissed Me T20 T20 | 2:39 |
The Ronettes | Baby, I Love You BB T20 | 2:50 |
The Ronettes | Walking In The Rain BB | 3:16 |
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The Crystals | He's A Rebel #1 T20 | 2:33 |
The Crystals | Uptown T20 | 2:22 |
Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans | Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah T20 UK | 2:50 |
Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans | Not Too Young To Get Married BB | 2:30 |
Darlene Love | Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry BB | 2:45 |
Darlene Love | Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home BB | 2:25 |
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Teddy Bears | To Know Him Is To Love Him #1 T20 | 2:23 |
Curtis Lee | Pretty Little Angel Eyes T20 UK | 2:40 |
The Paris Sisters | I Love How You Love Me T20 | 2:03 |
Gene Pitney | Every Breath I Take BB | 2:43 |
Curtis Lee | Under The Moon Of Love BB | 2:50 |
The Crystals | He's Sure The Boy I Love T20 | 2:37 |
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Ben E King | Spanish Harlem T20 | 2:58 |
The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody T20 T20 | 3:39 |
Ike & Tina Turner | River Deep-Mountain High BB T20 | 3:33 |
The Righteous Brothers | Just Once In My Life T20 | 3:57 |
Sonny Charles & The Checkmates LTD | Black Pearl T20 | 3:23 |
The Righteous Brothers | Ebb Tide T20 UK | 2:50 |