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Song Lists
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Good Rockin' Tonight
6 Real Wild Child
2
7 Shake This Shack
3
8 Rockin' Bones  
4
Rebels with Guitars 9 Rave On  
5
The Cradle of the Stars 10 Summertime Blues  

 

1

Good Rockin' Tonight  
Elvis, Carl Perkins and the rise of Sun Records  

  Getting to Know You, Bing Crosby, The Best of Bing Crosby, MCA CD111561.
  Red Hot, Billy Lee Riley, The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780/DRC3-1211.
 

Matchbox Blues, Carl Perkins, Carl Rocks, Bear Records BCD 16752 AR.

  My Trouble is Hard, Southern Revivalists, It’s Amazing: The Glorious Female Gospel 1947-1952, P-Vine Records PCD-5834.
  Plough-Hand Blues, Big Bill Bronzy, Trouble in Mind, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 40131.
  Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues), Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Rodgers: The Singing Brakeman, Living Era CDAJS 2011.
  My Babe, Little Walter, The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook, MCA/Chess CHD2 9389.
  She’s Dynamite, BB King, BB King: King of the Blues, MCA D4 10677.
  Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Malcolm Yelvington & the Star Rhythm Boys,” The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780/DRC3-1211.
  Flip, Flop & Bop, Bill Justis, 706 Union Instrumentals, Charly CPCD 8302.
  Milkcow Blues Boogie, Elvis Presley, Sunrise Elvis Presley, RCA 07863 6765-2.
  I Shall Not Be Moved, Elvis Presley, The Complete Million Dollar Quartet Session,
  Give Me that Old Time Religion, Rev. Herbert Brewster and his Camp Meeting on the Air, The Glorious Female Gospel 1947-1952, P-Vine Records PCD-5834.
  My Happiness, Elvis Presley, King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, BMG/Elvis.
  That’s All Right Mama, Elvis Presley, Sunrise Elvis Presley, RCA 07863 6765-2.
  That’s All Right, Mama, Arthur Big Boy Crudup, That’s All Right, Mama, Sony-BMG 61043-2.
  Blue Moon of Kentucky, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, Bill Monroe: The Father of Bluegrass, Living Era CD AJA 5298.
  Blue Moon of Kentucky, Elvis Presley, Sunrise Elvis Presley, RCA 07863 6765-2.
  Mystery Train, Elvis Presley, Sunrise Elvis Presley, RCA 07863 6765-2.
  Baby, Let’s Play House, Elvis Presley, Sunrise Elvis Presley, RCA 07863 6765-2.
  Raunchy, Roland Janes, 706 Union Instrumentals, Charly CPCD 8302.
  Dixie Fried, Carl Perkins, Carl Rocks, Bear Records BCD 16752 AR.
  Movie Magg, Carl Perkins, Carl Perkins - Original Sun Greatest Hits, Rhino Records.
  Get Rhythm, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
  High School Confidential, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rockabilly Legends, Volume 7, The Jerry Naylor Company.
  I Like Love, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison: The Essential Sun Years, Charly METRCD 100.
  Down by the Riverside, The Million Dollar Quartet, The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780/DRC3-1211.
  Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins, Carl Rocks, Bear Records BCD 16752 AR.
  Bopping the Blues, Carl Perkins, Carl Rocks, Bear Records BCD 16752 AR.

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2

Get Rhythm  
The story of Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two  

  Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash, The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/Legacy C2K 88280.
  Home of the Blues, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
 

Pickin’ Time, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash: The Legend (Old Favorites and New), Legacy CD.

  Five Feet High and Rising, Johnny Cash, The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/Legacy C2K 882 90.
 

Oh Susanna, June Carter, Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash, Her Life in Music, Columbia-Legacy, C2K 90908.

  Keep on the Sunny Side, June Carter, Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash, Her Life in Music, Columbia-Legacy, C2K 90908.
 

Blue Yodel (No. 1), Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Rodgers: The Singing Breakman, Living Era CD AJS 2011.

  Rock Island Line,” Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
 

706 Union, Brad Suggs, 706 Union Instrumentals, Charly Records, CPCD 8302.

  Get Rhythm, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
 

Luther Played the Boogie, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.

  There You Go, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
 

Love Me Baby, Little Junior's Blue Flames, Sun Records: 25 Blues Classics, Varese Sarabande 302 066 254 2.

  I Was There When It Happened, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
 

Hey Porter, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.

  Cry, Cry, Cry, Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
 

Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.

  Guitar Boogie Shuffle, The Virtues, 25 Rockin' Instrumentals, Varese Sarabande 302 066 484 2.
 

I Walk the Line, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.

  Ballad of a Teenage Queen, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.
 

Guess Things Happen That Way, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.

  You're My Baby, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash: Roots & Branches, Hip-O Records B0006965-02.
 

Leave That Junk Alone, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings, Union Square Music METRTCD805.

  Juke Box Blues, June Carter, Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash, Her Life in Music, Columbia-Legacy, C2K 90908.
 

Jackson, Johnny Cash and June Carter, The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/Legacy C2K 88280.

  Love's Ring of Fire, Anita Cash, Johnny Cash: Roots & Branches, Hip-O Records B0006965-02.
 

Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash, The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/Legacy C2K 88280.

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3

Fujiyama Mamas  
The women of rockabilly stake their claim  

  Where the Boys Are, Connie Francis, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Connie Francis, Polydor 547898
  Hard Headed Woman, Wanda Jackson, Wanda Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16631 AR.
  Sentimental Fool, Barbara Pittman, Getting Better All the Time, Charly Records, Snap 223 CD.
  Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Mo, Bob & Lucille, Good Girls Gone Bad, Ace Records CDCHD 1016.
  Knockin' Sixty, Cordell Jackson, Cordell Jackson Live in Chicago, Bughouse Records BH 003.
  Rosie the Riveter, The Four Vagabonds, The War Years, Intersound Entertainment CDC 1045.
  Ten Cats Down, The Miller Sisters, Good Girls Gone Bad: Wild Weird and Wonderful, Ace CDCHD 1016.
  Bop with Me Baby, Johnny Tate, Moon Records: The 50s Rock on the Moon, Moon Records MR-3010 CD.
  Outta Tune, Big Four with Cordell Jackson, Moon Records: The 50s Rock on the Moon, Moon Records MR-3010 CD.
  Bang, Bang, Janis Martin, Janis Martin: Masters and Studio Outtakes, Bear Family Records BCD 16154 AR.
  Jesus is a Waymaker, The Davis Sisters, Davis Sisters 1949-1952, Heritage HTCD47.
  Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Ruth Brown, Ruth Brown: Miss Rhythm, Atlantic 7 82061-2.
  Drugstore Rock and Roll, Janis Martin, Janis Martin: Masters and Studio Outtakes, Bear Family Records BCD 16154 AR.
  Woo-Hoo, The Rock-A-Teens, Teen Beat 3, Ace Records CDCHD 602.
  I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart, Patsy Montana, American Yodeling: 1911-1946, Trikont US-0246-2.
  You Can't Have My Love, Wanda Jackson & Billy Gray, Only Country: 1950-1954, MCA/Essex Entertainment JCD-3151.
  Fujiyama Mama, Wanda Jackson, Wanda Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16631 AR.
  Mean, Mean Man, Wanda Jackson, Wanda Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16631 AR.
  Little Jonah, Brenda Lee, Anthology (1956-1980), MCA Records, MCAD 10384.
  Let's Jump the Broomstick, Brenda Lee, Anthology (1956-1980), MCA Records, MCAD 10384.
  Jambalaya, Brenda Lee, Anthology (1956-1980), MCA Records, MCAD 10384.
  Blue Moon of Kentucky, Patsy Cline, Patsy Cline: The Ultimate Collection, UTVRecords 314 560 214-2.
  Baby Loves Him, Wanda Jackson, Wanda Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16631 AR.
  Just Because, The Collins Kids, The Collins Kids: The Rockin'est, Bear Family Records BCD 16250 AH.
  Big Guitar, Owen Bradley Quintet, Teen Beat 3, Ace Records CDCHD 602.
  My Boy Elvis, Janis Martin, Janis Martin: Masters and Studio Outtakes, Bear Family Records BCD 16154 AR.
  Come on Baby, I'm Back! and Here We Go!, Laura Lee Perkins (self-published).
  Don't Wait Up, Laura Lee Perkins, I'm Back! and Here We Go!, Laura Lee Perkins (self-published).
  Kiss Me Baby, Laura Lee Perkins, I'm Back! and Here We Go!, Laura Lee Perkins (self-published).
  Let's Elope Baby, Janis Martin, Janis Martin: Masters and Studio Outtakes, Bear Family Records BCD 16154 AR.
  Rock Your Baby, Rosie Flores and Wanda Jackson, Rockabilly Filly, Hightone 1005815.

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4

Rebels with Guitars  
Borrowing from Brando: the music's most notorious rebels  

  Rockin' Daddy, Eddie Bond, Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly (Box Set), Rhino/ WEA R 2 72344.
  You Heard Me Knocking, Billy Adams, Rockin' Thru the Years, CMRCD581.
  Blue Moon of Kentucky, Elvis Presley, Sunrise Elvis Presley, RCA 07863 6765-2. 
  Rock Pretty Mama, Billy Adams, Rockin' Thru the Years, CMRCD581.
  Bird Dog, Don Woody, That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 2, Bear Family Records BCD 15623.
  Bird Dog, Don Woody, That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 2, Bear Family Records BCD 15623.
  Three Alley Cats, Roy Hall, That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 2, Bear Family Records BCD 15623.
  b-i-bickey-bi, bo-bo-go, Gene Vincent, Gene Vincent: The Capitol Collector's Series, Capitol CDP 7 94074 2.
  Lotta Lovin,' Gene Vincent, Gene Vincent: The Capitol Collector's Series, Capitol CDP 7 94074 2.
  Be-Bop-A-Lula, Gene Vincent, Gene Vincent: The Capitol Collector's Series, Capitol CDP 7 94074 2.
  Bust Out, The Busters, 25 Rockin' Instrumentals, Varese Sarabande 302 066 484 2.
  Juvenile Delinquent, Ronnie Allen, Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly (Box Set), Rhino/ WEA R2 72344.
  Rawhide, Link Wray, Rumble! The Best of Link Wray, Rhino R2 71222.
  Rock and Roll Riot, Stoltz Brothers, Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly (Box Set), Rhino/ WEA R2 72344.
  Teenage Cutie, Link & Doug Wray, Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly (Box Set), Rhino/ WEA R2 72344.
  Ain't That Loving You Babe, Link Wray, Rumble! The Best of Link Wray, Rhino R2 71222.
  The Stroll, The Diamonds, Dick Clark's Dance Classics, Time-Life Music R12908.
  Rumble, Link Wray, Rumble! The Best of Link Wray, Rhino R2 71222.
  Prologue, West Side Story, West Side Story (Original Soundtrack Remastered), Sony B00023GGK8.
  Rebel Rouser, Duane Eddy, 25 Rockin' Instrumentals, Varese Sarabande 302 066 484 2.
  Tall Cool One, The Wailers, The Rockin' Rebels, 25 Rockin' Instrumentals, Varese Sarabande 302 066 484 2.
  Atomic Bomb, Glenn Barber, Rockabilly Shake Out, Ace Records CDCH 191.
  Tear It Up, Johnny Burnett Trio, Rockabilly Boogie, Bear Family BCD 15474.
  Train Kept A-Rollin, Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra, The King R&B Box set, Polygram Records KBSCD-7002.
  Train Kept A-Rollin, Johnny Burnett Trio, Rockabilly Boogie, Bear Family BCD 15474.
  Blues Stay Away From Me, Johnny Burnett Trio, Rockabilly Boogie, Bear Family BCD 15474.
  Rockbilly Boogie, Johnny Burnett Trio, Rockabilly Boogie, Bear Family BCD 15474.
  Believe What You Say, Ricky Nelson Greatest Hits, Capitol/EMI 09463-63384-2-2.
  Waiting in School, Ricky Nelson Greatest Hits, Capitol/EMI 09463-63384-2-2.

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5

The Cradle of the Stars  
The rise and fall of radio's The Louisiana Hayride  

  Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Johnny Cash: Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride, Scena Records 270506-2.
  I Got Stripes, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Johnny Cash: Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride, Scena Records 270506-2.
  Hey Porter, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash: Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride, Scena Records 270506-2.
  Move It on Over, The Maddox Brothers and Rose, A Proper Introduction to the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Proper Records Intro CD 2075.
  Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor, Johnny Horton, Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride, Johnny Horton, Scena Records.
  Hayride Boogie, Tillman Franks and his Rainbow Boys, Shreveport's Gonna Be the Death of You: Our City's Songs.
  Hank Williams: Live at the Grand Ole Opry, cut 21, Long Gone Lonesome Blues, Mercury Nashville.
  Flat Top Pickin,' Cowboy Copas, Opry Star Spotlight, Starday SCD 157.
  Hey Good Lookin', Hank Williams, Hank Williams: Gold, Mercury/Nashville B0004390-02.  
  Rockin' Chair Money, Hank Williams, Alone With His Guitar, Mercury 088.
  Jambalaya, Hank Williams, Louisiana Hayride: Classic Country Radio, Music Mill Entertainment CBD-001.
  That's All Right, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley: Roots Revolution, Tomato 2430.
  Guitar Boogie, Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, Here Comes the Boogie Man: The Original Recordings, Jasmine Music.
  Everybody's Rockin', Werly Fairburn, Whistle Bait, Columbia-Epic, CK 62173.
  Move a Little Closer, The Collins Kids, The Collins Kids: The Rockin'est, Bear Family BCD 16250.
  One Today, Another Tomorrow, Margaret Lewis, Lonesome Bluebird, Ace Records CDCHD 572.
  Mean Little Mama, Roy Orbison, Ooby Dooby, Digimode Charly LT-5128.
  Shake, Rattle and Roll, Elvis Presley, Elvis 56, BMG Music, RCA 07863 65135-2.
  Hound Dog, Elvis Presley, Good Rockin' Tonight: The Evolution of Elvis Presley, Music Mill Entertainment, MME 72627-2.
  It Ain't Me, Babe, Johnny Cash & June Carter, June Carter: Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride,

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6

Real Wild Child  
Swamps, snakes, Whole Lotta Shakin' and the story of Jerry Lee Lewis

  (Intro) Little Queenie, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Greatest Live Show on Earth, Bear Family Records BCD 15608.
  Memphis, Tennessee (Live), Jerry Lee Lewis, The Greatest Live Show on Earth, Bear Family Records BCD 15608.
  Long Tall Sally (Live), Jerry Lee Lewis, The Greatest Live Show on Earth, Bear Family Records BCD 15608.
  Wild Child, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis: A Half Century of Hits, Time-Life M19232.
  My Baby's Boogie, Amos Milburn, Blues, Barrelhouse and Boogie Woogie, Capitol Blues Collection, CDP 7243-8-36879-2-3.
  What I'd Say, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis: A Half Century of Hits, Time-Life M19232.
  Honky Tonk Train Blues, Red Saunders and His Orchestra, Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration. Columbia-Legacy CK 64988.
  Rock and Roll Ruby, Warren Smith, The Sun Records Collection (Box set), Rhino R2 71780.
  My Blue Heaven, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Million Dollar Quartet, The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780/DRC3-1211.
  Crazy Arms, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780.
  I Shall Not Be Moved, The Million Dollar Quartet, The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780/DRC3-1211.
  Matchbox Blues, Carl Perkins, Carl Rocks, Bear Records BCD 16752 AR.
  Paralyzed, The Million Dollar Quartet, The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780/DRC3-1211.
  Just a Little Walk with Jesus, The Million Dollar Quartet, The Sun Records Collection, Rhino Records R2 71780/DRC3-1211.
  Flying Saucer Rock 'n Roll, Billy Lee Riley, Red Hot: The Very Best of Billy Lee Riley, Collectables Col-CD-6008.
  Slop Beat,' Bumps Blackwell, Teen Beat 3, Ace Records, CDCHD 602.
  Red Hot, Billy Lee Riley & His Little Green Men, Red Hot: The Very Best of Billy Lee Riley, Collectables Col-CD-6008.
  Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On, Roy Hall, Roy Rocks, Bear Records, BCD 16747 AR.
  Whole Lotta Shakin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis: A Half Century of Hits, Time-Life M19232.
  Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis: A Half Century of Hits, Time-Life M19232.
  Breathless, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis: A Half Century of Hits, Time-Life M19232.

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7

Shake This Shack  
Cat Music from the Lone Star State: rockabilly in Texas

  Rockhouse, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison: The Essential Sun Years, Union Square Music METRCD 100.
  Drillin' Rig Boogie, Lucky Boggs, Texas Rockabilly and Hillbilly Volume I, Esoldun Records.
  Problem Child, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison: The Essential Sun Years, Union Square Music METRCD 100.
  Bop, Bop, Baby, Wade and Dick, Sun Record Company: Classic Recordings from the Legendary Sun Label (box set), Fabulous.
  Ooby Dooby, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison: The Essential Sun Years, Union Square Music METRCD 100.
  Stacka Records, Tom Tall, Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly (Box Set), Rhino/ WEA R 2 72344.
  No No Never, Margaret Lewis, Lonesome Bluebird, Ace Records CDCHD 572.
  Cowboy Stomp, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Hillbilly Boogie!, Sony Music
  Honey Hush, Joe Turner, Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974 (Vol. 2), Atlantic Records 7 82305-2.
  Deep in the Heart of Texas, The Dawnbreakers, Strictly Instrumental Volume 2, Buffalo Bop CD 55051.
  Shake This Shack, Sid King and the Five Strings, Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight, Bear Family Records BCD 15535.
  Let 'Er Roll, Sid King and the Five Strings, Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight, Bear Family Records BCD 15535.
  I'll Play Your Game, Lew Williams, Cat Talk: Lew Williams, Bear Family BCD 16347 AH.
  Livin' on Love, Ray Campi, Ray Campi: The Road to Rockabilly, Enviken Records EnRec CD 118
  Cat Talk, Lew Williams, Cat Talk: Lew Williams, Bear Family BCD 16347 AH.
  Something I Said, Lew Williams, Cat Talk: Lew Williams, Bear Family BCD 16347 AH.
  Move Around, Groovey Joe Poovey, The Big D Jamboree Live: Volumes I and II, Dragon Street Records DCD 70100.
  Booger Red, Sid King and the Five Strings, The Big D Jamboree Live: Volumes I and II, Dragon Street Records DCD 70100.
  Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight?, Buddy Holly, Hollybilly, El Toro Records, ETCD 1012.
  Trying to Get to You, Elvis Presley, Sunrise: Elvis Presley, RCA 07863.
  Midnight Express, The Dawnbeats, Strictly Instrumental Volume 2, Buffalo Bop CD 55051.
  Go! Go! Go! Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison: The Essential Sun Years, Union Square Music METRCD 100.
  I Give Up, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison: The Essential Sun Years, Union Square Music METRCD 100.
  Sweet Dreams Baby, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison - 50 All Time Greatest Hits, Collectables.  
  Only the Lonely, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison - 50 All Time Greatest Hits, Collectables.
  In Dreams, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison - 50 All Time Greatest Hits, Collectables.  
  Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison - 50 All Time Greatest Hits, Collectables.  

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8

Rockin' Bones  
Suzy Q and rockabilly's one hit wonders

  Rockin' Bones, Ronnie Dawson, Rockin' Bones: The Legendary Masters, Crystal Clear Sound CCR 9643-2.
  We Wanna Boogie, Sonny Burgess and the Pacers, Sonny Burgess: The Classic Recordings 1956-1959. Bear Family B000001AXB.
  Red Headed Woman, Sonny Burgess and the Pacers, Sonny Burgess: The Classic Recordings 1956-1959. Bear Family B000001AXB.
  Ain't Got a Thing, Sonny Burgess, Sonny Burgess and the Pacers, Sonny Burgess: The Classic Recordings 1956-1959. Bear Family B000001AXB.
  I'm Getting Better All the Time, Barbara Pittman, Getting Better All the Time, Charly Records, Snap 223 CD.
  He May Be Your Man, Helen Humes, Today I Sing the Blues, EPM Musique B00000IAZ7.
  I Need a Man, Barbara Pittman, Getting Better All the Time, Charly Records, Snap 223 CD.
  Two Timin' Woman, Jack Scott, Jack Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16841 AR.
  The Way I Walk, Jack Scott, Jack Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16841 AR.
  Leroy, Jack Scott, Jack Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16841 AR.
  Itchy, Sonny Burgess, 706 Union Instrumentals, Charly Records CPCD 8302.
  The Breakman's Blues, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Rodgers: The Singing Breakman, Living Era CD AJS 2011.
  Back in the Saddle Again, Gene Autrey, Gene Autrey: Back in the Saddle Again, Sony Music A24302.
  Rock & Roll Angel, Jay Chevalier, Jay Chevalier & the Louisiana Longshots: Rockin' Country Sides, Hydra Records BCK 27123.
  Suzy Q, Dale Hawkins, Dale Hawkins: Rock and Roll Tornando, Ace Records, CDCHD 693.
  My Babe, Dale Hawkins, Dale Hawkins: Rock and Roll Tornando, Ace Records, CDCHD 693.
  Georgia Slop, Big Al Downing, Rockin' & Rollin', Schoolkids Records.
  Blueberry Hill, Fats Domino, Fats Domino - Legendary Imperial Recordings (Box Set), EMI 96784.
  Rock & Roll Record Girl, Bobby Poe and the Poekats, Let's Have a Ball, Ear 90114.
  Let's Have a Party, Wanda Jackson, Wanda Jackson, Wanda Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16631 AR.
  Moanin' Bass, Vibrations, Strictly Instrumental Vol. 2, Bufallo Bop Bb CD 55051.
  16 Chicks, Joe Clay, Joe Clay: Ducktail, Bear Family Records BCD 15516.
  Ducktail, Joe Clay, Joe Clay: Ducktail, Bear Family Records BCD 15516.
  Goodbye, Goodbye, Joe Clay, Joe Clay: Ducktail, Bear Family Records BCD 15516.
  Rockin' Billy, Johnny Stark, Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly (Box Set), Rhino/ WEA R 2 72344.
  Barking Up the Wrong Tree That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 2, Bear Family Records BCD 15623.
  Castro Rock, Jay Chevalier, Jay Chevalier & the Louisiana Longshots: Rockin' Country Sides, Hydra Records BCK 27123.
  Down on the Farm, Big Al Downing, Rockin' Bones: Rockabilly Box Compilation, Rhino Records 2006.
  Doggone It, Joe Clay, Joe Clay: Ducktail, Bear Family Records BCD 15516.

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9

Rave On  
The life and music of Buddy Holly

  Crying, Waiting, Hoping, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Rock Around with Ollie Vee, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Words of Love, Buddy Holly, The Buddy Holly Collection, UMG Recordings.
  Blue Days, Black Nights, Buddy Holly, Hollybilly, El Toro Records, ETCD 1012.
  Lonnie Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Volume I: 1937-1940, Document Records
  Slippin' and Slidin' (Peepin' and Hidin'), Little Richard, The Specialty Story (Disc #4), Specialty 5SPCD-4412-2.
  Just Because, Elvis Presley, Sunrise Elvis Presley, RCA 07863 6765-2.
  Good Rockin' Tonight, Buddy Holly, Holly in the Hills/Giant, BGO Records BGOCD563.
  Witchcraft, The Spiders, Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans, EMI Records E2 37350 7243 8 37350 2 0.
  Sumpin' Jumpin, Bumps Blackwell, Teen Beat 3, Ace Records CDCHD 602.
  That'll Be the Day, Buddy Holly, Hollybilly, El Toro Records, ETCD 1012.
  That'll Be the Day, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Party Doll, Buddy Knox, The Best Of Buddy Knox, Rhino/WEA.
  Ooby Dooby, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison: The Essential Sun Years, Union Square Music METRCD 100.
  Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Bye Bye Love, The Everly Brothers, Dream: The Best of the Everly Brothers, Dream Music MCDLX 010.
  Maybe Baby, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Oh Boy, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Rock-Ola Ruby, Sonny West, Sweet Rockin' Rockin' Rock-Ola-Ruby, Rollercoaster Records RCCD 3050.
  Rave On, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Ad Lip, The Galaxis, Strictly Instrumental Volume 2, Buffalo Bop CD 55051.
  Fine As Wine, The Crickets, Fine As Wine, Flyright CD 30.
  Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley: The Chess Box, MCA Records CHD2-19502.
  Well All Right, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Texas Blues, Bob Wills, Boot Hill Drag Ð The MGM Years, Mercury Records.
  Heartbeat, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  It's So Easy, Buddy Holly, The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, MCA-Universal 112 046-2.
  Cry Cry Cry, Ritchie Valens, The Ritchie Valens Story, Rhino R276496.
  Love Is Strange, Buddy Holly, The Famous Apartment Tapes, NVJ 822.
  Slippin' and Slidin', Buddy Holly, The Famous Apartment Tapes, NVJ 822.
  I Fought the Law, The Crickets, Their Complete Brunswick/Coral Recordings, Bear Family Records BCD 15599.

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Summertime Blues  
Sunglasses after dark, rockabilly California-style

  Sunglasses After Dark, Dwight Pullen, Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly (Box Set), Rhino/ WEA R 2 72344.
  I'm Glad My Baby's Gone Away, Glen Glenn, Glen Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16671 AS.
  Wild Wild Young Men, The Maddox Brother and Rose, Whistle Bait: 25 Rockabilly Rave-Ups, Columbia/Epic/Legacy CK 62173.
  Hey Little Dreamboat, Rose Maddox, Ain't I'm a Dog, Legacy/Epic CK.
  I Couldn't Believe It Was True, Maddox Brothers and Rose, The Maddox Brothers and Rose, On the Air: The 1940s, cut #19.
  Oh Susanna, Maddox Brothers and Rose, The Maddox Brothers and Rose, On the Air: The 1940s, cut #1.
  Dear Okie, Doye O'Dell, Bath Tub Blues, Cattle Compact CD 250.
  Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette, Tex Williams, Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!, Country Stars.
  One Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette, Glen Glenn, Glen Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16671 AS.
  Guitar Rock and Roll, Joe Maphis, Whistle Bait: 25 Rockabilly Rave-Ups, Columbia/Epic/Legacy CK 62173. (1:00)
  Sentimental Journey, Joe Houston, Joe Houston: Cornbread and Cabbage Greens, Specialty SPCD-2171-2.
  Work with Me Annie, Hank Ballard, Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Rhino Records R2 71512.
  Everybody's Movin,' Glen Glenn, Glen Rocks, Bear Family Records BCD 16671 AS.
  Beula Lee, Jody Reynolds, Endless...The Legendary Jody Reynolds, Tru Gems Records 1101-2.
  Endless Sleep, Jody Reynolds, Endless...The Legendary Jody Reynolds, Tru Gems Records 1101-2.
  Come On, Let's Go, Ritchie Valens, The Ritchie Valens Story, Rhino Records R2 76496.
  Guitar Blues, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Cochran: Forever Rockin,' Proper PVCD133.
  Friday Night on a Dollar Bill, Huelyn Duvall, The Best of Huelyn Duvall, Brazos Valley Records BV 3030.
  Penetration, The Pyramids, 25 Rockin' Instrumentals, Varese Sarabande 302 068 484 2. (1:00)
  Party, The Collins Kids, Ain't I'm a Dog, Legacy/Epic CK.
  Just Because, The Collins Kids, The Collins Kids, The Rockin'est, Bear Family Records BCD 16250 AH.
  Kaw-Liga, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Gold, Mercury/Nashville B0004390-02.
  Whistle Bait, The Collins Kids, The Collins Kids: The Rockin'est, Bear Family BCD 16250.
  Shake 'N' Stomp, Dick Dale, The Best of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones, Rhino Records R2 75756.
  Miserlou, Dick Dale, The Best of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones, Rhino Records R2 75756.
  Money Honey, Eddie Cochran, The Town Hall Party TV Shows, Rockstar Records RSRCD 016.
  Slow Down, The Cochran Brothers, Eddie Cochran: Forever Rockin,' Proper PVCD133.
  C'Mon Everybody, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else, EMI 7243 595770 2 9. Cut #16.
  Twenty Flight Rock, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else, EMI 7243 595770 2 9.
  Skinny Jim, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Cochran: Forever Rockin,' Proper PVCD133.
  Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else, EMI 7243 595770 2 9.
  Nervous Breakdown, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else, EMI 7243 595770 2 9.

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