1950s Rock 'n' Roll
Various Artists
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- The Basics
Rock 'n' roll was never as wanton or more daring than during its mid-'50s dawning, when pop threw off the shackles of blandness to let it all hang out. Elvis swiveled his hips, Jerry Lee Lewis pounded the piano, Chuck Berry did the duck walk, and Little Richard cried, "A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom": cats, kittens, that was rock 'n' roll!
$47.25 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 Hound Dog Elvis Presley 2:13 $2.19 View In iTunes 2 Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry 2:22 $2.19 View In iTunes 3 That'll Be the Day The Crickets 2:15 $2.19 View In iTunes 4 Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis 1:52 $1.69 View In iTunes 5 Tutti Frutti Little Richard 2:27 $1.69 View In iTunes 6 Ain't That a Shame Fats Domino 2:34 $2.19 View In iTunes 7 Be-Bop-A-Lula Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps 2:36 $2.19 View In iTunes 8 Yakety Yak The Coasters 1:53 $1.69 View In iTunes 9 C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran 1:55 $2.19 View In iTunes 10 Come On, Let's Go Ritchie Valens 2:02 $1.69 View In iTunes 11 Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers 2:03 $1.69 View In iTunes 12 (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets 2:09 $1.69 View In iTunes 13 At the Hop Danny & The Juniors 2:31 $1.69 View In iTunes 14 Move It Cliff Richard 2:24 $1.69 View In iTunes 15 Splish Splash Bobby Darin 2:12 $1.69 View In iTunes 16 Willie and the Hand Jive Johnny Otis 2:37 $1.69 View In iTunes 17 Let's Have a Party Wanda Jackson 2:11 $2.19 View In iTunes 18 Ooby Dooby Roy Orbison 2:14 $1.69 View In iTunes 19 Brown Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry 2:15 $1.69 View In iTunes 20 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 2:07 $2.19 View In iTunes 21 Long Tall Sally Little Richard 2:12 $1.69 View In iTunes 22 A Teenager in Love Dion & The Belmonts 2:34 $2.19 View In iTunes 23 Let's Jump the Broomstick Brenda Lee 2:35 $1.69 View In iTunes 24 Party Doll Buddy Knox 2:17 $1.69 View In iTunes 25 Oh Boy The Crickets 2:07 $2.19 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Next Steps
The birth of rock 'n' roll was an unholy alliance between blues, gospel, and country, as a new generation of barbaric upstarts (including New Zealand's Johnny Devlin) ramped up the music's energy level to a supersonic sensitivity tailor-made for dancing. As these next primal cuts make abundantly clear, rock 'n' roll was here to stay.
$47.75 Next StepsName Artist Time Price 1 Suzie Q Dale Hawkins 2:20 $1.69 View In iTunes 2 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On Jerry Lee Lewis 2:36 $1.69 View In iTunes 3 Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran 2:01 $2.19 View In iTunes 4 Maybellene Chuck Berry 2:19 $2.19 View In iTunes 5 Say Mama Gene Vincent 2:18 $2.19 View In iTunes 6 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 2:48 $1.69 View In iTunes 7 Shake, Rattle and Roll Bill Haley & His Comets 2:27 $2.19 View In iTunes 8 Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry 2:39 $2.19 View In iTunes 9 Rock Around With Ollie Vee (Alternate Version) Buddy Holly 2:18 $1.69 View In iTunes 10 Say Man Bo Diddley 3:16 $1.69 View In iTunes 11 See You Later, Alligator Bill Haley & His Comets 2:44 $2.19 View In iTunes 12 Rocket In My Pocket Johnny Devlin 2:11 $1.69 View In iTunes 13 I Wonder Why Dion & The Belmonts 2:19 $1.69 View In iTunes 14 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino 2:29 $2.19 View In iTunes 15 La Bamba Ritchie Valens 2:05 $1.69 View In iTunes 16 Nine Times out of Ten Cliff Richard 2:08 $2.19 View In iTunes 17 All I Have to Do Is Dream Everly Brothers 2:23 $1.69 View In iTunes 18 Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard 2:13 $1.69 View In iTunes 19 Red Hot Billy Lee Riley 2:32 $1.69 View In iTunes 20 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 2:35 $2.19 View In iTunes 21 It's Only Make Believe (Single Version) Conway Twitty 2:13 $1.69 View In iTunes 22 Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache Warren Smith 2:19 $1.69 View In iTunes 23 Come Go With Me The Del-Vikings & The Sonnets 2:00 $1.69 View In iTunes 24 Rave On Buddy Holly 1:50 $2.19 View In iTunes 25 Race with the Devil Gene Vincent 2:03 $2.19 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Deep Cuts
Razor-edged rockabilly wildmen and leather-lung'd R&B screamers formed a bedrock foundation for rock 'n' roll's swift rise. Their pioneering attack remains as vital and uninhibited as the day it was conceived. Dig these deep cuts and judge for yourself: the old guard among you may recognise the velvety voice of J.O.K.: Johnny O'Keefe.
$40.87 Deep CutsName Artist Time Price 1 Rip It Up Little Richard 2:25 $1.69 View In iTunes 2 It's Too Late Johnny O'Keefe 2:38 $1.69 View In iTunes 3 I Need a Man Barbara Pittman 2:54 $1.69 View In iTunes 4 Bad Boy Marty Wilde 2:24 $1.69 View In iTunes 5 The Train Kept a Rollin' Johnny Burnette and the Rock'N'Roll Trio 2:16 $1.69 View In iTunes 6 High Class Baby Cliff Richard 2:09 $2.19 View In iTunes 7 I'm Walkin' Fats Domino 2:08 $2.19 View In iTunes 8 Fujiyama Mama Wanda Jackson 2:15 $2.19 View In iTunes 9 Queen of the Hop Bobby Darin 2:10 $1.69 View In iTunes 10 B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps 2:16 $2.19 View In iTunes 11 Straight Skirt Johnny Devlin 2:08 $1.69 View In iTunes 12 My Boy Elvis Janis Martin 2:09 $1.69 View In iTunes 13 Almost Grown Chuck Berry 2:21 $1.69 View In iTunes 14 Just a Closer Walk With Thee Johnny O'Keefe 2:32 $1.69 View In iTunes 15 Riot In Cell Block No. 9 The Coasters 3:03 $1.69 View In iTunes 16 Mystery Train Elvis Presley 2:27 $1.69 View In iTunes 17 In the Still of the Night The Five Satins 3:04 $1.19 View In iTunes 18 Rebel Rouser Duane Eddy 2:14 $1.69 View In iTunes 19 Rumble (from the Movie 'Pulp Fiction') Link Wray 2:28 $2.19 View In iTunes 20 Bird Dog Everly Brothers 2:16 $1.69 View In iTunes 21 Love Me The Phantom 1:32 $1.69 View In iTunes 22 Donna Ritchie Valens 2:26 $1.69 View In iTunes 23 Lonesome Train, On a Lonesome Track (Alternative Version) Johnny Burnette and the Rock'N'Roll Trio 2:12 $1.69 View In iTunes Total: 23 Songs - Complete Set
Rock 'n' roll transformed the '50s on a storm front of thundering backbeats, slashing six-string, and crying saxes: this was the soundtrack of the newly invented "teenager," a wild, bloodthirsty beast dead set on mayhem and rebellion. These legendary, hell-raising tracks offer a thrilling overview of the music's glorious, primordial years, when kids all over the world worshipped the groundbreaking new sound with everything they had — namely, grease, leather, and a headful of bad thoughts. Have you heard the news? There's good rockin' tonight!
$135.87 Complete SetName Artist Time Price 1 Hound Dog Elvis Presley 2:13 $2.19 View In iTunes 2 Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry 2:22 $2.19 View In iTunes 3 That'll Be the Day The Crickets 2:15 $2.19 View In iTunes 4 Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis 1:52 $1.69 View In iTunes 5 Tutti Frutti Little Richard 2:27 $1.69 View In iTunes 6 Ain't That a Shame Fats Domino 2:34 $2.19 View In iTunes 7 Be-Bop-A-Lula Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps 2:36 $2.19 View In iTunes 8 Yakety Yak The Coasters 1:53 $1.69 View In iTunes 9 C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran 1:55 $2.19 View In iTunes 10 Come On, Let's Go Ritchie Valens 2:02 $1.69 View In iTunes 11 Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers 2:03 $1.69 View In iTunes 12 (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets 2:09 $1.69 View In iTunes 13 At the Hop Danny & The Juniors 2:31 $1.69 View In iTunes 14 Move It Cliff Richard 2:24 $1.69 View In iTunes 15 Splish Splash Bobby Darin 2:12 $1.69 View In iTunes 16 Willie and the Hand Jive Johnny Otis 2:37 $1.69 View In iTunes 17 Let's Have a Party Wanda Jackson 2:11 $2.19 View In iTunes 18 Ooby Dooby Roy Orbison 2:14 $1.69 View In iTunes 19 Brown Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry 2:15 $1.69 View In iTunes 20 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 2:07 $2.19 View In iTunes 21 Long Tall Sally Little Richard 2:12 $1.69 View In iTunes 22 A Teenager in Love Dion & The Belmonts 2:34 $2.19 View In iTunes 23 Let's Jump the Broomstick Brenda Lee 2:35 $1.69 View In iTunes 24 Party Doll Buddy Knox 2:17 $1.69 View In iTunes 25 Oh Boy The Crickets 2:07 $2.19 View In iTunes 26 Suzie Q Dale Hawkins 2:20 $1.69 View In iTunes 27 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On Jerry Lee Lewis 2:36 $1.69 View In iTunes 28 Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran 2:01 $2.19 View In iTunes 29 Maybellene Chuck Berry 2:19 $2.19 View In iTunes 30 Say Mama Gene Vincent 2:18 $2.19 View In iTunes 31 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 2:48 $1.69 View In iTunes 32 Shake, Rattle and Roll Bill Haley & His Comets 2:27 $2.19 View In iTunes 33 Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry 2:39 $2.19 View In iTunes 34 Rock Around With Ollie Vee (Alternate Version) Buddy Holly 2:18 $1.69 View In iTunes 35 Say Man Bo Diddley 3:16 $1.69 View In iTunes 36 See You Later, Alligator Bill Haley & His Comets 2:44 $2.19 View In iTunes 37 Rocket In My Pocket Johnny Devlin 2:11 $1.69 View In iTunes 38 I Wonder Why Dion & The Belmonts 2:19 $1.69 View In iTunes 39 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino 2:29 $2.19 View In iTunes 40 La Bamba Ritchie Valens 2:05 $1.69 View In iTunes 41 Nine Times out of Ten Cliff Richard 2:08 $2.19 View In iTunes 42 All I Have to Do Is Dream Everly Brothers 2:23 $1.69 View In iTunes 43 Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard 2:13 $1.69 View In iTunes 44 Red Hot Billy Lee Riley 2:32 $1.69 View In iTunes 45 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 2:35 $2.19 View In iTunes 46 It's Only Make Believe (Single Version) Conway Twitty 2:13 $1.69 View In iTunes 47 Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache Warren Smith 2:19 $1.69 View In iTunes 48 Come Go With Me The Del-Vikings & The Sonnets 2:00 $1.69 View In iTunes 49 Rave On Buddy Holly 1:50 $2.19 View In iTunes 50 Race with the Devil Gene Vincent 2:03 $2.19 View In iTunes 51 Rip It Up Little Richard 2:25 $1.69 View In iTunes 52 It's Too Late Johnny O'Keefe 2:38 $1.69 View In iTunes 53 I Need a Man Barbara Pittman 2:54 $1.69 View In iTunes 54 Bad Boy Marty Wilde 2:24 $1.69 View In iTunes 55 The Train Kept a Rollin' Johnny Burnette and the Rock'N'Roll Trio 2:16 $1.69 View In iTunes 56 High Class Baby Cliff Richard 2:09 $2.19 View In iTunes 57 I'm Walkin' Fats Domino 2:08 $2.19 View In iTunes 58 Fujiyama Mama Wanda Jackson 2:15 $2.19 View In iTunes 59 Queen of the Hop Bobby Darin 2:10 $1.69 View In iTunes 60 B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps 2:16 $2.19 View In iTunes 61 Straight Skirt Johnny Devlin 2:08 $1.69 View In iTunes 62 My Boy Elvis Janis Martin 2:09 $1.69 View In iTunes 63 Almost Grown Chuck Berry 2:21 $1.69 View In iTunes 64 Just a Closer Walk With Thee Johnny O'Keefe 2:32 $1.69 View In iTunes 65 Riot In Cell Block No. 9 The Coasters 3:03 $1.69 View In iTunes 66 Mystery Train Elvis Presley 2:27 $1.69 View In iTunes 67 In the Still of the Night The Five Satins 3:04 $1.19 View In iTunes 68 Rebel Rouser Duane Eddy 2:14 $1.69 View In iTunes 69 Rumble (from the Movie 'Pulp Fiction') Link Wray 2:28 $2.19 View In iTunes 70 Bird Dog Everly Brothers 2:16 $1.69 View In iTunes 71 Love Me The Phantom 1:32 $1.69 View In iTunes 72 Donna Ritchie Valens 2:26 $1.69 View In iTunes 73 Lonesome Train, On a Lonesome Track (Alternative Version) Johnny Burnette and the Rock'N'Roll Trio 2:12 $1.69 View In iTunes Total: 73 Songs
