1954: The Year That Rocked the World

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock It!
The Rockin' Brothers2:24
2I Don’t Know Where She Went
Willie Egan2:36
3Jump Children
The Flamingos2:34
4Sick and Tired
Lula Reed2:29
5Jam Up
Tommy Ridgley2:46
6Let’s Make Love Tonight
Earl Williams2:33
7No More, No Less
Carmen Taylor2:19
8Greenbacks
recording of:
Greenbacks
writer:
Renald Richard
Ray Charles2:52
9Honey Bunch
The Du Droppers2:10
10It Were You
solo tenor saxophone:
Freddy Jackson (US R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist active 1940s-1960s) (on 1954-12-17)
vocals:
Chuck Willis (on 1954-12-17)
orchestra:
Chuck Willis & His Orchestra (on 1954-12-17)
recording of:
It Were You (on 1954-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
Chuck Willis2:44
11New Hound Dog
Frank Motley2:30
12One Bad Stud
The Honey Bears2:26
13Three Thirty Three
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters2:40
14Whoopin’ and Hollerin’
Preacher Stephens2:27
15Oh but She Did
The Opals2:52
16You Ain’t So Such a Much
Blanche Thomas2:23
17Jumpin’ From 6 to 6
Jimmy Wilson2:07
18Big Man
Carl Matthews2:57
19Women and Cadillacs
The Night Riders2:47
20Buick 59
The Medallions2:38
21Love Your Lovin’ Ways
recording of:
Love Your Lovin' Ways (in 1954)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
The Daps2:04
22What a Party
Jesse Allen2:15
23Two‐Faced Woman (and a Lyin’ Man)
Nappy Brown2:31
24I’m Afraid to Love You
Jimmie Newsome2:32
25All Night Long
Joe Houston2:39
26Voo Vee Ah Bee
The Platters2:12
27Something’s Going on in My Room
Daddy Cleanhead2:14
28I Must Be Dreamin’
The Robins2:15
29Oop Shoop
cover recording of:
Oop Shoop
writer:
Shirley Gunter and Blondene Taylor
Big John & The Buzzards2:17
30The Wallflower
Etta James & The Peaches2:59
31Hey Lolly Lolly
Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers2:13
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock, Roll, Ball, Wail
Big Dave2:21
2Rock Me All Night Long
Ella Mae Morse2:27
3Rock Around the Clock
Sonny Day2:49
4Happy Happy Baby
Bill Haley & His Comets2:37
5Wine Spo‐Li‐O‐Li
The Five Strings2:21
6I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine
cover recording of:
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine
lyricist and composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
Elvis Presley2:31
7Rock A‐Beatin’ Boogie
The Esquire Boys2:21
8Honey! Honey!
Charlie Gracie2:16
9Move Me Baby
Freddie Bell & the Bell Boys2:33
10Chicken Boogie
Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra2:38
11No Mama No Papa
Patti Jerome2:08
12A.B.C. Boogie
Bill Haley & His Comets2:29
13Crazy ’bout You Baby
The Crew-Cuts2:24
14Shake, Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley & His Comets2:30
15Bopper’s Boogie
The Big Bopper3:14
16Hearts of Stone
Rudy Gray2:52
17I Gotta Be Gittin’ Home
Billy Strange2:36
18That’s All Right
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley1:59
19Put Something in the Pot, Boy
The Five Strings2:32
20Shake a Leg
The Carlisles2:15
21Gonna Dance All Night
Hardrock Gunter2:23
22Good Rockin’ Tonight
engineer and producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (in 1954, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (in 1954) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1954, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1954) and BMG Entertainment (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1954, from 1954-09-12 until 1954-09-16)
cover recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight (on 1954-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Elvis Presley52:14
23One Note Boogie
Willie Restum2:13
24Go Baby Go
The Four Tophatters2:04
25Crazy ’Bout Lollipop
Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra2:51
26Watcha Gonna Do
Bunny Paul2:29
27Hound Dog
cover recording of:
Hound Dog
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Freddie Bell & the Bell Boys2:40
28Dim, Dim the Lights
Bill Haley & His Comets2:33
29Wildwood Boogie
Charlie Gracie2:50
30Ice Cold Water
Glen Barber2:30
31Blue Moon of Kentucky
cover recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (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 Presley2:01
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jump Children
Dave Bartholomew and His Orchestra2:23
2Teenage Baby
T‐Bone Walker2:04
3Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:33
4Bye Bye Young Men
Ruth Brown2:44
5Big Daddy
Jimmy Witherspoon2:18
6Wino
Jack McVea2:30
7I Done Done It
Amos Milburn2:35
8Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Joe Liggins2:54
9I Ain’t Drunk
Jimmy Liggins2:26
10Hey Little Girl
Richard Lewis2:55
11Crazy ’Bout Saxophone
Buddy Johnson2:35
12Fujiyama Mama
Annisteen Allen2:31
13Well All Right
Big Joe Turner2:29
14I Get a Thrill
Wynonie Harris2:29
15Runaway
Jesse Stone2:09
16Old Man Boogie
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson2:54
17Hole in the Wall
H‐Bomb Ferguson2:38
18Roll Baby Roll
Floyd Dixon2:19
19You Know Yeah!
Pee Wee Crayton2:35
20Last Night
Jimmy ‘Baby Face’ Lewis2:33
21Women Are the Root of All Evil
Paul Williams2:28
22You Got to Give
Mike Gordon2:15
23You’d Better Stop
LaVern Baker2:47
24Fatback and Corn Licker
Louis Jordan2:41
25Fannie Brown Got Married
bass guitar:
Tommy Shelvin (US bassist) (on 1954-09-02)
guitar:
Jimmy Davis (1950s US blues guitarist) (on 1954-09-02)
membranophone:
Placide Adams (bass, drums) (on 1954-09-02)
piano:
Salvador Doucette (on 1954-09-02)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Fontenette (on 1954-09-02) and Sammy Parker (1950s US tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-09-02)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1954-09-02)
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
recording of:
Fannie Brown Got Married (on 1954-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1954-09-02)
Roy Brown2:19
26I’m a Real Gone Lover
Smiley Lewis2:33
27Baby, You’re Rich!
Percy Mayfield1:58
28Cry Hard Luck
Jimmy “T99” Nelson2:29
29What Can I Do
Roy Milton2:21
30Go! Go! Go!
The Treniers2:20
31Blow Your Horn!
Wilburt 'Red' Prysock3:05