Stars of Rockabilly

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (on 1956-05-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (on 1956-05-04)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (on 1956-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (from 1956 to present)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 9) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 102)
recording of:
Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula (on 1956-05-04)
writer:
Bill “Tex” Davis and Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent4.352:39
2High School Confidential
recording of:
High School Confidential
writer:
Ron Hargrave (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Penron Music and Penron Music Publishing
Jerry Lee Lewis2:33
3Go! Go! Go!
Roy Orbison2:10
4Honey Don’t
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1955-12 until 1966-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
recording of:
Honey, Don’t! (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Knox Music Ltd. and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Carl Perkins42:50
5Red Hot
recording of:
Red Hot
writer:
W. R. Emerson (rock 'n' roll on Sun, Vee-Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Billy Lee Riley2:33
6Cut Across Shortly
recording of:
Cut Across Shorty
writer:
Wayne Walker and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Eddie Cochran2:09
7Honey Hush
double bass:
Dorsey Burnette (on 1956-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Murray M. "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (on 1956-07-03)
guitar:
Paul Burlison (on 1956-07-03) and Johnny Burnette (on 1956-07-03)
piano:
Owen Bradley (on 1956-07-03)
vocals:
Johnny Burnette (on 1956-07-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-03)
cover recording of:
Honey Hush (on 1956-07-03)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Lou Willie Turner
lyricist and composer:
Big Joe Turner
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Johnny Burnette2:05
8Rock Your Baby
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson1:47
9We Wanna Boogie
recording of:
We Wanna Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist)
Sonny Burgess2:27
10I’m Coming HomeJohnny Horton2:07
11Tennessee Toddy
recording of:
Tennessee Toddy
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:24
12Bopping the Blues
cover recording of:
Boppin’ the Blues
composer:
Curley Griffin (1950s Rockabilly artist) (in 1956) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi-Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MPL Music Publishing Inc., MPL UK Publishing and Wren Music Co.
Ricky Nelson1:59
13Rockin’ BonesRonnie Dawson41:58
14Hop, Skip & Jump
The Collins Kids1:55
15Everybody’s Movin’
Glen Glenn2:45
16Spin the Bottle
Benny Joy2:35
17Don’t Be Gone Long
Bob Doss2:11
18Lazy Lu
Darwin Nelson2:13
19Hello Baby
Charline Arthur2:22
20Sunglasses After Dark
recording of:
Sunglasses After Dark
writer:
Jim Noble and Whitey Pullen (1950s/'60s Rockabilly artist)
Dwight Pullen2:10
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dixie Fried
recording of:
Dixie Fried
composer:
Howard Griffin and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins2:30
2Breathless
Jerry Lee Lewis2:45
3Rockhouse
recording of:
Rock House
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Roy Orbison2:07
4Race With the DevilGene Vincent2:05
5Red‐Headed Woman
double bass:
Johnny Ray Hubbard (on 1956-05-02)
guitar:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02) and Joe Lewis (1950s US rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
membranophone:
Russ Smith (on 1956-05-02)
piano:
Kern K. Kennedy (on 1956-05-02)
trumpet:
Jack Nance (on 1956-05-02)
vocals:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
recording of:
Red Headed Woman (on 1956-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist)
Sonny Burgess2:11
6Pearly Lee
remix of:
Pearly Lee (version 2, undubbed) by Billy Lee Riley
recording of:
Pearly Lee
writer:
Billy Lee Riley
Billy Lee Riley2:40
7Honky Tonk Hardwood FloorJohnny Horton2:22
8I Dig You Baby
Tommy Blake2:13
9Ubangi Stomp
Warren Smith2:02
10Slip, Slip Slippin’ In
Eddie Bond42:10
11Snatch It and Grab It
Freddie Hart1:51
12My Boy Elvis
Janis Martin2:09
13Bip Bop Boom (Or Bop)
Mickey Hawks1:39
14Please Give Me Something
Bill Allen2:18
15Eeney‐Meeny‐Miney‐Moe
Bob & Lucille2:13
16Ten Long Fingers
Groovey Joe Poovey2:47
17Mr Big Feet
The Charlie Bop Trio32:20
18Will You, Willyum
Janis Martin1:59
19Crazy Baby
The Rockin’ R’s2:35
20Rock Rockola
Merrill Moore2:13
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie
Eddie Cochran2:23
2Who Slapped John?
Gene Vincent1:57
3Fujiyama Mama
cover recording of:
Fujiyama Mama
lyricist and composer:
Earl Burrows (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
Wanda Jackson2:13
4Honky Tonk ManJohnny Horton2:12
5Guitar Boogie
Arthur Smith3:22
6Lonely Weekends
recording of:
Lonely Weekends
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich2:05
7Wild Little Willie
Ronnie Hawkins2:17
8Bop a Lena
Ronnie Self2:05
9Sag Drag & Fall
Sid King & The Five Strings2:17
10Black Cadillac
Joyce Green2:29
11Real Gone Daddy
Jim Flaherty's Caravan1:51
12Hey Baby
Bill Lawrence and His Cousins2:12
13Bop‐A‐Dee Bop‐A‐Do
Hal Willis2:19
14The Way I Walk
recording of:
Way I Walk
lyricist and composer:
Jack Scott
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Jack Scott2:42
15Red Hen Hop
recording of:
Red Hen Hop
writer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
The Louvin Brothers2:39
16Hot Rod Lincoln
recording of:
Hot Rod Lincoln
writer:
Charlie Ryan (Country artist) and W.S. Stevenson
Charlie Ryan2:27
17Jitterbop Baby
Hal Harris1:56
18Ruby Pearl
Jackie Lee Cochran2:21
19Chick‐A‐Lou
Johnny Mann & The Tornados2:08
20Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
cover recording of:
Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
writer:
Daniel Barker and Don Raye
Wanda Jackson2:37