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 SONG TITLE  GENRE  SONGWRITER(S)
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 ROCK/POP, 1950 - 1959 (55 Songs)

1957

All Shook Up

Rock/Pop

Blackwell, Otis; REC: Elvis Presley; Jeff Beck

1956

Be-bop-a-lula

Rock/Pop

Vincent, G., & Davis, B.; REC: Gene Vincent

1955

Blue Suede Shoes

Rock/Pop

Perkins, Carl; REC: Carl Perkins; Elvis Presley

1955

Bo Diddley

Rock/Pop

Diddley, Bo; REC: Bo Diddley

1958

Breathless

Rock/Pop

Blackwell, Otis; REC: Jerry Lee Lewis; Wanda Jackson; Jimmy Page; Tom Jones; Albert Lee; X; Mickey Gilley

1956

Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry; Johnny Cash; Buddy Holly & The Crickets; Waylon Jennings; Jerry Lee Lewis; Paul McCartney; Elvis Presley; Johnny Winter; Nina Simone

1957

Bye Bye Love

Rock/Pop

Bryant, B. & Bryant, F.; REC: The Everly Brothers

1958

Chantilly Lace

Rock/Pop

Richardson, J. P.; REC: The Big Bopper; Jerry Lee Lewis; Buddy Holly; Roy Clark; Louis Prima

1959

C'mon Everybody

Rock/Pop

Cochran, E., & Capehart, J.; REC: Eddie Cochran; NRBQ; Humble Pie; The Sex Pistols; The Stray Cats; Iggy Pop; Alan Jones; Led Zeppelin

1958

Come On, Let's Go

Rock/Pop

Valens, Ritchie; REC: Ritchie Valens

1958

Do You Wanna Dance?

Rock/Pop

Freeman, Bobby; REC: Bobby Freeman; Del Shannon; The Beach Boys; Bette Midler; John Lennon; The Ramones; T. Rex

1956

Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True)

Rock/Pop

Blackwell, Otis; REC: Elvis Presley; Cheap Trick; Tom Jones; The Judds; Jerry Lee Lewis

1959

Dream Lover

Rock/Pop

Darin, Bobby; REC: Bobby Darin; Ben E. King; Billy "Crash" Craddock; Dion

1958

Good Golly Miss Molly

Rock/Pop

Blackwell, R. "Bumps", & Marascalco, J.; REC: Little Richard; Creedence Clearwater Revival

1957

Great Balls Of Fire

Rock/Pop

Blackwell, O., & Hammer, J.; REC: Jerry Lee Lewis

1958

Hard Headed Woman

Rock/Pop

De Metruis, Claude; REC: Elvis Presley

1956

Heartbreak Hotel

Rock/Pop

Axton, M. B., & Durden, T.; REC: Elvis Presley; Roger Miller; Willie Nelson & Leon Russell; The Animals; Fats Domino

1957

Honey Don't

Rock/Pop

Perkins, Carl; REC: Carl Perkins; The Beatles; T. Rex

1957

Jailhouse Rock

Rock/Pop

Leiber, J., & Stoller, M.; REC: Elvis Presley; The Jeff Beck Group

1958

Johnny B. Goode

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry; Grateful Dead; Peter Tosh

1957

Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)

Rock/Pop

Little Richard; REC: Little Richard, The Everly Brothers; Suzi Quatro; Fleetwood Mac; Jimi Hendrix; Johnny Rivers; Louis Jordan

1956

Long Tall Sally

Rock/Pop

Little Richard, Blackwell, R. "Bumps", & Johnson, E.; REC: Little Richard; Elvis Presley; The Beatles

1957

Louie Louie

Rock/Pop

Berry, Richard.; REC: Richard Berry; The Kingsmen; Toots & The Maytals; Frank Zappa; Johnny Winter; The Beach Boys

1957

Lucille

Rock/Pop

Little Richard, & Collins, A.; REC: Little Richard; The Everly Brothers

1955

Maybellene

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry

1955

Memories Are Made Of This

Rock/Pop

Gilkyson, T., Dehr, R., & Miller, F.; REC: Dean Martin

1959

No Particular Place To Go

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry; George Thorogood & The Destroyers; Jerry Lee Lewis

1957

Not Fade Away

Rock/Pop

Holly, B., & Petty, N.; REC: Buddy Holly & the Crickets; The Rolling Stones; Rush; The Grateful Dead

1957

Oh Boy

Rock/Pop

Holly, B., & Petty, N.; REC: Buddy Holly & the Crickets

1957

Party Doll

Rock/Pop

Knox, B., & Bowen, J.; REC: Buddy Knox

1957

Peggy Sue

Rock/Pop

Holly, B., Allison, J., & Petty, N.; REC: Buddy Holly & the Crickets

1956

Ready Teddy

Rock/Pop

Blackwell, R. "Bumps", & Marascalco, J.; REC: Little Richard; Elvis Presley; Buddy Holly; The Beatles

1958

Rebel Rouser

Rock/Pop

Eddy, D., & Hazelwood, L.; REC: Duane Eddy

1958

Reelin' And Rockin'

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry

1956

Rip It Up

Rock/Pop

Blackwell, R. "Bumps", & Marascalco, J.; REC: Elvis Presley; Little Richard; Bill Haley; The Everly Brothers

1953

Rock Around The Clock

Rock/Pop

DeKnight, J., & Freedman, M.; REC: Bill Haley & His Comets

1957

Rock 'N' Roll Music

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry

1956

Roll Over Beethoven

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry; The Beatles

1958

Rumble

Rock/Pop

Wray, L., & Oliver, S.; REC: Link Wray

1957

School Days

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry; AC/DC; The Beach Boys

1959

Somethin' Else

Rock/Pop

Cochran, E., & Sheeley, S.; REC: Eddie Cochran; Led Zeppelin; Alan Clark; Marco Di Maggio; The Flamin' Groovies; Little Richard; Motorhead; The Stray Cats; The Surfaris; Sid Vicious

1958

Summertime Blues

Rock/Pop

Cochran, E., & Capehart, J.; REC: Eddie Cochran; The Who; T. Rex; The Beach Boys; The Crickets; Blue Cheer; Alex Chilton; The Flying Lizards; Joan Jett & The Blackhearts; The Flaming Lips; The Stray Cats; Buck Owens; Ritchie Valens; Alan Jackson

1957

Susie Q

Rock/Pop

Hawkins, D., Broadwater, E., & Lewis, S. J.; REC: Dale Hawkins; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Bobby McFerrin; Carl Perkins; The Rolling Stones

1958

Sweet Little Sixteen

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry; Jerry Lee Lewis

1957

Teddy Bear (aka Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear)

Rock/Pop

Lowe, B., & Mann, K.; REC: Elvis Presley

1957

That'll Be The Day

Rock/Pop

Holly, B., Allison, J., & Petty, N.; REC: Buddy Holly & the Crickets

1957

Too Much Monkey Business

Rock/Pop

Berry, C., & Johnson, J.; REC: Chuck Berry; The Yardbirds

1955

Trying To Get To You

Rock/Pop

McCoy, R. M., & Singleton, C.; REC: Elvis Presley; Roy Orbison; The Stray Cats

1955

Tutti Frutti

Rock/Pop

Little Richard, La Bostrie, D., & Blackwell, R. "Bumps"; REC: Little Richard; Elvis Presley

1958

Twist, The

Rock/Pop

Ballard, Hank; REC: Chubby Checker; Hank Ballard & The Midnighters; The Champs; Johnny & The Hurricanes; Louis Prima

1957

Wake Up Little Susie

Rock/Pop

Bryant, B. & Bryant, F.; REC: The Everly Brothers

1956

Who Do You Love?

Rock/Pop

Diddley, Bo; REC: Bo Diddley; Ronnie Hawkins; Quicksilver Messenger Service; George Thorogood & The Destroyers

1955

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Rock/Pop

Williams, D., & David, S.; REC: Big Maybelle; Jerry Lee Lewis; Big Star; Little Richard

1959

Wonder Of You, The

Rock/Pop

Knight, Baker; REC: Elvis Presley

1958

Yakety Yak

Rock/Pop

Leiber, J., & Stoller, M.; REC: The Coasters

       
 ROCK/POP, 1960 - 1969 (302 Songs)

1968

Across The Universe

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles; Laibach

1969

After Hours

Rock/Pop

Reed, Lou; REC: The Velvet Underground

1965

After Midnight

Rock/Pop

Cale, J. J.; REC: Eric Clapton; J. J. Cale

1968

All Along The Watchtower

Rock/Pop

Dylan, Bob; REC: Bob Dylan; Jimi Hendrix

1964

All Day And All Of The Night

Rock/Pop

Davies, Ray; REC: The Kinks; The Stranglers

1967

All Tomorrow's Parties

Rock/Pop

Reed, Lou; REC: The Velvet Underground; Simple Minds

1967

All You Need Is Love

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1964

Always Something There To Remind Me

Rock/Pop

Bacharach, B., & David, H.; REC: Sandie Shaw; Naked Eyes; Dionne Warwick; Martha & The Vandellas

1966

And When I Die

Rock/Pop

Nyro, L., & Sears, J.; REC: Laura Nyro; Blood, Sweat & Tears

1960

Apache

Rock/Pop

Lordan, Jerry; REC: The Shadows; Jorgen Ingmann

1966

As Tears Go By

Rock/Pop

Jagger, M., Richards, K., & Oldham, A.; REC: The Rolling Stones; Marianne Faithfull

1967

Astronomy Domine

Rock/Pop

Barrett, Syd; REC: Pink Floyd; Nash The Slash; Gary Lucas; Voivod

1969

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

Rock/Pop

Bennett, P., Bredon, A., & Darling, E.; REC: Led Zeppelin

1968

Back In The U. S. S. R.

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1969

Bad Moon Rising

Rock/Pop

Fogerty, John; REC: Creedence Clearwater Revival

1965

Ballad Of A Thin Man

Rock/Pop

Dylan, Bob; REC: Bob Dylan

1962

Big Girls Don't Cry

Rock/Pop

Gaudio, B., & Crewe, B.; REC: The Four Seasons

1967

Bike

Rock/Pop

Barrett, Syd; REC: Pink Floyd; Harvette

1969

Blackbird

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles; Bobby McFerrin

1963

Blue Bayou

Rock/Pop

Orbison, R., & Melson, J.; REC: Roy Orbison; Linda Ronstadt

1968

Born To Be Wild

Rock/Pop

Bonfire, Mars; REC: Steppenwolf

1967

Break On Through To The Other Side

Rock/Pop

Morrison, J., Densmore, J., Krieger, R., & Manzarek, R.; REC: The Doors; Stone Temple Pilots

1962

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Rock/Pop

Sedaka, N., & Greenfield, H.; REC: Neil Sedaka

1961

Bristol Stomp, The

Rock/Pop

Appell, D., & Mann, K.; REC: The Dovells; The Champs; Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention

1967

Brown Shoes Don't Make It

Rock/Pop

Zappa, Frank; REC: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention

1967

Brown-Eyed Girl

Rock/Pop

Morrison, Van; REC: Van Morrison

1965

California Dreaming

Rock/Pop

Phillips, John; REC: The Mamas & The Papas; Queen Latifah

1965

California Girls

Rock/Pop

Wilson, B., & Love, M.; REC: The Beach Boys; David Lee Roth

1967

Call Any Vegetable

Rock/Pop

Zappa, Frank; REC: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention

1964

Can't Buy Me Love

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1967

Castles Made Of Sand

Rock/Pop

Hendrix, Jimi; REC: Jimi Hendrix Experience

1965

Catch The Wind

Rock/Pop

Leitch, Donovan; REC: Donovan

1960

Cathy's Clown

Rock/Pop

Everly, Don & Phil; REC: The Everly Brothers

1968

Chest Fever

Rock/Pop

Robertson, Robbie; REC: The Band

1969

Cinnamon Girl

Rock/Pop

Young, Neil; REC: Neil Young

1968

Classical Gas

Rock/Pop

Williams, Mason; REC: Mason Williams

1969

Come Together

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles; Aerosmith; Ike & Tina Turner; Junior Vasquez

1969

Communication Breakdown

Rock/Pop

Page, J., Bonham, J., & Jones, J. P.; REC: Led Zeppelin

1965

Concrete And Clay

Rock/Pop

Moeller, T., & Parker, B.; REC: The Unit 4 + 2; Eddie Rambeau; Xavier Cugat

1969

Cowgirl In The Sand

Rock/Pop

Young, Neil; REC: Neil Young; The Byrds

1961

Crying

Rock/Pop

Orbison, Roy; REC: Roy Orbison

1965

Crying Game, The

Rock/Pop

Stephens, Geoff; REC: Dave Berry; Boy George

1969

Dark Star

Rock/Pop

Garcia, J., Hunter, R., Lesh, P., Hart, M., Kreutzmann, B., McKernan, R., & Weir, B.; REC: The Grateful Dead; Garth Hudson; David Grisman Quintet

1967

Day In The Life, A

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1965

Day Tripper

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles; Otis Redding

1969

Dazed And Confused

Rock/Pop

Page, Jimmy; REC: Led Zeppelin

1968

Dear Landlord

Rock/Pop

Dylan, Bob; REC: Bob Dylan; Janis Joplin; Fairport Convention

1965

Desolation Row

Rock/Pop

Dylan, Bob; REC: Bob Dylan

1966

Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind

Rock/Pop

Sebastian, John; REC: The Lovin' Spoonful

1969

Didn't We?

Rock/Pop

Webb, Jimmy; REC: Richard Harris; Barbra Streisand

1965

Do You Believe In Magic?

Rock/Pop

Sebastian, John; REC: The Lovin' Spoonful

1968

Do You Know The Way To San Jose?

Rock/Pop

Bacharach, B., & David, H.; REC: Dionne Warwick; Ramsey Lewis; George Shearing; Nancy Sinatra

1969

Don't Let It Bring You Down

Rock/Pop

Young, Neil; REC: Neil Young

1964

Don't Worry, Baby

Rock/Pop

Wilson, B., & Christian, R.; REC: The Beach Boys; B. J. Thomas

1969

Down By The River

Rock/Pop

Young, Neil; REC: Neil Young

1969

Down On The Corner (Willie And The Poor Boys)

Rock/Pop

Fogerty, John; REC: Creedence Clearwater Revival

1965

Drive My Car

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles; Humble Pie

1966

Eight Miles High

Rock/Pop

McGuinn, R., Crosby, D., & Clark, G.; REC: The Byrds; Eugene Chadbourne; Husker Du; The Ventures

1966

Eleanor Rigby

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1967

Electricity

Rock/Pop

Van Vliet, D., & Bermann, H.; REC: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

1967

Embryonic Journey

Rock/Pop

Kaukonen, Jorma; REC: Jefferson Airplane; Hot Tuna; Leo Kottke

1967

End, The

Rock/Pop

Morrison, J., Densmore, J., Krieger, R., & Manzarek, R.; REC: The Doors

1969

Evil Ways

Rock/Pop

Henry, S., & Zack, J.; REC: Santana

1967

Fire

Rock/Pop

Hendrix, Jimi; REC: Jimi Hendrix Experience; Red Hot Chili Peppers

1967

Fixing A Hole

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1967

Fool On The Hill, The

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles; Bjork; Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66

1967

For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey, What's That Sound)

Rock/Pop

Stills, Stephen; REC: Buffalo Springfield; The Staple Singers

1969

Fortunate Son

Rock/Pop

Fogerty, John; REC: Creedence Clearwater Revival

1967

Foxey Lady

Rock/Pop

Hendrix, Jimi; REC: Jimi Hendrix Experience

1964

Fun Fun Fun

Rock/Pop

Wilson, Brian; REC: The Beach Boys

1969

Get Back

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles; Laibach

1965

Get Off My Cloud

Rock/Pop

Jagger, M., & Richards, K.; REC: The Rolling Stones

1969

Gimme Shelter

Rock/Pop

Jagger, M., & Richards, K.; REC: The Rolling Stones

1969

Give Peace A Chance

Rock/Pop

Lennon, John; REC: John Lennon

1968

Glass Onion

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1965

Gloria

Rock/Pop

Morrison, Van; REC: Them; Patti Smith

1966

God Only Knows

Rock/Pop

Wilson, B., & Asher, T.; REC: The Beach Boys

1969

Golden Slumbers

Rock/Pop

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P.; REC: The Beatles

1969

Good Times, Bad Times

Rock/Pop

Page, J., Bonham, J., & Jones, J. P.; REC: Led Zeppelin

1966

Good Vibrations

Rock/Pop

Wilson, B., & Love, M.; REC: The Beach Boys

1969

Guinevere

Rock/Pop

Crosby, David; REC: Crosby, Stills, & Nash

1964

Hang On Sloopy (My Girl Sloopy)

Rock/Pop

Farrell, W., & Russell, B.; REC: The Vibrations; The McCoys; The Ramsey Lewis Trio; Quincy Jones; Edgar Winter; The Supremes; Eric Clapton; The Yardbirds

1964

Hard Day's Night, A