Dean wrote:
Episode #12 of ROOTS ROCK RADIO is now archived at the link below. Here's the playlist:
4. SUCH A NIGHT, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters (1954)
Never released as a single over here in UK (the first Drifters single released here was “Soldier Of Fortune” on the London label in 1956)
Check it out here
https://www.45cat.com/record/hle8344 (and checkout that price tag!!)
Meantime the pop cover by Johnnie Ray was available here and reached #1 in May 1954
5. AT THE HOP, Danny & The Juniors (1957-58)
The original 1957 version as by Johnny Madara & The Juvenaires (the precursors to Danny & The Juniors)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYEbMGOnNcA
6. BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN, Buddy Holly (1963)
As I’ve noted on here before Buddy’s version was my introduction to the song. Chuck Berry’s original never appeared over here at the time
7. THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT, Little Richard (1957)
Title song to what is generally regarded (and certainly by me) as the very best of the 1950’s rock ‘n’ roll movies
8. ROCKET 88, Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (1951)
#1 on my list of favorite records from 1951
1. Rockwt 88 Jackie Brenston
2. Don’t You Know I Love You The Clovers
3. Sixty Minute Man The Dominoes
4. Dust My Broom Elmo James
5. Lovin’ Machine Wynonie Harris
9. SPEEDOO, The Cadillacs (1955)
There were three main versions of “Speedoo” in 1955---The Cadillacs original of course plus dreadful covers by The Commodores and Steve Lawrence.
But only two versions appeared over here in UK. You can guess which version got left out
17. THIS LITTLE GIRL’S GONE ROCKIN’, Ruth Brown (1958)
The UK cover by Janice Peters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0HIZ0AIaI
23. I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU, Elvis Presley (1956)
Early Elvis RCA recording that I never really warmed to that much. OTOH the flip “My Baby Left Me” was always a real Elvis classic and one of the very best things he ever did at RCA
24. THAT’S MY DESIRE, Earl Lewis & The Channels (1957)
My personal favorite version of the grand old standard
Here’s the original 1931 version by Russell Wooding & His Grand Central Redcaps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmBtGwvoySk
30. I NEED YOUR LOVIN’, Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (1962)
HUGE classic from 1962 high on my list of favorites from that year
1. I Found A Love Falcons
2. Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke
3. I Need Your Loving Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
4. Lipstick Traces Benny Spellman
5. Green Onions Booker T. & The MG’s
33. TELSTAR, The Tornadoes (1962)
Famous Joe Meek production from 1962 that topped the charts not only here in UK but over in USA as well
34. SHAKE A HAND, Faye Adams (1953)
1953 classic high on my list of femme greats from that year
1. Hound Dog Willie Mae Thornton
2. Shake A Hand Faye Adams
3. Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean Ruth Brown
4. They Call Me Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton
5. Me And My Chauffeur Memphis Minnie (1953 version)
44. GOODNIGHT MY LOVE, Jesse Belvin (1956)
There’s not many better ways than this of signing off!
https://www.mixcloud.com/dean-fiora/roots-rock-radio-1950s-rock-n-roll-episode-12/
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