History of Rock: The 50s, Pt. 2

by Various Artists

Overview

History of Rock: The 50s, Pt. 2 is a much more varied collection than the previous volume. Along with great doo wop cuts by the Mystics ("Hushabye"), the Nutmegs ("Story Untold"), and the Students ("I'm So Young"), there is early rock & roll from Jerry Lee Lewis ("Great Balls of Fire"), the Everly Brothers ("Wake Up Little Susie"), and Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes"), teen idol sounds from Fabian ("Turn Me Loose") and Frankie Avalon ("Venus"), as well as some wonderful novelty songs from Bobby Day ("Rockin' Robin") and the Royal Teens ("Short Shorts"). The collection plays like an hour or so of really fun and diverse '50s oldies radio, something that is getting harder to the point of impossibility to find on your radio dial any more. The only thing that makes the disc less than ideal is having two songs by some of the artists (Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers). As great as the songs are, it would have been nice to add two more artists. That is a minor point, however, and shouldn't keep anyone from picking up this entertaining disc. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	11/25/1991
Label:	Collectables
UPC:	0090431250327
Rank:	211213

Tracks

1. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On  - Sunny David  - Jerry Lee Lewis  - Dave Williams  - David "Curly" Williams
2. Hushabye  -  Mystics  - Doc Pomus  - Mort Shuman
3. Story Untold  - Leroy Griffin  -  Nutmegs  - Marty Wilson
4. All I Have to Do Is Dream  - Boudleaux Bryant  - Felice Bryant  -  Everly Brothers
5. Whispering Bells  -  Del Vikings  -  Lowery  - Clarence E. Quick
6. The Gleam in Your Eye  -  Channels  - Michael Lewis  - Bobby Robinson
7. I Wonder Why  - Maxwell Anderson  - Milton Campbell  -  Dion & The Belmonts  - Mel London  - Oliver Sain  - Ricardo Weeks
8. Venus  - Frankie Avalon  - Ed Marshall  - Ed Marshall
9. At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)  - Ewart Abner  -  El Dorados  - John Moore  - John C. Moore
10. You Cheated  - Don Burch  -  Shields
11. Rockin' Robin  - Bobby Day  - Jesse Thomas  - Jimmy Thomas
12. I'm So Young  -  Students  - William "Prez" Tyus  -  W. H. Tyrus Jr.
13. Book of Love  - Warren Davis  - George Malone  -  Monotones  - Charles Patrick
14. Six Nights a Week  -  Crests  - Alicia Evelyn
15. Blue Suede Shoes  - Carl Perkins
16. Just to Be with You  - Marvin Kalfin  -  Passions
17. Turn Me Loose  -  Fabian  - Al Grey  - Doc Pomus  - Mort Shuman
18. Great Balls of Fire  - Otis Blackwell  - Jack Hammer  - Jerry Lee Lewis
19. Wake Up Little Susie  - Boudleaux Bryant  - Felice Bryant  -  Everly Brothers
20. Stormy Weather  - Harold Arlen  - Ted Koehler  -  Spaniels
21. The Angels Listened In  -  Crests
22. Susie-Q  - Eleanor Broadwater  - Elly Broadwater  - Dale Hawkins  - Stan Lewis
23. Short Shorts  - Tom Austin  - Bill Crandall  - Billy Dalton  - Bob Gaudio  -  Royal Teens
24. Church Bells May Ring  - Morty Craft  - Richie Davis  - Ritchie Davis  - Joe Martin  - Ralph Martin  - Tony Middleton  -  Willows

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Students   Primary Artist
The Mystics   Primary Artist
Dale Hawkins   Primary Artist
The Crests   Primary Artist
Carl Perkins   Primary Artist
Fabian   Primary Artist
The Nutmegs   Primary Artist
The Shields   Primary Artist
The Spaniels   Primary Artist
The Del Vikings   Primary Artist
The Belmonts   Primary Artist
The Everly Brothers   Primary Artist
Bobby Day   Primary Artist
The El Dorados   Primary Artist
Frankie Avalon   Primary Artist
The Channels   Primary Artist
Dion & the Belmonts   Primary Artist
Jerry Lee Lewis   Primary Artist
The Monotones   Primary Artist
The Passions   Primary Artist
The Royal Teens   Primary Artist
The Willows   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Tom Austin   Composer
Dave Williams   Composer
David "Curly" Williams   Composer
The Students   Performer
The Willows   Performer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Dale Hawkins   Composer,Performer
William "Prez" Tyus   Composer
Stan Lewis   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Bill Crandall   Composer
The Crests   Performer
Carl Perkins   Composer,Performer
Fabian   Performer
Felice Bryant   Composer
Elly Broadwater   Composer
W. H. Tyrus Jr.   Composer
Jesse Thomas   Composer
Mel London   Composer
The Nutmegs   Performer
Otis Blackwell   Composer
Milton Campbell   Composer
The Shields   Performer
The Spaniels   Performer
Morty Craft   Composer
Al Grey   Composer
The Del Vikings   Performer
Eleanor Broadwater   Composer
John Moore   Composer
Warren Davis   Composer
Marty Wilson   Composer
Billy Dalton   Composer
Leroy Griffin   Composer
Ricardo Weeks   Composer
Maxwell Anderson   Composer
Alicia Evelyn   Composer
Don Burch   Composer
Ritchie Davis   Composer
George Malone   Composer
Ralph Martin   Composer
Charles Patrick   Composer
Tony Middleton   Composer
Marvin Kalfin   Composer
Ed Marshall   Composer,Composer
The Belmonts   Performer
Sunny David   Composer
The Everly Brothers   Performer
Bob Gaudio   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bobby Day   Performer
Bobby Robinson   Composer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Jack Hammer   Composer
Clarence E. Quick   Composer
Joe Martin   Composer
The El Dorados   Performer
Ewart Abner   Composer
Frankie Avalon   Performer
The Channels   Performer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Frankie Ford   Performer
John C. Moore   Composer
Dion   Performer
Richie Davis   Composer
Lowery   Composer
Jerry Lee Lewis   Performer
Jimmy Thomas   Composer
Jimmy Clanton   Performer
Michael Lewis   Composer
Oliver Sain   Composer
The Monotones   Performer
The Passions   Performer
The Royal Teens   Performer
The Mystics   Performer