When you’re under the constant threat of nuclear war with them Ruskies, the only thing you can do is stop, drop, rock and roll. In episode 17 of our oldies programme I Remember That!, we bobby your socks-es with a couple dozen of the rockingest 50s singles and should have been singles we can find. Pomade that hair, roll your smokes in your sleeve and get ready to crank up the best Cold War-era soundtrack you can blast out of the T-Bird.
SITTIN’ IN THE BALCONY: EDDIE COCHRAN (SINGIN’ TO MY BABY)
HOUND DOG: BIG MAMA THORNTON (BALL N’ CHAIN)
LAWDY MIS CLAWDY: LLOYD PRICE (GREATEST HITS-ORIGINAL ABC/PARAMOUNT RECORDINGS)
CRUISIN’: GENE VINCENT & HIS BLUE CAPS (GENE VINCENT & HIS BLUE CAPS)
MYSTERY TRAIN: JUNIOR PARKER (LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER: MR. BLUES)
MONEY HONEY: THE DRIFTERS (ON STAGE)
RAZZLE DAZZLE: BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS (ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK)
SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (PEEPIN’ AND HIDIN’): LITTLE RICHARD (HERE’S LITTLE RICHARD)
I WANNA WALTZ: WANDA JACKSON (WANDA JACKSON)
REET PETITE: JACKIE WILSON (HE’S SO FINE)
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSIC: CHUCK BERRY (ONE DOZEN BERRY’S)
MY REAL GONE ROCKET: JACKIE BRENSON & HIS DELTA CATS (THE CHESS STORY 1947-1966)
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN: FATS DOMINO (FATS DOMINO SWINGS)
OOBY DOOBY: ROY ORBISON & THE TEEN KINGS (AT THE ROCK HOUSE)
SPEEDO: THE CADILLACS (BEST COLLECTION)
TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK: EDDIE COCHRAN (BEST OF..)
HOW HIGH THE MOON: LES PAUL & MARY FORD (THE HIT MAKERS)
CHANGING ALL THOSE CHANGES: BUDDY HOLLY (THAT’LL BE THE DAY)
THE ABC’S OF LOVE: FRANKIE LYMAN & HIS TEENAGERS (THE BEST OF..)
EVRYBODY’S TRYING TO BE MY BABY: CARL PERKINS (THE DANCE ALBUM)
I FEEL THAT OLD FEELING COMING ON: JAMES BROWN (PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE)
DON’T CALL MY NAME: BOBBY DARIN (BOBBY DARIN)
POOR LITTLE FOOL: RICKY NELSON (RICKY NELSON)
SEARCHIN’: THE COASTERS (THE COASTERS)
ROCKIN’ ALL NIGHT: RITCHIE VALENS (RITCHIE)
BYE BYE LOVE: THE EVERLY BROS. (THE VERY BEST OF..)
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