"Jailhouse Rock" was released on September 24, 1957, to coincide with
the release of Presley’s motion picture, Jailhouse Rock.
The single is #67 on Rolling Stone‘s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All
Time and was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs
that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2004, it finished at #21 on AFI’s 100 Years..
100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
“Wild Thing” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1966. It is ranked
#261 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All
Time.
The Troggs today are from left: Chris Allen; Vocalist, Dave Maggs; Drums,
Peter Lucas; Bass, and Chris Britton; Guitar.
The single spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and nine
weeks atop the easy listening (now adult contemporary) chart, becoming
Frank’s second gold single as certified by the RIAA and Nancy’s third. It
was the first and only instance of a father-daughter number-one song in
America.
Frank and Nancy Sinatra recording ‘Somethin’ Stupid’.
“Rock Around The Clock” was recorded on the third floor of the
Pythian Temple Studios at 135 West 70th Street in New York City.
The Pythian (above) was in use as a recording studio
for over fifteen years. Other artists who recorded there
included Buddy Holly.
Bill Haley (William John Clifton Haley)
(July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981)
"Woodchopper’s Ball", also known as "At the Woodchopper’s Ball"
was the biggest hit for Woody Herman and his Orchestra, selling
a million records. It received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in
2002.
