The Fool-Sanford Clark-1956-#9

M & L Sanford Clark and Lee Hazlewood

let the Good Times Roll-Shirley and Lee-1956-#27

M & L--Leonard Lee

Shirley and Lee were playing at a dance --when a young man called out to Shirley Goodman--Hey Baby, let the good time roll--Leonard Lee responded by writing the rollickng--Let The Good Times Roll

Eddie My love-The Teen Queens-1956#22

M & L---Aaron Collins,Maxwell Davis and Sam Ling

Roll Over Beethoven-Chuck Berry-1956-#29

M & L Chuck Berry

Love Is Strange-Mickey and Sylvia-1956#13

M & L---Mickey Baker and Ethel Smith

At the end of 1955,Elvis Presley was still largely unknown outside the deep south.But by early the next year his first RCA recording,Heartbreak Hotel,had reached the top of the chart.

Elvis performed on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show,The Steve Allen Show and The Milton Berle Show.

By September of 1956 his record sales reached 10 million

54 million people watch When Elvis made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Be-Bop-a-Lula-Gene Vincent-1956-#9

M & L---Gene Vincent and Sheriff Tex Davis

REAL NAME--Gene Vincent Craddock

Song title came from the Comic bookLittle Lulu

The B side of this record named (Woman Love) earned him an obsenity conviction and a 10,000 fine in his home state of Virginia.

My Prayer -The Platters-1965-#1

M & L--George Boudanger and Jimmy Kennedy

My Prayer ,originally a French compostion for violin called Avant de Mourir

Honky Tonk (pt-2)-Bill doggett-1956#2

M---Henry Glover,Bill Glover,Billy Butler and Clifford Scott,Shape Sheppard

This was the first instrumental smash

Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino-1956-#4

M & L ---Al Lewis,Larry Stock and Vincent Rose

A 1940 remake,while recording Domino couldn't remember the lyrics so he sang it in bits and pieces and a studio engineer later spliced together.

Rip It Up-Little Richard--1965-#27

M & L----Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco

In 1956 Elvis recorded four of Richard's songs

Stranded in The Jungle-The Cadets-1956#18

M & L---Emestine Smith and James Johnson

Treasure of Love--Clyde McPhatter-1956-#22

M & L---Lou Stallman and Joe Shapiro

Drown in My Own Tears-Ray Charles-1956-#2

M & L ---Henry Clover

Young Love--Sonny James-1956-#2

M & L---Ric Cartey and Carole Jaymer

This song is know as the first giant country crossover

Long Tall Sally-Little Richard-1956-#13

M & L---Enotris Johnson,Richard Penniman and Robert Blackwell

When Little Richard put this song out he was trying to put music out faster than Pat Boone

Why Do Fools Fall in Love-Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers-1956-#7

M & L---George Goldner and Frankie Lymon

Frankie and the Teenagers sang I'm not a Juvenile Delinquent in the movie Rock Rock Rock

Fever-Little Willie John-1956-#27

M & L---John Davenport and Eddie Cooley

See you Later,Alligator-Bill Haley and the Comets-1956-#6

M & L--Robert Guidry

this is one of the most used phrases along with go cat go from Blue Suede Shoes

Since I Met You Baby-Ivory Joe Hunter-1956-#12

M & L---Ivory Joe Hunter

Whole Lot of Shaking Going On-Jerry Lee Lewis-1967-#

M & L-----Sunny David and Dave Williams

Come Go With me--The Dell-Vikings-1957-#5

M & L---Clarence E.Quick

From Pitteburgh and the Air Force came the Dell-Vikings,a racially mixed group that recorded the unforgettable--Come Go With Me--in a friends basement with several members singing out of a closets.

I'm Walkin-Fats Domino1957-#5

M & L---Antoine Domino and Dave Bartholomew

In Los ANgeles,a young TV star liked the song so much he recorded it himself and got his dad to let him sing it on their show.Seven days after Ricky Nelson sang I'm Walkin on The ozzie and Harriet Show.

Keep A Knockin-Little Richard-1957-#8

m & L---Richard Penniman

Richard recorded only 57 seconds of the song at a Washington,D.C. radio station for use as a demonstration disc.But when the engeneer doubled the tape and edited it into two minutes of pure frenzy,the song took off

Happy,Happy Birthday Baby-The Tune Weavers-1957-#5

M & L---Gilbert Lopez and Margo Sylvia

At The Top-Danny and the Juniors-1957-#1

M & L---Arthur Singer,John Medora and David White

Danny and the Juniors took their song (at the time was Do The Bop) to Dick Clark (American Bandstand) and he told them that the bop was finished as a dance fad.The lyrics were changed around the idea of a record hop.

Wake Up Little Susie-The Everly Brothers-1957-#1

M & L--Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant

The city fathers of Boston found this song too provocative and banned it from radio

Little Bitty Pretty One-Thurston Harris-1957-#6

M & L--Robert Byrd

C.C.Rider-Chuck Willis-1957-#12

M & L--Chuck Willis

Willis was known has --the Sheik of the Blues--and later King of the Stroll

Jim Dandy-LaVern Baker-1957-#22

M & L--Lincoln Chase

Susie-Q-Dale Hawkins-1957-#29

M & L---Dale Hawkins,Stanley Lewis and Eleanor Broadwater

Great Balls of Fire-Jerry Lee Lewis-1957-#2

M & L---Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer

After Jerry Lee appeared On The Steve Allen Show-it seemed Elvis had some competition.

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 1956

BOP-A-LENA

Ronnie Self, 1958...peaked at # 68, Billboard

Self wrote "I'm Sorry' for Brenda Lee.

OH YOU

The Chalons, 1958

The Chalons were a typical black doo-wop group of the time. I cannot find out more about them. However, I really like that song!