The History of Rock & Roll (Week One - The Beginning) 1951 Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats - Rocket 88 1954 Bill Haley and his Comets - Rock Around the Clock The Penguins - Earth Angel 1955 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley The Platters - The Great Pretender Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill 1956 Elvis Presley - Hound Dog Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven Fats Domino - Aint That a Shame 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On Danny and the Juniors - At the Hop The Crickets - Thatll Be the Day The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie Sam Cooke - You Send Me Chuck Berry - School Days 1958 The Monotones - Book of Love Bobby Darin - Splish Splash Dion and the Belmonts - I Wonder Why The Coasters - Yakety Yak The Everly Brothes - All I Have To Do Is Dream Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Buddy Holly and the Crickets - Maybe Baby The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace Richie Valens - La Bamba 1959 The Isley Brothers - Shout! The Clovers - Love Potion No.9 Chuck Berry - Little Queenie 1960 Chubby Checker - The Twist Sam Cooke - (What a) Wonderful World Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely The Drifters - This Magic Moment Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind The Miracles (ft. Bill Smokey Robinson) - Shop Around 1961 Dion - Runaround Sue Barry Mann - Who Put the Bomp The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight Del Shannon - Runaway Roy Orbison - Crying Chubby Checker - Lets Twist Again 1962 Elvis Presley - Return to Sender The Beach Boys - 409 The Angels - My Boyfriends Back Little Eva - The Loco-motion 1963 The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over The Kingsmen - Louie Louie The Beach Boys - Surfin Safari 1964 Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come The Temptations - My Girl Gerry and the Pacemakers - Ferry Cross the Mersey The Beatles (Ed Sullivan Show) - All My Loving / She Loves You Thanks for listening! Next week.... The British Invasion!
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