1. Pop, Crossovers & Covers
Roots of Rock – 5

2. Required Listening (1/2)
The Ink Spots—If I Didn’t Care (1939)
The Orioles
It’s Too Soon to Know (1948)
Crying in the Chapel (1953)
The Ravens—Gotta Find My Baby (1950)
The Clovers—Don’t You Know I Love You (1951)
The Dominoes
Sixty Minute Man (1951)
Have Mercy Baby (1952)
The Drifters—Money Honey (1953)
The Crows—Gee (1954)
Annie/Henry songs
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters—Work With Me Annie (1954)
Etta James—The Wallflower (Roll With Me Henry) (1955)
Georgia Gibbs—Dance With Me Henry (1955)
Roots of Rock Pop, Crossovers & Covers - K. Baker

3. Required Listening (2/2) Covers
Sh-Boom
The Chords (1954)
The Crew Cuts (1954)
Hearts of Stone
The Charms (1954)
The Fontane Sisters (1955)
Sincerely
The Moonglows (1954)
The McGuire Sisters (1955)
Aint’ That a Shame
Fats Domino (1955)
Pat Boone (1955)
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Big Joe Turner (1954)
Bill Haley & His Comets (1954)
Bill Haley & His Comets—Rock Around the Clock (1955)
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Supplemental Video
Patti Page—The Doggie in the Window (1953) (2:07)
Chordettes—Lollipop (1958) (1:36)
Perry Como—Hot Diggity (1956) (2:22)
Perry Como—Round and Round (1957) (2:27)
Frank Sinatra—Fly Me to the Moon (w/Count Basie, Bellagio-Las Vegas fountain show, 7/1/07) (2:45)
Frank Sinatra—New York, New York (3:35)
Johnnie Ray—Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (AVRO Studios, Hilversum, Holland, 3/22/58) (2:41)
Ink Spots—It’s Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town (1:52)
Clovers—Fool, Fool, Fool (Apollo Theatre) (2:56)
Larks—The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (Rhythm & Blues Revue, 1955) (1:40)
Treniers—Rockin’ On Saturday Night (Don’t Knock the Rock, 1956) (3:02)
Chords—Sh-Boom (orig. 1954) (2:19)
LaVern Baker—Jim Dandy Got Married (2:08)
Fats Domino—Ain’t That a Shame (2:28)
Pat Boone—Ain’t That a Shame (1:12)
Little Richard—Tutti Frutti (Don’t Knock the Rock, 1956) (2:05)
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Popular Music (“Pop”)
Music that is WIDELY HEARD…
for a SHORT PERIOD of time.
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6. Patti Page Claremore, OK
Also Will Rogers BLVD
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7. Patti Page The Doggie in the Window (1953) (2:07)
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8. Fifties Pop Women Gogi Grant (The Wayward Wind, 1955)
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9. Fifties Pop Women Gale Storm (I Hear You Knocking – 1956)
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10. Chordettes Mr. Sandman (1954 – 1958 performance)
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11. Chordettes Lollipop (1958) (1:36)
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12. Fifties Pop Men Perry Como Hot Diggity (1956) (2:22)
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13. Fifties Pop Men Perry Como Round and Round (1957) (2:27)
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14. Frank Sinatra Fly Me to the Moon (1964)
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15. Frank Sinatra New York, New York (3:35)
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16. Johnnie Ray Cry (1951 – 1958 performance)
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17. Johnnie Ray Just Walking in the Rain (1956 – 3/22/58)
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Johnnie Ray Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (2:41) AVRO Studios, Hilversum, Holland, 3/22/58
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19. Ink Spots If I Didn’t Care (originally 1939)
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20. Ink Spots It’s Only a Shanty In Old Shanty Town (1:52)
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21. R&B Group Ballads Orioles – Crying in the Chapel (1953)
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22. Penguins Earth Angel (1954)
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Crows Gee (1954)
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24. Ravens Gotta Find My Baby (1950)
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Ravens My Baby’s Gone
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26. Clovers Fool, Fool, Fool (3:03)
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Larks The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise (1:40) Rhythm and Blues Revue (movie, 1955)
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Treniers Rockin’ on Saturday Night (3:02) Don’t Knock the Rock (movie, 1956)
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29. Dominoes with Clyde McPhatter Sixty Minute Man (1951)
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30. Dominoes with Clyde McPhatter Have Mercy Baby (1952)
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31. Drifters with Clyde McPhatter Money Honey (1953)
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32. Dominoes with Jackie Wilson Three Coins In the Fountain (1955)
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33. 5 Royales Dedicated to the One I Love (1957)
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34. Shirelles Dedicated to the One I Love (1959/1961)
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35. The Mamas and the Papas Dedicated to the One I Love (1966)
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5 Royales Think (1957)
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37. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters Work With Me, Annie (1954)
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38. Alan Freed Moondog Ball
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Alan Freed Payola
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40. Sh-Boom Crew Cuts (cover, 1954)
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41. Chords Sh-Boom (orig. 1954) (2:19)
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42. Covers LaVern Baker – Jim Dandy (1956)
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43. LaVern Baker Jim Dandy Got Married (follow-up) (2:08)
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44. Fats Domino Ain’t That a Shame (2:28)
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45. Pat Boone Ain’t That a Shame (1:12)
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46. Little Richard Tutti Frutti Don’t Knock the Rock, (1956) (2:05)
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47. Pat Boone Tutti Frutti (cover)
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48. Pat Boone Heavy Metal covers (1997)
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49. Bill Haley Rock Around the Clock (1953/1955)
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50. Blackboard Jungle Opening Credits
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51. Blackboard Jungle Theatrical Trailer
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Bill Haley – England, 1957
“The birth of rock ‘n’ roll for me? Seeing Bill Haley and The Comets….God, that band swung!”
--Pete Townshend
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Bill Haley – England, 1957
“The first time I really ever felt a tingle up my spine was when I saw Bill Haley and The Comets on the telly. Then I went to see them live. The ticket was 24 shillings, and I was the only one of my mates who could go as no one else had been able to save up that amount. But I was single-minded about it….I knew there was something going on here.”
--Paul McCartney
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Bill Haley – England, 1957
“I’ve still got the ticket stub in my wallet from when I went to see Bill Haley and the Comets play in Manchester in February 1957—my first-ever concert. Over the years I’ve lost houses…I’ve lost wives…but I’ve not lost that ticket stub. It’s that important to me.”
--Graham Nash
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55. Bill Haley Berlin Riot (1958)
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12-Bar Blues
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