Your top five 50's Rock 'n Roll records

[AmpH]

Quite a good list! I'd reluctantly give up Carl Perkins for Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue; and Elvis, for Jerry Lee's Whole lotta Shakin'.
Otherwise spot on!
But ain't it hard to choose?

Isn't it just. How on earth did I miss out Jerry Lee Lewis

[Don Petter]

All That Oil in Texas - Oscar McLollie & his Honeyjumpers (1953)
Annie Had a Baby - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1954)
Lipstick, Powder and Paint - Big Joe Turner (1956)
Bom Bom Lulu - Gene & Eunice (1957)
Snooty Booty - Ivory Joe Hunter (1958)

[EdgeleyRob]

Poison Ivy - The Coasters
Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry
Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
Matchbox - Carl Perkins

[Serial_Apologist]

Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Fats Domino

(Or is this too R&B? "Pure" R&R's a surprisingly small category)

[cloughie]

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Buddy Holly - It doesn't matter any more
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great balls of fire
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

(Five's not enough - NEED ANOTHER FIVE! for Little Richard, Elvis, Everlys, Orbison and Bill Haley)

[Beef Oven!]

1. It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly 1959
2. Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard 1958
3. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran 1958
4. Carol - Chuck Berry 1958
5. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers 1958

Funny how 4 are from '58 and 1 from '59.

5 IS NOT ENOUGH teamsaint!!!!!!!

[Gordon]

Is it coincidence that all these lists are of American songs -except 1!! Where is Tommy Steel and Max Bygraves and Charlie Drake? Frankie Howard's "Three Little Fishes" doesn't qualify - it's 1949. My coat's already on .

[MrGongGong]

5 IS NOT ENOUGH teamsaint!!!!!!!

5 is way too much

[Beef Oven!]

5 is way too much

You don't like Buddy Holly!!!!!!!!?????

[Gordon]

You don't like Buddy Holly!!!!!!!!?????

"Ain't that a shame" Fats

[MrGongGong]

You don't like Buddy Holly!!!!!!!!?????

Tolerable but Elvis et al

[cloughie]

Is it coincidence that all these lists are of American songs -except 1!! Where is Tommy Steel and Max Bygraves and Charlie Drake? My coat's already on .

The best of British rock 'n' roll was probably 60s - mostly covers before then 'though Tommy Steele's 'Singing the Blues' was very good. Johnny Kidd's 1960 'Shakin' All Over' was one of the best examples of British R'n'R with some great guitar effects. Also Lonnie Donegan's skiffle should not be discounted in the evolution of British R'n'R. Whatever happened to Lord Rockingham?

[Gordon]

The best of British rock 'n' roll was probably 60s - mostly covers before then 'though Tommy Steele's 'Singing the Blues' was very good. Johnny Kidd's 1960 'Shakin' All Over' was one of the best examples of British R'n'R with some great guitar effects. Also Lonnie Donegan's skiffle should not be discounted in the evolution of British R'n'R.

Not to be put in the "Dustbin" then? That song's got a bit of NON PC in it - but reflects local topicality!!

[cloughie]

Not to be put in the "Dustbin" then? That song's got a bit of NON PC in it - but reflects local topicality!!

Interesting that van Morrison and others claim Lonnie to be a bigger influence than Elvis - I tend to agree!

[Beef Oven!]

Tolerable but Elvis et al

Good heavens, something to build on?