Discography

1957

Beginning in 1957, a television show named American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, brought Rock & Roll and Doo Wop into the living rooms of American teenagers every weekday - Monday through Friday.

  • Andre Williams - (Fortune 837 1957) Jail Bait
  • Andre Williams - (Fortune 869 1957) Don't Touch
  • Babs Gonzalez - (OKeh 7079 1957) And About This Rock and Roll
  • Big Daddy - (King 5013 1957) Bacon Fat
  • Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1167 1957) Teenage Letter
  • Billy Boy - (Vee-Jay 233 1957) Kissing At Midnight
  • Billy Lee Riley (Sun 277 1957) My Gal is Red Hot
  • Billy Wright - (Carollton 801 1957) Have Mercy Baby
  • Billy Ward & Dominos - (Liberty 55071 1957) Stardust
  • Bob Gaddy - (Old Town 1039 1957) Paper Lady
  • Bobby Helms - (Decca 9-30513 1957) Jingle Bell Rock
  • Buddy Holly - (Coral 61885 1957) Peggy Sue
  • Bobettes - (Atlantic 1144 1957) Mr Lee
  • Buddy Holly - (Brunswick 55009 1957) That'll Be The Day
  • Buddy Knox - (Roulette 4002 1957) Party Doll
    First big Tex-Mex tune to make it big in New Orleans
  • Buddy Thompson - (Atco 6095 1957) This Is the Night
  • Carole King - (RCA 47-7560 1959) Short Mort / Queen of the Beach
  • Chico Chism & Jetanairs - (Clif 102 1957) Hot Tamales and Bar B Que
  • Chuck Berry - (Chess 1653 1957) School Day
  • Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1112 1957) Juanita / Whatcha Gonna Do
  • Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1168 1957) My Crying Eyes
  • Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1130 1957) CC Rider
    King of the Stroll
  • Dale Hawkins - (Checker 863 1957) Susie-Q
    Rockabilly classic!!!
  • Danny & the Juniors - (Roulette 121 1957) At the Hop
  • Dean Beard - (Atlantic 1162 1957) Party Party
  • Del-Vikings - (Dot 15538 1957) Come Go With Me
  • Del-Vikings - (Dot 15592 1957) Whispering Bells
  • Don & Dewey - (Specialty 610 1957) Leavin' It All Up To You
    Doo Wop forerunner among many many others
  • Earl Bostic - (King 5041 1957) September Song (Instrumental)
  • Earl Connelly King - (King 5038 1957) Walking Slowly
  • Elmore James - (Chief 7006 1957) Cry for Me Baby
  • Elmore James - (Vee Jay 259 1957) It Hurts Me Too
  • Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-6870 1957) All Shook Up
  • Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-7000 1957) Loving You
  • Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-7035 1957) Treat Me Nice
  • Frank Linkenberg - (Fran 790 1957) Ball of Fire
  • Frankie Lee Simms - (Ace 524 1957) What Will Lucy Do
  • Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - (Gee 1039 1957) Goody Goody
  • Freddie Clark - (X-tra 105 1957) Ward 13
  • Gene Allison - (Vee Jay 256 1957) You Can Make It If You Try
  • George Young - (Fortune 524 1957) Buggin' Baby / Shakin' Shelley
  • Hal Paige - (Fury 1002 1957) Pour the Corn
  • Harold Burrage - (Cobra 5012 1957) All Messed Up
  • Hayes Ware - (CJ 669 1957) You Got Me Mama
  • Holllywood Flames (Specialty 742 1957) Buzz Buzz Buzz
  • Jack & Jill - (Imperial 5464 1957) Record Hop
  • James Carter - (Tuxedo 917 1957) Wild Hog Baby
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun 267 1957) Whole Lotta Shakin'
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun 267 1957) Whole Lotta Shakin'
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun 281 1957) Great Balls of Fire
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun EPA 109 1957) Ubangi Stomp
  • Jerry McCain - (Excello 2103 1957) My Next Door Neighbor
  • Jerry McCain - (Excello 2111 1957) Bad Credit
  • Jerry Reed - (Capitol 3731 1957) Rockin' in Bagdad
  • Jimmie Rodgers - (Roulette 4015 1957) Honeycomb
  • Jimmy McCrackilin - (Irma 109 1957) Beer Tavern Girl
  • Jimmy Rogers - (Chess 1659 1957) One Kiss
  • Joe Benson - (De Luxe 6146 1957) Rock and Roll Jungle
  • Joe Hudson & His Rocking Dukes with Lester Robertson - (Excello 2112 1957) Hoo Wee Pretty Baby
  • Joe Liggins - (Aladdin 3368 1957) Go Ahead
  • Johnny & Joe - (J&S 1654 1957) Over the Mountain
  • Kip Tyler - (Starla 2 1957) Vagabond Mama
  • Lee Andrews & the Hearts - (Chess 1665 1957) Long Lonely Nights
  • Little Al - (Excello 2098 1957) Little Lean Woman
  • Little Joe - (House of Sound 500 1957) Glamour Girl
  • Little Julian Herrera - (Starla 6 1957) True Fine Mama
  • Little Willie Foster - (Cobra 5011 1957) Little Girl
  • Little Willie John - (King 5083 1957) Uh Uh Baby
  • Llowell Folson - (Checker 865 1957) Don't Drive Me
  • Lloyd Fatman - (OKeh 7083 1957) Miss Mushmouth
  • Marie Knight - (Mercury 70969 1957) Grasshopper Baby
  • Mercy Baby - (Ace 528 1957) Rock And Roll Baby
  • Monroe Chapman & Bob Fenville Orchestra - (Ajar 101 1957?) Come Dance with Rudy
  • Mojo Watson - (Atlas 1080 1957) You Know You Don't Want Me
  • Nappy Brown - (Savoy 1525 1957) The Right Time
  • Ray Charles - (Atlantic 1124 1957) I Want To Know
  • Rayvon Darnell with The Monroe Tucker Orchestra - (Million 2017 1957) Don't Want You Maybellene / Calling Mayybble
  • Richard Berry - (Flip 321 1957) Louie, Louie / Rock, Rock, Rock
    Familiar to most people on the planet born in the 1940s!!!
  • Rod Bernard - (Carl 7 1957) All Night in Jail
  • Ronnie Jones & Classmates - (End 1002 1957) Teenage Rock
  • Ronny Keenan - (Sandy 1005-45 1957) Juke Box Queen
  • Roosevelt Sykes - (House Of Sound 1006 1957) She's Jail Bait / Sputnick Baby
  • Roy Hamilton - (Epic 9257 1957) - Don't Let Go
  • Sam Cooke - (Keen 4013 1957) Summertime / You Send Me
  • Skip Stanley - (Spotlight 399 1957) Satellite Baby
  • Slim Harpo - (Excello 2113 1957) I Got Love It You Want It
  • The Bay Bops - (Coral 61975 1957) Follow the Rock
    A so-called "song title" song, by a group sounding similar to Danny & the Juniors
  • The Chantels - (End 1005 1957) Maybe
  • The Charts - (Everlast 5001 1957) Deserie
  • The Coasters - (Atco 6087 1957) Searchin' / Young Blood
  • The Coasters - (Atco 6087 1957) Searchin'
  • The Diamonds - (Mercury 71060 1957) Little Darlin'
    Radio favorite; loved by white Disc Jockeys
  • The Diamonds - (Mercury 71242 1957) The Stroll
  • The Drifters - (Atlantic 1123 1957) Fools Fall in Love
  • The Dubs - (Gone 5011 1957) Could This Be Magic
  • The Emeralds - (Kicks 3 1957) Why Must I Wonder / Sally Lou
  • The Everly Brothers - (Cadence 1315 1957) Bye Bye Love
  • The Five Dollars - (Fortune 833 1957) How to do the Bacon Fat
  • The Gladiolas - (Excello 2101 1957) Little Darlin'
    Original version covered by The Diamonds
  • The Moonglows - Chess 1661 1957) Please Send Me Someone to Love
  • The Premieres - (RCA Victor 6958 1957) Run Along Baby
  • The Rays - (Cameo 117 1957) Silhouettes
  • The Three Of Us Trio - (York 3332 1957) 1957) Telegram / Sugar Lump
  • The Thunderbirds - (Holiday 2609 1957) In My Thunderbird
  • The Tune Weavers - (Checker 872 1957) Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
  • The Twilighters - (Ebb 117 1957) LIve Like A King
  • Tommy Lampkin - (Ebb 110 1957) Three Minus One
  • Thurston Harris - (Aladdin 3398 1957) Little Bitty Pretty One
  • Young Jessie - (Modern 1010 1957) Oochie Coochie

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