Welcome Back To Fitzy’s Way-Back Sound Machine’s Blog. Today we set
the Way-Back dial this week to Classic Rock Cover songs. There are so
many to choose from, but there are my favorite ones. Do you have a
favorite cover song, let’s hear it or just share your thoughts on these
here.
If you don’t have these songs in your personal music library you can
download them or you can listen and see the Videos for free by
heading over to my youtube Channel and click on the ”Play list #5 -
Classic Rock Cover songs”. To hear all these songs. www.youtube.com/user/fatdog14 feel
free to leave feedback here and on the youtube site. Next Week we turn
The Way-Back Dial to Van Morrison, See you next time.
Song Title Original Artist Cover Artist
All along the Watchtower Bob Dylan Jimi Hendrix
Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner Creedence Clearwater Revival
Twist and Shout The Isley Brothers The Beatles
I heard it thru the Grape vine Gladys Knight & the Pips Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lucy in the shy with Diamonds The Beatles Elton John
Got to get you into my life The Beatles Earth Wind & Fire
Hazy Shade of Winter Simon & Garfunkel The Bengals
Brown Eyed Van Morrison Jimmy Buffet
Aint that a shame Fats Domino Cheap Trick
She’s not There The Zombies Santana
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We set the way-back sound machine for the Mid to Late 1950’s
this time around to explore the Singers and Groups that kicked off Rock
and Roll. Without them, who knows what we would be listening to now. I
know we are a bit of the topic of Classic Rock, but with out these
Magnificent 7 there would be no Rock and Roll at all.
If you don’t have these songs in your personal music library
you can download them or you can listen and see the Videos for free by
heading on over to my youtube Channel and click on the Play list #4 Magnifecent 7 of Rock and Roll music to hear all these songs. www.youtube.com/user/fatdog14 feel free to leave feedback here and on the youtube site. See you next time when we spotlight a few of out favorite Classic Rock Cover Songs.
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock - 1955 -
Rock Around the Clock is widely considered to be the song that, more
than any other, brought Rock and Roll into mainstream culture around the
world. The song is ranked #158 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of
The Top 500 Greatest Songs of all Time. It hit #1 on Bilboards hot 100
for 8 weeks and stayed on the charts for 24 weeks untill it was
re-released in 1974 and hit the chart again in the #38 spot for 1 week.
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue 1957 - Buddy Holly is considered to
be one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and credited with influencing
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello. Holly was
one of the inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1986. In 2004, Rolling Stone place Holly in the #13 slot of “The 100
Greatest Artists of All Time”. Peggy Sue hit the chat in 1957 and stayed
on the charts for 16 weeks and made it to #3. Buddy Holly,Richie
Valens, JP “Big Bopper”Richardson and the pilot were killed en route to
Moorhead, Minnesota, when their plane crashed.
Elvis Presley - Don’t Be Cruel 1956 - Elvis is known for
being the “King of Rock and Roll” with 107 songs to be on the Billboards
hot 100 charts,The song is currently ranked as the 92nd greatest song
of all time, as well as the fifth best song of 1956
Fats Domino - Aint that a shame 1955 - Fats real name is
Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr. He had 36 Top 40 hits. Aint that a
shame reached #1 on the “Black Singles” chart and #10 on the “Billboards
hot 100” chart. The song is ranked #438 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s
list of The 500 Greatest Songs of all time. Pat Boone hit #1 in
1955,The Four Seasons version hit #22 on the Billboard charts in
1963,Cheap Trick had it hit #35 in 1979.
Little Richard - Tutti-Frutti 1956 - “Tutti Frutti” (1955)
was included in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in
2010, claiming the “unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat
announced a new era in music.”Tutti Frutti” became his first major hit
record. In April 2012, Rolling stone magazine declared that the song
“still contains what has to be considered the most inspired rock lyric
ever recorded: “”A-wop-bom-a-loo-mop-a-lomp-bom-bom!!”
Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 1957 - Done and Phil Everly,
were elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Country
Music Hall of Fame in 2001. The song reached #2 on the Billboard charts
and #1on the Cash Box Best Selling Record charts. also enjoyed major
success as a country song, reaching #1 in the spring of 1957. The
Everlys’ “Bye Bye Love” is ranked 210th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list
of the 500 Greatest Songs of all time. The song was covered by George
Harrison, Connie Francis, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Trini Lopez, Simon
and Garfunkel and Ray Stevens,
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ 1957 - Jerry
is known by the nickname “The Killer” and is often viewed as “Rock
& Roll’s first great wild man.” 3 on the Billboard Chart and #1 on
the Billboard R&B Charts. The single also hit #1 on the Country
Charts and #38 in the UK. It was a cover version of Big Maybelle
1955 hit.
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