Glenn Gass, Indiana University School of Music Z201: ROCK HISTORY I: Roots of Rock to the British Invasion Click here to return to the Z201 Home Page - Required Listening Tape List - - Tape 1a: Blues - BESSIE SMITH St. Louis Blues (1925) BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON Matchbox Blues (1927) KOKOMO ARNOLD Milkcow Blues (1935) ROBERT JOHNSON Crossroads Blues (1936) Preaching Blues (1936) Love in Vain (1937) ARTHUR "BIG BOY" CRUDUP That's All Right (1946) JOHN LEE HOOKER Boogie Chillen (1948) T-BONE WALKER Call It Stormy Monday (1947) B. B. KING Three O'Clock Blues (1951) HOWLIN' WOLF How Many More Years (1951) Smokestack Lightnin' (1956) The Red Rooster (1961) MUDDY WATERS I Just Want to Make Love to You (1953) I'm Ready (1954) - Tape 1b: Country & Western - THE CARTER FAMILY Can the Circle Be Unbroken (1935) JIMMIE RODGERS Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas) (1927) GENE AUTRY Back in the Saddle Again (1939) BOB WILLS & HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS Take Me Back to Tulsa (1941) Brian Cloudy Blues (1946) ROY ACUFF The Precious Jewel (1940) BILL MONROE Blue Moon of Kentucky (1946) ERNEST TUBB Walking the Floor Over You (1941) HANK WILLIAMS I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (1949) Your Cheatin' Heart (1952) HANK SNOW I'm Movin' On (1950) CHET ATKINS Country Gentleman (1953) BUCK OWENS Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) (1959) PATSY CLINE I Fall to Pieces (1960) GEORGE JONES The Grand Tour (1974) WILLIE NELSON & Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up WAYLON JENNINGS to Be Cowboys (1977) - Tape 2a: Boogie, Rhythm & Blues and Gospel - CLARENCE "PINETOP" SMITH Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (1928) JOE TURNER AND PETE JOHNSON Roll 'em, Pete (1938) LOUIS JORDAN Caldonia (1945) Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (1946) ROY MILTON Milton's Boogie (1945) NAT "KING" COLE Route 66 (1946) WYNONIE HARRIS Good Rockin' Tonight (1947) RUTH BROWN Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953) WILLIE MAE THORNTON Hound Dog (1953) JACKIE BRENSTON w/IKE TURNER Rocket 88 (1951) JUNIOR PARKER Mystery Train (1953) SISTER ROSETTA THARPE Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down (1947) THE SOUL STIRRERS By and By (1950, w/R. H. Harris) THE SWAN SILVERTONES Trouble In My Way (1952) THE SENSATIONAL NIGHTINGALES Sinner Man (1954, w/Julius Cheeks) - Tape 2b: R&B Vocal Groups, Crossovers and Covers - 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) THE CHORDS Sh-Boom (1954) THE CREW CUTS Sh-Boom (1954--excerpt) THE CHARMS/The FONTANE SISTERS Hearts of Stone (1954/1955--excerpts) THE MOONGLOWS/The McGUIRE SISTERS Sincerely (1954/1955--excerpts) 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--excerpt) FATS DOMINO/PAT BOONE Ain't That a Shame (1955--excerpts) JOE TURNER Shake, Rattle and Roll (1954) BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS Shake, Rattle and Roll (1954, excerpt) Rock Around the Clock (1954/1955) - Tape 3a: Elvis Presley: Sun Records and RCA - ELVIS PRESLEY (Sun Records) That's All Right (1954) Blue Moon of Kentucky (1954) Good Rockin' Tonight (1954) Milkcow Blues Boogie (1955) Baby Let's Play House (1955) Mystery Train (1955) ELVIS PRESLEY (1950's RCA) Heartbreak Hotel (1956) Hound Dog (1956) Don't Be Cruel (1956) Love Me Tender (1956) Jailhouse Rock (1957) All Shook Up (1957) A Big Hunk 'O Love (1958/released in 1959) ELVIS PRESLEY (1960's RCA) Crying in the Chapel (1960/released in 1965) It's Now or Never (1960) Little Sister (1961) Suspicious Minds (1969) Only the Strong Survive (1969) - Tape 3b: Rockabilly - CARL PERKINS Blue Suede Shoes (1956, Sun Records) Honey Don't (1956) Matchbox (1957) JERRY LEE LEWIS Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (1957, Sun) Great Balls of Fire (1957) Breathless (1958) JOHNNY CASH Folsom Prison Blues (1955, Sun) I Walk the Line (1956) CHARLIE RICH Break Up (1958 demotape) Who Will the Next Fool Be? (1959, Sun/Phillips) ROY ORBISON Ooby Dooby (1956, Sun) BILLY LEE RILEY My Gal is Red Hot (1957, Sun) THE JOHNNY BURNETTE ROCK 'N' ROLL TRIO Train Kept A-Rollin' (1956, Coral Records) GENE VINCENT Be Bop A Lulu (1956, Capitol Records) Woman Love (1956) DALE HAWKINS Susie Q (1957, Chess/Checker Records) LINK WRAY & HIS RAY MEN Rumble (1958, Cadence Records) DUANE EDDY Rebel-Rouser (1958, Jamie Records) - Tape 4a: New Orleans - PROFESSOR LONGHAIR Tipitina (1953, Atlantic Records) LLOYD PRICE Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1952, Specialty Records) SMILEY LEWIS I Hear You Knocking (1955, Imperial Records) GUITAR SLIM The Things That I Used to Do (1954, Specialty) SHIRLEY & LEE Let the Good Times Roll (1956, Imperial) FATS DOMINO The Fat Man (1950, Imperial Records) Ain't It a Shame (1955) Blueberry Hill (1956) Blue Monday (1956) LITTLE RICHARD Tutti Frutti (1955, Specialty Records) Long Tall Sally (1956) Lucille (1957) Keep A-Knockin' (1957) Good Golly Miss Molly (1957) LARRY WILLIAMS Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1958, Specialty Records) HUEY "PIANO" SMITH & THE CLOWNS Don't You Just Know It (1958, Ace Records) FRANKIE FORD Sea Cruise (1959, Ace Records) LEE DORSEY Ride Your Pony (1965, Amy Records) - Tape 4b: Chicago & Chess Records Rock & Roll - CLARENCE "FROGMAN" HENRY Ain't Got No Home (1956) THE MOONGLOWS Sincerely (1954) THE FLAMINGOS I'll Be Home (1955) BO DIDDLEY Bo Diddley (1955) I'm a Man (1955) Who Do You Love? (1956) Mona (1957) CHUCK BERRY Maybellene (1955) Brown-eyed Handsome Man (1956) Too Much Monkey Business (1956) Memphis (1958) Roll Over Beethoven (1956) Sweet Little Sixteen (1958) School Day (1957) Carol (1958) Johnny B. Goode (1958) - Tape 5a: Doo-wop Ballads - THE PENGUINS Earth Angel (1954) THE PLATTERS Only You (1955) The Great Pretender (1955) THE CADILLACS Gloria (1954) THE NUTMEGS Story Untold (1955) THE FIVE SATINS In the Still of the Night (1956) THE RAYS Silhouettes (1957) JERRY BUTLER & THE IMPRESSIONS For Your Precious Love (1958) HARVEY & THE MOONGLOWS Ten Commandments of Love (1958) THE FLEETWOODS Come Softly to Me (1959) THE CRESTS 16 Candles (1958) DION & THE BELMONTS Where or When (1960) LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS Tears on My Pillow (1958) THE SKYLINERS Since I Don't Have You (1959) THE FLAMINGOS I Only Have Eyes for You (1959) MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIAKS Stay (1960) - Tape 5b: Uptempo Doo-wop and Uptown R&B - THE CADILLACS Speedoo (1955) FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1956) THE DELL-VIKINGS Come and Go With Me (1957) THE SILHOUETTES Get a Job (1958) THE MONOTONES Book of Love (1958) THE DIAMONDS Little Darlin' (1957) DION & THE BELMONTS I Wonder Why (1958) A Teenager in Love (1959) THE MARCELS Blue Moon (1961) THE RIVINGTONS Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (1962) THE COASTERS Yakety Yak (1958, Atlantic Records) Charlie Brown (1959) Poison Ivy (1959) THE DRIFTERS There Goes My Baby (1959, Atlantic Records) This Magic Moment (1960) Up on the Roof (1962) Under the Boardwalk (1964) BEN E. KING Stand By Me (1961, Atlantic Records) - Tape 6a: Solo R&B and the Push Toward "Soul" - JOHNNY ACE Pledging My Love (1954, Duke Records) SCREAMIN'JAY HAWKINS I Put a Spell on You (1956, Okeh Records) WILBERT HARRISON Kansas City (1959, Fury Records) CHUCK WILLIS It's Too Late (1956, Atlantic Records) C. C. Rider (1957) LAVERN BAKER Jim Dandy (1956, Atlantic Records) IVORY JOE HUNTER Since I Met You (1956, Atlantic Records) CLYDE McPHATTER A Lover's Question (1958, Atlantic Records) SOLOMON BURKE Cry to Me (1961, Atlantic Records) LITTLE WILLIE JOHN Fever (1956, King Records) Talk to Me, Talk to Me (1958) THE FIVE ROYALES Think (1957, King Records) JAMES BROWN Please, Please, Please (1956, King/Federal Records) Try Me (1958) Think (1960) Think (1973, Polydor Records--excerpt) ISLEY BROTHERS Shout - Pts. 1 & 2 (1959, RCA) - Tape 6b: Soul Pioneers - RAY CHARLES (Atlantic) I've Got a Woman (1954, Atlantic Records) Drown in My Own Tears (1955) Hallelujah, I Love Her So (1955) What'd I Say (1959) Georgia On My Mind (1960, ABC Records) SAM COOKE You Send Me (1957, Keen Records) Wonderful World (1960) Chain Gang (1960, RCA Records) Bring It On Home To Me (1962) Good Times (1964) A Change Is Gonna Come (1964) JACKIE WILSON Reet Petite (1957, Brunswick Records) Lonely Teardrops (1958) Doggin' Around (1960) Higher and Higher (1967) - Tape 7a: Rock expands/the push toward Pop - RICKY NELSON Stood Up (1957, Imperial Records) Hello Mary Lou (1961) THE EVERLY BROTHERS Bye Bye Love (1957, Cadence Records) Wake Up Little Susie (1957) All I Have To Do Is Dream (1958) When Will I Be Loved (1960) Cathy's Clown (1960, Warner Brothers Records) Crying in the Rain (1962) EDDIE COCHRAN Twenty Flight Rock (1956, Liberty Records) Summertime Blues (1958) C'mon Everybody (1958) RITCHIE VALENS La Bamba (1959, Del-Fi Records) BUDDY HOLLY Rock Around with Ollie Vee (1956, Decca Records) That'll Be the Day (1957, Coral/Brunswick) Not Fade Away (1957) Words of Love (1957) Rave On (1958) Everyday (1957) Maybe Baby (1958) Peggy Sue (1957) - Tape 7b: The Girl Groups & Phil Spector - THE CHANTELS Maybe (1958) THE SHIRELLES Dedicated to the One I Love (1959) Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960) THE CHIFFONS He's So Fine (1963) One Fine Day (1963) THE MARVELETTES Please Mr. Postman (1961) THE ANGELS My Boyfriend's Back (1963) THE SHANGRI-LAS Leader of the Pack (1964) Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) (1964) LESLEY GORE You Don't Own Me (1963) Look of Love (1964) THE CRYSTALS There's No Other Like My Baby (1961, Philles) He's a Rebel (1962) Da Doo Ron Ron (1963) DARLENE LOVE Christmas, Baby Please Come Home (1963, Philles) THE RONETTES Be My Baby (1963, Philles Records) Baby I Love You (1963) Walking in the Rain (1964) - Tape 8a: Early sixties male singers & groups - THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (1964, Philles) ROY ORBISON Only the Lonely (1960) Running Scared (1961) In Dreams (1963) Oh, Pretty Woman (1964) NEIL SEDAKA Oh! Carol (1959) Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (1962) GENE PITNEY Every Breath I Take (1961) DEL SHANNON Runaway (1961) Hats Off to Larry (1961) Little Town Flirt (1962) DION Runaround Sue (1961) The Wanderer (1961) THE FOUR SEASONS Sherry (1962) Walk Like a Man (1963) Stay (1964) Let's Hang On (1965) - Tape 8b: Early Sixties R&B/Soul, Surf-rock & Folk Revival - HANK BALLARD The Twist (1958, excerpt) CHUBBY CHECKER The Twist (1960/1962) JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS Peppermint Twist - Part 1 (1962) GARY "U.S." BONDS Quarter to Three (1961) THE ISLEY BROTHERS Twist & Shout (1962) BARRETT STRONG Money (1959, Tamla/Motown) THE MIRACLES You Really Got a Hold On Me (1962, Tamla) MARVIN GAYE Can I Get a Witness (1963, Tamla) THE MAR-KEYS Last Night (1961, Stax/Volt) OTIS REDDING These Arms of Mine (1962, Volt) RUFUS THOMAS Walking the Dog (1963, Stax) THE VENTURES WalkQDon't Run (1960) DICK DALE Let's Go Trippin' (1961) BEACH BOYS Surfin' USA (1963) Surfer Girl (1963) JAN & DEAN Surf City (1963) BOB DYLAN Blowing in the Wind (1963) PETER, PAUL & MARY Blowing in the Wind (1963, excerpt) JOAN BAEZ Daddy You Been On My Mind (1965, by Bob Dylan) - Tape 9a: America Reinvented - THE BEATLES Twist & Shout (1963-64) Roll Over Beethoven Long Tall Sally Please Mr. Postman Money You Really Got a Hold On Me Honey Don't Words of Love Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1965) THE ROLLING STONES Not Fade Away (1964-65) Carol Route 66 I Just Wanna Make Love to You Little Red Rooster Good Times Cry to Me Love in Vain (1969) - Tape 9b: Blues, etc. Revisited - JOHN LEE HOOKER Boom Boom (1962, excerpt) THE ANIMALS Boom Boom (1964) BIG JOE WILLIAMS Baby Please Don't Go (1947, excerpt) THEM (featuring Van Morrison) Baby Please Don't Go (1965) CREAM Crossroads (1968) DEREK & THE DOMINOES It's Too Late (1970) BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND Farther Up the Road (1957, excerpt) ERIC CLAPTON Farther Up the Road (1977) OTIS RUSH I Can't Quit You Baby (1956, excerpt) LED ZEPPELIN I Can't Quit You Baby (1969) JOHN LEE HOOKER Crawling King Snake (1949, excerpt) THE DOORS Crawling King Snake (1971) BLIND WILLIE McTELL Statesboro Blues (1928, excerpt) ALLMAN BROTHERS Statesboro Blues (1971) CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Susie Q (1968) Click here to return to the Z201 Home Page