Part 378 - March 1957 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up “All Shook Up” is one of Elvis Presley’s most famous and enduring hits, released in 1957 and written by Otis Blackwell. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 377 - March 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On Originally written by Dave “Curlee” Williams, the song was first recorded by R&B singer Big Maybelle in 1955, but Lewis’s exuberant version forever cemented its place in rock history #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 376 - March 1957 Miles Davis - 'Round Midnight ”’Round Midnight” is a celebrated jazz standard written by Thelonious Monk in the early 1940s. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 375 - February 1957 Little Richard - Lucille “Lucille” is a classic rock and roll song recorded by Little Richard. Written by Little Richard and Albert Collins (not the blues guitarist), “Lucille” became a defining track of the early rock era. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 374 - 1956 Clifford Brown & Max Roach - What Is This Thing Called Love It is a renowned jazz standard composed by Cole Porter, but it gained particular acclaim in the hard-bop era through Clifford Brown & Max Roach’s interpretation. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 373 - December 1956 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Jericho “Jericho” is a gospel song recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1956. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 372 - November 1956 The Jazz Messengers - Hank's Symphony “Hank’s Symphony” is a hard bop jazz composition by Hank Mobley, performed and recorded in 1956 by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers as part of their first studio album, The Jazz Messengers. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 371 - October 1956 The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love It is the debut single from Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. The group, originally called The Premiers, featured lead vocals by Frankie Lymon, who was only 13 at the time of recording. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 370 - October 1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You “I Put a Spell on You” is a classic 1956 song written and performed by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, widely regarded as his signature track and a cornerstone of early rock and roll. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 369 - October 1956 The Johnny Burnette Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin' “The Train Kept A-Rollin’” by The Johnny Burnette Trio (Johnny, Dorsey, and Paul) is one of the most influential recordings in early rock and roll and rockabilly history. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 368 - October 1956 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek “Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek” refers to the classic jazz duet of the Irving Berlin standard, recorded by these two legendary artists in 1956. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 367 - September 1956 Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill Blueberry Hill is a classic American song most famously recorded by Fats Domino in 1956, although it was originally written in 1940 by Vincent Rose (music) with lyrics by Larry Stock and Al Lewis. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 366 - September 1956 Elvis Presley - Mystery Train Originally written and recorded by Junior Parker in 1953 as a Memphis blues/R&B tune, Elvis transformed it into a pioneering rockabilly track. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 365 - July 1956 The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop - Pithecanthropus erectus It is widely considered a jazz “tone poem,” using music to depict the rise and tragic fall of Pithecanthropus erectus, serving as a metaphor for human arrogance and societal decline. #music #musicsky #musicchallenge

Part 364 - July 1956 Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love? Written by Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel), it is noted for its bold lyrics filled with bravado and vivid, hoodoo-inspired imagery. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 363 - July 1956 Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog “Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog” is one of the most important singles in rock and pop history. Both songs went to No. 1 on the U.S. charts—the only instance in history where both sides of a single reached the top spot in the U.S..

Part 362 - May 1956 Sanford Clark - The Fool “The Fool” is a 1956 song written by Lee Hazlewood and Naomi Ford, performed by Sanford Clark. It became Clark’s most famous hit, blending elements of rockabilly, country, and R&B. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 361 - May 1956 Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So “Hallelujah I Love Her So” is a rhythm and blues song written and originally recorded by Ray Charles. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 360 - May 1956 Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven The track became a defining anthem for the rock and roll movement and is often considered a musical manifesto for the genre. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 359 - May 1956 Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two - I Walk the Line It was the breakout hit that gave Cash his first No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, remaining there for six weeks and staying on the charts for over 43 weeks. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 358 - March 1956 The Five Satins - In the Still of the Nite “In the Still of the Nite” is a classic doo-wop song written by Fred Parris and recorded by The Five Satins in 1956. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 357 - March 1956 Georges Brassens - Je me suis fait tout petit “Je me suis fait tout petit” (“I’ve Made Myself So Small”) is a classic song by French singer-songwriter Georges Brassens, released in 1956. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 356 - March 1956 Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes “Blue Suede Shoes” is a classic rock and roll song originally written and recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 355 - February 1956 The Coasters - Down in Mexico The song was written by the legendary songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and featured on The Coasters’ 1957 self-titled compilation album. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 354 - February 1956 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally “Long Tall Sally” is a landmark rock and roll song recorded by Little Richard and released as a single on Specialty Records, with “Slippin’ and Slidin’” as the B-side. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 353 - January 1956 Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes “Blue Suede Shoes” is a seminal rock and roll and rockabilly song written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in December 1955 at Sun Records in Memphis. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 352 - January 1956 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel “Heartbreak Hotel” is a landmark song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as his first single for RCA Victor on January 27, 1956. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 351 - 1955 Harry Belafonte - Day O “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” is a traditional Jamaican folk song that became world-famous through Harry Belafonte’s recording, which is widely considered his signature song. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 350 - 1955 The piece is featured on their influential album Clifford Brown & Max Roach, a landmark in the hard bop genre and widely considered one of the strongest studio jazz albums of its era. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 350 - 1955 Chet Baker - Let's Get Lost “Let’s Get Lost” is a classic jazz standard composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Frank Loesser, originally appearing in the 1943 film Happy Go Lucky and first performed by Mary Martin. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 349 - December 1955 Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two - Folsom Prison Blues “Folsom Prison Blues” is one of Johnny Cash’s most iconic songs, first recorded with his backing group, The Tennessee Two, in 1955 at Sun Records in Memphis. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 348 - November 1955 The Platters - The Great Pretender Released as a single in November 1955, it was written by Buck Ram, who was the group’s manager, producer, and a successful songwriter before taking on management duties. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 346 - October 1955 Little Richard and His Band - Tutti-Frutti Written by Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) and Dorothy LaBostrie, it was Little Richard’s first major hit and is widely regarded as a cornerstone in the birth of rock and roll music. #music #musicsky #musicchallenge

Part 345 - October 1955 Julie London - Cry Me a River “Cry Me a River” is a classic American torch song written by Arthur Hamilton in 1953 and made famous by Julie London with her 1955 recording. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 344 - October 1955 Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Cherokee The piece was composed by Ray Noble in 1938 and became a jazz standard, particularly favored in the bebop era for its fast tempo and complex chord changes. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 343 - October 1955 "Tennessee" Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons The song was originally written and first recorded by Merle Travis in 1946, inspired by his family’s experiences in the coal mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 342 - August 1955 Elvis Presley - Mystery Train “Mystery Train” is a classic song originally written and recorded by Junior Parker in 1953, rooted in Memphis blues and inspired by earlier folk songs like the Carter Family’s “Worried Man Blues”. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 341 - July 1955 Chuck Berry - Maybellene “Maybellene” is Chuck Berry’s groundbreaking debut single, released in July 1955 by Chess Records. It is widely regarded as one of the pioneering rock and roll songs that helped define the genre. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 340 - June 1955 The Platters - Only You (And You Alone) “Only You (And You Alone)” is a timeless doo-wop love ballad written by Buck Ram and famously recorded by The Platters in 1955. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 339 - April 1955 Sarah Vaughan - Lullaby of Birdland The song was originally written as a theme for the famed Birdland jazz club in New York City, itself named after saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker and a central hub for the bebop scene. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 338 - April 1955 Fats Domino - Ain't It a Shame “Ain’t That a Shame” is a classic rock and roll song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, originally released in 1955 by Imperial Records (initially titled “Ain’t It a Shame”). #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 337 - April 1955 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley “Bo Diddley” is a groundbreaking song by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley (born Ellas McDaniel). It was recorded in Chicago and produced by Leonard and Phil Chess along with Bo Diddley himself. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 336 - April 1955 Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” is a popular song composed by David Mann with lyrics by Bob Hilliard, first introduced as the title track of Frank Sinatra’s 1955 album. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 335 - 1954 The Miles Davis Quintet - It Never Entered My Mind The Miles Davis Quintet – “It Never Entered My Mind” is a celebrated jazz interpretation of the Rodgers and Hart standard from the 1940 musical Higher and Higher. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 334 - 1954 Lolita Cuevas - Haiti “Haiti” is a song performed by Lolita Cuevas, a Puerto Rican-born, Haitian-raised vocalist, and is featured on her collaborative 1953 album Haitian Folk Songs with guitarist and arranger Frantz Casseus. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 333 - 1954 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - Manteca (Theme) “Manteca” is a pioneering jazz composition co-written by Dizzy Gillespie, Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo, and arranger Gil Fuller in 1947. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 332 - December 1954 Ray Charles - I Got a Woman “I Got a Woman” (originally titled “I’ve Got a Woman”) is a groundbreaking song co-written and recorded by Ray Charles, released as a single in December 1954, with “Come Back Baby” as the B-side. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 331 - December 1954 Clifford Brown and Max Roach - Delilah “Delilah” was recorded by the Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet, a group widely regarded as one of the definitive hard bop ensembles of the era. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 330 - July 1954 Elvis Presley - That's All Right “That’s All Right” is a song originally written and recorded by blues singer Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in 1946. It gained widespread fame as the debut single of Elvis Presley. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

Part 329 - May 1954 Bill Haley and His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock It is a landmark rock and roll song written in 1952 by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers. The most famous version was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge