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My Life in songs 1954 – 2024

Now we start on the “Swinging Sixties”. In my humble opinion the 60’s were the most innovated decade of music on record (pardon the pun). The 1960s were a musical explosion — a decade that reshaped sound, culture, and creativity forever.

Youth Rebellion & Counterculture: The post-war baby boomers came of age, challenging norms through music. Civil rights, anti-war protests, and feminist movements fuelled powerful lyrics and bold experimentation.

British Invasion: Bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones brought fresh energy and global appeal, transforming pop and rock music into cultural phenomena.

Folk Revival: Artists like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez used music as protest and poetry, giving voice to social change

Psychedelic Rock: Acts like The Doors and Jefferson Airplane pushed boundaries with surreal sounds and mind-expanding themes.

Motown Magic: Detroit’s Motown Records introduced soulful, polished pop with stars like Marvin Gaye and The Supremes, creating “The Sound of Young America”.

Fusion & Experimentation: Folk rock, progressive rock, and avant-garde styles emerged, blending genres and defying musical conventions

  • Woodstock & Music Festivals: These gatherings became symbols of peace, love, and artistic freedom.
  • Film & Pop Music: Soundtracks and music-driven films amplified pop’s reach and impact.

The 60s weren’t just a decade — they were a turning point. Music became a mirror of society, a tool for change, and a playground for innovation.

A few observations of some of the below songs: Two classics from Etta James “All I Could Do Is Cry”and “At Last”. Jesse Hill’s “Ooh Poo Pa Doo” a song I first heard sung by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. Jackie Wilson’s “Night” is listed. In 1972 Van Morrison released the album St Dominics Preview which included the song “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile”. How about the song ‘LSD-25′ by the Gamblers, a daring song title for 1960. The label execs were convinced it was about a Naval ship! Johnny Kidd and the Pirates “Shakin’ All Over”, I have great memories of Way Out West’s Patron Saint Chris Wilson singing this classic at our Christmas gigs. New Orlean’s piano virtuoso James Booker’s “Gonzo” is a classic. Booker was a flawed genius and he also recorded a song titled “Smacksie” and then ironically went to the slammer for drug usage. Harry Connick Snr. was the D.A. and Booker’s lawyer and he kept Booker from a jail sentence in exchange for piano lessons for his son Harry Connick Jnr.! You may remember Ringo Starr (1974) doing a cover of Johnny Burnette’s hit “You’re Sixteen”. What is it with old men singing about 16 year olds and school girls? Slim Harpo’s created a new genre, Swamp Blues with the song “Rainin’In My Heart”.

I have been to New Orleans 10 times. Every time I hear Fats Donino’s song “Walking to New Orleans” I have a hankering to go back again.

Ninteen and sixty

  • A Fool In Love – Ike and Tina Turner
  • A Thousand Stars – Kathy Young & The Innocents
  • All I Could Do Is Cry – Etta James
  • Alley-Oop – The Hollywood Argyles
  • Angel Baby – Rosie & The Originals
  • Angel On My Shoulder – Shelby Flint
  • Apache – The Shadows
  • At Last – Etta James
  • Baby Sittin’ Boogie – Buzz Clifford
  • Baby, What You Want Me To Do? – Jimmy Reed
  • Beatnik Sticks – Paul Revere & The Raiders
  • Big Boy Pete – The Olympics
  • Big Chief – Professor Longhair
  • Big Mr. C – The Link Eddy Combo
  • Blues Come to Texas – Lil’ Son Jackson
  • Boss Man Blues – Smoky Babe
  • Bye Bye Baby – Mary Wells
  • Call Me Juke Boy – Juke Boy Bonner
  • Carnival Time – Al Johnson*
  • Cathy’s Clown – The Everly Brothers
  • Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
  • Charlena – The Sevilles
  • Chills and Fever – Johnny Love & His Orchestra
  • Church Key – The Revels
  • Come On, Pt.1&2 – Earl King
  • Crawdad Song – Doc Watson, Clarence Ashley and Group
  • Cry to Me – Solomon Burke*
  • Diamonds and Pearls – The Paradons
  • Do The Chicken – Earl Hooker
  • Doggin’ Around – Jackie Wilson
  • East LA. – Bob Arlin
  • Fannie Mae – Buster Brown
  • Finger Poppin’ Time – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
  • Fortune Teller – Benny Spellman
  • Freeway – The Fugitives
  • Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles*
  • Gonzo – James Booker
  • Gun Slinger – Bo Diddley
  • Hangover – Roosevelt Sykes
  • Have Love Will Travel – Richard Berry
  • He Will Break Your Heart – Jerry Butler
  • Holy One – Freddy Fender
  • I Am the Black Ace – Black Ace
  • I Count the Tears – The Drifters
  • I Love The Way You Love – Mary Johnson
  • If You Believe in Me – Phil Sloan
  • Image of a Girl – The Safaris
  • It Will Stand – The Showmen
  • It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley
  • John Brown’s Body – Pete Seeger
  • Juicy – Lynn Hope
  • Just a Little Bit – Rosco Gordon
  • Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go – Hank Ballard
  • Let’s Have A Party – Wanda Jackson
  • Little by Little – Junior Wells
  • Boogie Jake Loaded Down – Boogie Jake
  • Lonely Weekends – Charlie Rich
  • Louisiana Man – Doug Kershaw*
  • LSD-25 – The Gamblers
  • Madison Blues – Elmore James
  • Messin’ With The Kid – Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band
  • Mission Bell – Donnie Brooks
  • Mississippi Heavy Water Blues – Robert Pete Williams
  • Mope-Itty Mope – The Boss-Tones
  • Mother-In-Law – Ernie K-Doe
  • Mule Skinner Blues – The Fendermen
  • My Babe – Little Walter
  • My Old Man’s a Dustman – Lonnie Donegan
  • Mysteries Of A Hobo’s Life – Cisco Houston
  • New Orleans – Gary U.S. Bonds
  • Night – Jackie Wilson
  • Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out – Nina Simone
  • On the Rebound – Floyd Cramer
  • Ooh Poo Pah Doo – Jessie Hill
  • Over You – Aaron Neville*
  • Red River Blues – Lil’ Son Jackson
  • Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel – The New Lost City Ramblers
  • Road Runner – Bo Diddley
  • Rooster Blues – Lightnin’ Slim
  • Save the Last Dance for Me – The Drifters
  • Shake ‘n‘ Stomp – Dick Dale
  • Shake Your Moneymaker – Elmore James
  • Shaking All Over – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
  • Shop Around – The Miracles
  • Shopping for Clothes – The Coasters
  • Shortnin’ Bread – Paul Chaplain and His Emeralds
  • Spanish Harlem – Ben E. King
  • Spoonful – Howlin’ Wolf
  • Standing At The Crossroads – Elmore James
  • Stay – Maurice Williams
  • Stewball – Memphis Slim
  • Stompin the Boogie – Roosevelt Sykes
  • Stone Crazy – Buddy Guy*
  • Surf Beat – Dick Dale
  • Take A Little Walk With Me – Otis Spann
  • The Hoochi Coochi Coo – Hank Ballard
  • The Madison Time – Ray Bryant Combo
  • The Old Payola Roll Blues (Pts. 1 & 2) – Stan Freberg
  • The Twist – Chubby Checker
  • Theme from “A Summer Place” – Percy Faith And His Orchestra
  • There Is Something on Your Mind – Bobby Marchan
  • Think – James Brown
  • This Magic Moment – The Drifters
  • This Old Heart – James Brown
  • Those Oldies But Goodies – Little Caesar & The Romans
  • Today I Sing the Blues – Aretha Franklin
  • Tonight’s The Night – The Shirelles
  • Too Close Blues – Lightnin’ Slim
  • Train Done Gone – Eddie ‘Blues Man’ Kirkland
  • Walking to New Orleans – Fats Domino
  • Wild Weekend – The Rockin’ Rebels
  • Will My Man Be Home Tonight – Lillian Offitt
  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow – The Shirelles
  • Won’t be Long – Aretha Franklin
  • You Been Torturing Me – The Four Young Men
  • You Talk Too Much – Joe Jones
  • Your Dice Won’t Pass -Sally Doston, Smoky Babe & Hillary Blun
  • You’re Sixteen – Johnny Burnette
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My Life in Songs 1954 – 2024

And so we head into the last listing of the 50’s. What do you think so far are there any songs that I should have added? The legendary New Orleans’ Jazz clarinettist Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr known as Pete Fountain (30/7/1930 – 06/08/2016) is first on the list. Fountain opened his club, the French Quarter Inn, located in the heart of the famed French Quarter district, at 800 Bourbon Street, in the spring of 1960. I do love old style Dixieland Jazz. Frankie Ford, Robert Parker and Irma Thomas are New Orleans’ R ‘n’ B legends. Bo Diddley continues to pump out hits. Dolly Parton recorded her first single as a 13 year-old! The legendary Saxophonist Big Jay McNeely (April 29, 1927 – September 16, 2018) continues his honking’ R ‘n’ B. I am still blowin’ away that he performed at our club in Jan. of 2013. Big Jay was an elderly man and clearly suffering from illness, however that did not stop him from putting on an incredible show. His first words to the Way Out West crowd were “we gunna have fun children”. The Wailers are not the Bob Marley Wailers. Both the Beatles and the Stones covered Barrett Strong’s “Money”. Charlie Ryan’s “Hot Rod Lincoln” was covered by Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. I was fortunate to see Commander Cody alumni Bill Kirchen perform the song at a New Orleans Jazz Fest.

Nineteen and fifty – nine

  • A Closer Walk with Thee – Pete Fountain
  • A Teenager In Love – Dion & The Belmonts
  • All Night Long (Parts 1 & 2) – Robert Parker*
  • Baby Talk – Jan & Dean
  • Baby, What You Want Me To Do – Jimmy Read
  • Back In The U.S.A. – Chuck Berry
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – Jivin’ Gene
  • Bumbershoot – Phil Harvey (Phil Spectre)
  • Class Cutter (Yea Yea) – Dale Hawkins                                    
  • Crackin’ Up – Bo Diddley
  • Crap Shootin’ Sinner – Cile Turner
  • Dance with Me –   The Drifters
  • Depend on Me – The Miracles
  • Don’t Mess With My Man – Irma Thomas*
  • Dream Lover – Bobby Darin
  • Farmer John – Don & Dewey
  • Flat Foot Sam – Elmon Mickle
  • Go to the Mardi Gras – Professor Longhair
  • Good Good Lovin’ – James Brown
  • Guess Who – Jesse Belvin
  • Handy Man – Kimmy Jones
  • Hot Rod Lincoln – Charley Ryan
  • Hully Gully – The Olympics
  • Hushabye – The Mystics
  • I’d Rather Be Burned As A Witch – Eartha Kitt
  • I’m A Stranger – John Lee Hooker
  • I’m Ready – Fats Domino
  • I’m Sorry – Bo Diddley
  • It Was I – Skip and Flip
  • It’s Too Late – Tarheel Slim and Little Ann
  • Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison
  • Kissin’ Time – Bobby Rydell
  • Linda Lu – Ray Sharpe
  • Love Potion No. 9 – The Clovers  
  • Love You So – Ron Holden
  • Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin
  • Mary Lou – Ronnie Hawkins
  • Midnight Stroll – The Revels
  • Mona Lisa – Carl Mann
  • Money – Barrett Strong
  • No Depression in Heaven – The New Lost City Ramblers
  • Papa Lemon’s Blues – Lemon Nash
  • Personality – Lloyd Price
  • Please Don’t Be Mad – Bobby Rydell
  • Poison Ivy – The Coasters
  • Puppy Love – Dolly Parton
  • Rave On – Sonny West
  • Roberta – Frankie Ford*
  • Rockin’ Robin – Bobby Day
  • Sandy  – Larry Hall
  • Say Man – Bo Diddley
  • Sea Cruise – Frankie Ford (Frankie Guzzo)*
  • Sea of Love – Phil Phillips
  • Shout, Pts. 1 & 2 – The Isley Brothers
  • Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny
  • So Fine – The Fiestas
  • Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price
  • Suzie Baby – Bobby Vee
  • Tall Cool One – The Wailers (not the Bob Marley Wailers)
  • Tallahassee Lassie – Freddy Cannon
  • That’s My Little Suzie – Ritchie Valens (Postmortem Hit)
  • The Big Hurt – Toni Fisher
  • The Caterpillar Crawl – Strangers
  • The Great Pretender  – The Platters
  • The Hippy Hippy Shake – Chan Romero
  • The House On Haunted Hill – Movie Trailer Feat. Vincent Price
  • The Sky is Crying – Elmore Jones
  • The Twist – Hank Ballard
  • There Is Something on Your Mind – Big Jay McNeely**
  • There’s a Moon out Tonight – The Capris
  • Three Stars – Tommy Dee
  • Tom Dooley – The Kingston Trio
  • Trip To Bandstand – B.B. Cunningham
  • Wasted Days And Wasted Nights – Freddy Fender
  • We Got Love – Bobby Rydell
  • What A Difference A Day Makes – Dinah Washington
  • What’d I say, Pt. 1 & 2 – Ray Charles*
  • Who Shot the Lala – Oliver Morgan
  • Will My Man Be Home Tonight – Lillian Offitt
  • Woo-Hoo – The-Rock-A-Teens
  • You Got Me Dizzy – Jimmy Reed
  • You’re So Fine – The Falcons

* Seen Perform Live ** Performed at Way Out West Roots Music Club Inc.

Pat Powell, Big Jay McNeely and Me (2013)

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My Life In Songs 1954-2024

A good year for some classic blues and rock ‘n’ roll songs, and another Aussie (Johnny O’Keefe) makes the list with his song “The Wild One (Real Wild One)”. Now, before yáll go, wasn’t that an Iggy Pop song? The answer is yes, but it was a cover. Also staying with Johnny O’Keefe, I saw him at the Sunbury Music Festival (1973). I thought his style of rock music would be out of place. He wandered out on stage in a white suit, and I waited for the boos. I was blowin’away with his performance. After only one song, he had the pot heads and the piss heads in the palm of his hands.

It is interesting to note that several songs on the ’58 list were first heard by me on records by other bands as I began exploring music in the ’60s. I first heard “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” and “Money” sung by the Beatles; the Rolling Stones also did a cover of “Dizzy Miss Lizzie”. I first heard “Summertime Blues” sung by the Who at Woodstock. Also listed are some groundbreaking instrumentals by artists such as Duane Eddy, Link Wray, the Shadows, and Little Walter.

The song “I’m Battie Over Hattie”, sung by the out there Esquerita, who often wore heavy makeup, sunglasses, and two wigs, piling his pompadour high on his head. Little Richard ( also on this list) was greatly influenced by Esquerita (photo below).

The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and pilot Roger Peterson all died in a plane crash on February 3rd 1959. The event is infamously known as “The Day the Music Died,” a name popularised by Don McLean’s song “American Pie”.  

A couple of interesting notes: The Beach Boys song “Surfin’ U.S.A. (1962). Listen to the song and you will hear Chuck Berry’s ‘Sweet Little Sixteen”, so much so that Chuck eventually collected a writer’s credit and royalties! How politically incorrect in today’s world is The Pips singing “Ching Chong”? Jimi Hendrix recorded Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B.Goode in 1972. The Zanies Novelty Hit “The Blob” was from the movie of the same name

“Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price dates back a long way. Variously known as “Stack O’Lee”, “Stack O’Lee Blues” and sung by so many old-time Blues singers. The earliest recorded version of the song I have is “Stack O’Lee Blues” by Ma Rainey (1926). The “Twist” by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters was, of course, made famous by Chubby Checker in 1961.

Ninteen and fifty – eight

  • All American Boy – Bill Parsons
    All I Have to Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers
    Big Man – The Four Preps
    Bluebirds Over the Mountain – Ershel Hickey
    Candles – The Crests
    Cha Dooky-Doo -Art Neville *
    Chantilly Lace – The Big Bopper
    Chisholm Trail – Cisco Houston
    Cigarettes and Coffee Blues – Lefty Frizzell
    Come On, Let’s Go – Ritchie Valens
    Didn’t It Rain – Evelyn Freeman
    Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams
    Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
    Donna – Ritchie Valens
    Don’t You Just Know It – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith
    Don’t Your House Look Lonesome – Cat-Iron
    Down by the Riverside – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
    Drip Drop – The Drifters
    Early in the Morning – The Ding Dongs
    Endless Sleep – Jody Reynolds
    Everything’s Gonna Be All Right – Magic Sam
    Evil – Howlin’ Wolf
    Fever – Peggy Lee
    For Your Love – Ed Townsend
    For Your Precious Love – The Impressions
    Forty Days – Ronnie Hawkins
    Gee Whiz – Bob & Earl
    Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard
    Got A Job – The Miracles
    Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
    He’s Gone – The Chantels
    High Blood Pressure – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith
    Hollywood Party – Dick Bush
    Honky Tonk – Dinah Washington
    How Many More Years – Howlin’ Wolf
    I Cried A Tear – LaVern Baker
    I Wonder Why – Dion & The Belmonts
    I’m A Mojo Man – Lonesome Sundown
    I’m Battie Over Hattie – Esquerita
    Itchy Twitchy Feeling – Bobby Hendricks
    Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
    Juke – Little Walter
    Jungle Rock – Jim Bobo
    Junker Blues – Champion Jack Dupree
    Just a Dream – Jimmy Clanton
    Just Walkin’ In The Rain – The Prisonaires
    Justine – Don & Dewey
    Koko Joe – Don & Dewey
    La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
    Little Star – The Elegants
    Lonely Teardrops – Jackie Wilson
    Lovers Never Say Goodbye – The Flamingos
    Matilda – Cookie And The Cupcakes
    Memphis Boogie – Jesse Fuller
    Moanin’ At Midnight – Howlin’ Wolf
    Money – The Miracles
    Moonlight Bay – Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
    My Starter Won’t Start – Lightnin’ Slim
    Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu – Dicky Doo And The Don’Ts
    Need You – Donnie Owens
    One Night – Elvis Presley
    One Summer Night – The Danleers
    Ooh! My Soul – Little Richard
    Over And Over – Bobby Day
    Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly
    Poor Boy – The Royaltones
    Pretty Girls Everywhere -Eugene Church
     Rama Lama Ding Dong – The Edsels
    Ramrod – Duane Eddy
    Rave On – Buddy Holly
    Rebel Rouser – Duane Eddy
    Reelin’ And Rockin’ – Chuck Berry
    Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay – Danny & the Juniors
    Rockhouse – Big Maybelle
    Rockin’ Robin – Bobby Day
    Rumble – Link Wray & The RayMen
    Short Fat Fannie – Larry Williams
    Since I Don’t Have You – The Skyliners
    Sit and Cry (The Blues) – Buddy Guy*
    Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
    So Blue – The Jades
    Splish Splash – Bobby Darin
    Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran
    Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
    Symbol of Heaven – Little Julian Herrera & Johnny Otis
    Tears On My Pillow – Little Anthony & The Imperials
    Tequila – The Champs
    The Blob – The Zanies
    The Twist – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
    The Walk – Jimmy McCracklin
    The Wild One – Johnny O’Keefe*
    To Know Him Is to Love Him – The Teddy Bears
    Train To Nowhere – The Champs
    True, Fine Mama – Little Richard
    Try Me – James Brown
    Two People In the World – Little Anthony & The Imperials
    Under the Stars of Love – The Shadows
    Walkin’ With Mr Lee – Lee Allen
    We Belong Together – Robert & Johnny
    Western Movies – The Olympics
    What Am I Living For – Chuck Willis
    What’d I Say, Pt . 1 & 2 – Ray Charles
    Willie and the Hand Jive – Johnny Otis
    Yakety Yak – The Coasters
    You Cheated – The Shields
    You’re So Fine – Little Walter
  • *Seen perform live

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My Life In Songs 1954 – 2024

Blues, Doo-Wop, Soul, Pop, R ‘n’ B, Country, Surf Music, Gospel, Be-Bop and for the first time in my lists we get some skiffle. The first Aussie performer is noted (Slim Dusty). The first time I heard a version of C .C. Rider was by Aussie band Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs (1972ish), little did I know it went back To Ma Rainey (1925) when she recorded “See See Rider”. Bo Diddley’s “Mona” first came to my attention with the Rolling Stones 1964 cover. These “first heard” recollections will be a recurring theme i.e. a 6o’s bands recording old Blues, Soul and R’n’B numbers and in later years I would go on to research the origins of songs. In most cases I would say that the originals are better than the covers. As Big Mama Thornton (or was it Sonny Boy Williamson) once said “those white boys want to play the blues so bad and they do”. “Suzie Q” came to my attention when recorded by Creedence in 1968. I absolutely love “I’m a King Bee” by Slim Harpo which is another song recorded by the Stones. Elvis has many listings through the years, my first purchased Elvis recording was an E.P. that included “Cant Help Falling in Love” (1961). “At the Hop” came to my attention when I went to see “Woodstock” which was released here in Australia in Sept. 1970. The band Sha Na Na rocked that song. At Forest Hills High School in Queens, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel used the stage names Tom and Jerry and recorded the hit “Hey Schoolgirl”. I’d like a dollar for every time school girl is used in a song!

Ninteen and Fifty – Seven

  • 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) – The Four Preps
    A Pub with No Beer – Slim Dusty
    All of Your Love – Magic Sam
    All Shook Up – Elvis Presley ( see notes below 1)
    At The Hop – Danny & the Juniors
    Be-Bop Baby – Ricky Nelson
    Bertha Lou- Johnny Faire
    Black Slacks – Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones
    Bony Moronie – Larry Williams
    Book Of Love – The Monotones
    Buzz-Buzz-Buzz – The Hollywood Flames
    Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers
    CC Rider – Chuck Willis
    Chickee Wah Wah – Bobby Marchan (see notes below 2)
    Click-Clack – Dicky Doo and the Don’ts
    Dedicated To The One I Love – The “5” Royales
    Deserie – The Charts
    Diana – Paul Anka
    Don’t Let Go – Roy Hamilton
    Down in the Alley – The Clovers
    (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone – Roy Montrell
    Fabulous – Charlie Gracie
    Farther Up The Road – Bobby “Blue” Bland *
    Fattening Frogs For Snakes – Sonny Boy Williamson
    Florence – The Paragons
    Flyin’ Saucers Rockin’ Roll – Billy Lee Riley
    Frog Hop – Earl Hooker
    Gangster of Love – Johnny “Guitar” Watson
    Get A Job -The Silhouettes
    Got My Mojo Working – Muddy Waters
    He’s Gone – The Chantels
    Hey School Girl – Tom & Jerry (Simon & Garfunkel)
    Honest I Do – Jimmy Reed
    Honky Tonk (Part 1) – Bill Doggett
    Hoodoo Blues – Lightnin’ Slim
    I’m A King Bee -Slim Harpo
    I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday – Bobby Mitchell And The Toppers
    I’m Walking – Fats Domino (3. See notes below)
    Is Your Love for Real? – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
    It Hurts Me Too -Elmore James
    It’s You, Baby – Sunnyland Slim
    Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
    Jim Dandy – LaVern Baker
    Jungle Hop – Don & Dewey
    Keep A Knockin’ – Little Richard
    Leavin’ It All Up To You – Don & Dewey
    Let’s Have a Party – Wanda Jackson
    Let’s Make It – James Brown
    Little Bitty Pretty One – Thurston Harris
    Little Darlin’ – The Gladiolas
    Louie Louie – Richard Berry
    Love Bandit (Gangster of Love) – Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson
    Love Me With A Feeling – Magic Sam
    The Maybe – The Chantels
    Mess Around – Ray Charles *
    Messed Up – Harold Burrage
    Mona – Bo Diddley
    Mr. Lee – The Bobbettes
    New Orleans Blues – Chris Barber’s Jazz Band
    New Orleans Hop Scop Blues – Dave Van Ronk
    No Seas Cruel – Baldemar Huerta & Los Romanceros
    Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly and The Crickets
  • Over The Mountain, Across The Sea – Johnnie & Joe
    Party Doll – Buddy Knox
    Peanuts – Little Joe & the Thrillers
    Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly and The Crickets
    Raunchy – Ernie Freeman
    Red Hot – Billy Lee Riley
    Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
    Rip It Up – Little Richard
    Rock And Roll Music – Chuck Berry
    Rock Island Line -Lonnie Donegan’s Skiffle Group
    Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu – Huey “Piano” Smith
    ‘Round Midnight – Miles Davis
    School Day – Chuck Berry
    Searchin’ -The Coasters
    Sick and Tired – Chris Kenner
    Sitting in The Balcony – Eddie Cochran
    Susie-Q – Dale Hawkins
    Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Mahalia Jackson
    Talking Columbia Blues – Jack Elliott
    That’ll Be Day – Buddy Holly and The Crickets
    The Monkey – Dave Bartholomew
    The Stroll – The Diamonds
    The Sun Is Shining – Jimmy Reed
    Think – The “5” Royales
    This Is the Nite – The Valiants
    Too Much – Elvis Presley
    Wake up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers
    Walkin’ After Midnight – Patsy Cline
    Walkin’ With Mr. Lee – Lee Allen
    Walking to New Orleans – Fats Domino
    Whispering Bells – The Dell Vikings
    Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On – Big Maybelle
    Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Jerry Lee Lewis
    Words Of Love – Buddy Holly and the Crickets
    You Know You Don’t Want Me – Mojo Watson
    You Send Me – Sam Cooke
    Young Blood – The Coasters
     
     
  1. I never got to see Elvis perform but I have been to Graceland
  2. Chickee Wah Wah is also a great music club in New Orleans
  3. Never got to see the Fat Man but I have been to his house in New Orleans

*Seen perform live