03 June 2010

the sock hop


Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan (1946)
New Orleans Twist - Blazer Boy (1961)
Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard (1956)
Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry (1956)
Mess Around - Ray Charles (1953)
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets (1954)
Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey - Little Richard (1955)
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino (1956)
All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers (1958)
Maybellene - Chuck Berry (1955)
(Let's Have A) Party - Elvis Presley (1957)
Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson (1963)
Think - James Brown (1960)
Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (1960)
Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye (1963)
You Should'a Treated Me Right - Ike & Tina Turner (1962)
Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops (1964)
Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1964)
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes (1966)
Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones (1964)
I Ain't Got You - The Animals (1965)
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles (1963)
Stay - The Hollies (1963)
The Locomotion - Little Eva (1962)
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins (1956)
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1955)
The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard (1956)
Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (1959)
Fever - Little Willie John (1956)
Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets (1955)
The Twist - Chubby Checker (1960)
Runaway - Del Shannon (1961)
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers (1957)
You're No Good - Betty Everett (1963)
I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles (1954)
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones (1964)
I'll Keep Holding On - The Marvelettes (1964)
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson (1965)
Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1964)
At The Club - The Drifters (1965)
Let's Hang On (To What We've Got) - Four Seasons (1965)
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann (1964)
Drive My Car - The Beatles (1965)
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops (1965)
Shotgun - Junior Walker & The All Stars (1965)
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Pts. 1, 2 & 3) - James Brown (1965)
Save Me - Aretha Franklin (1967)
Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe (1966)
Bongo Rock - Preston Epps (1959)
Rip It Up - Little Richard (1956)
I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino (1957)
Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee (1961)
Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies (1958)
Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys (1962)
Walk Don't Run - The Ventures (1960)
The Letter - The Box Tops (1967)
Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees (1966)
Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) - The Four Seasons (1966)
Under My Thumb - The Rolling Stones (1966)
Be My Baby - The Ronettes (1963)
(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet - The Reflections (1964)
One Way Love - The Drifters (1964)
Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke (1961)
Red River Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes (1959)
When Will I Be Loved - The Everly Brothers (1960)
You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles (1963)
Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers (1962)
It Won't Be Long - The Beatles (1963)
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones (1965)
Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (1965)
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (1963)
Psycho - The Sonics (1965)
Jenny Take a Ride! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (1965)
Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells (1967)
Cold Sweat - James Brown (1967)
Do The Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas (1970)
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd (1966)
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful (1966)
Expressway To Your Heart - The Soul Survivors (1967)
Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin (1968)
The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1970)
Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots (1967)
Bernadette - The Four Tops (1967)
Outside Chance - The Turtles (1966)
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran (1958)
Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (1956)
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (1957)
Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker (1962)
Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore (1964)
Baby Love - The Supremes (1964)
Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood (1967)
Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz (1967)
People Got To Be Free - The Rascals (1968)
Till The End Of The Day - The Kinks (1965)
Nothing But A Heartache - The Flirtations (1968)
Working My Way Back To You - The Four Seasons (1966)
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (1968)
Duke of Earl - Gene Chandlier (1962)
What A Man - Linda Lyndell (1968)
Mickey's Monkey - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1963)
Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett (1966)
She`s Not There - The Zombies (1964)
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson (1967)
Good Lovin' - The Rascals (1966)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations (1966)
Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles (1955)
Sexy Ways - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (1954)
B.A.B.Y - Carla Thomas (1966)
Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding (1966)
Tell Mama - Etta James (1967)
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett (1965)
I Thank You - Sam & Dave (1968)
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (1965)
Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder (1965)
South Street - The Orlons (1963)
Come Go with Me - The Dell-Vikings (1957)
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge (1966)
To Love Somebody - Nina Simone (1967)
And I Love Her - The Beatles (1964)
Love Is Alright - Mayer Hawthorne (2009)*
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye (1964)
The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations (1964)
My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small (1965)
007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker (1967)
Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke (1963)
It's The Same Old Song - The Four Tops (1965)
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers (1966)
What You're Doing - The Beatles (1964)
Carrie Anne - The Hollies (1967)
Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups (1964)
I Want Candy - The Strangeloves (1965)
Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys (1964)
Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals (1963)
Hey Baby - Bruce Chanel (1962)
Along Comes Mary - The Association (1966)
Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie (1965)
Forever - The Marvelettes (1963)
Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (1960)
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers (1965)
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke (1964)

*the only song that i played on a 45, instead of an mp3, which perhaps makes up for it being slightly out of the time period...

1 comment:

Dad said...

Did you really play all of those? Some nice early pieces, and I like ending with Unchained Melody and
Sam.