Episode #12 of ROOTS ROCK RADIO is now archived at the link below. Here's the playlist:

1. RUN CHICKEN RUN, Link Wray (1963)

2. B-I, BICKEY-BI, BO-BO-GO, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (1957)
3. JUSTINE, Don & Dewey (1958)
4. SUCH A NIGHT, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters (1954)

5. AT THE HOP, Danny & The Juniors (1957-58)
6. BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN, Buddy Holly (1963)
7. THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT, Little Richard (1957)

8. ROCKET 88, Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (1951)
9. SPEEDOO, The Cadillacs (1955)
10. HONEY BOP, Wanda Jackson (1958)

11. MY HAPPINESS FOREVER, LaVern Baker (1956)
12. THERE IN THE NIGHT, The El Dorados (1956)
13. THE SHRINE OF ST. CECILIA, The Harptones (1957)

14. IN THE MOOD, Ernie Fields (1959)
15. SKINNY JIM, Eddie Cochran (1956)
16. ONE MINT JULEP, The Clovers (1952)

17. THIS LITTLE GIRL’S GONE ROCKIN’, Ruth Brown (1958)
18. LONELY TEARDROPS, Jackie Wilson (1958-59)
19. C.C. RIDER, Chuck Willis (1957)

20. BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING, Dinah Washington (1954)
21. TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS, Chuck Berry (1956)
22. MERCY, The Collins Kids (1958)

23. I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU, Elvis Presley (1956)
24. THAT’S MY DESIRE, Earl Lewis & The Channels (1957)
25. TEARDROPS ON YOUR LETTER, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (1959)

26. BANZAI WASHOUT, Dick Dale & The Del-Tones (1964)
27. I BELIEVE, Elmore James (1963 version)
28. SCHOOL OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, Gene Summers (1958)

29. WHAT’D I SAY, Ray Charles (1959) – 5:06 version
30. I NEED YOUR LOVIN’, Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (1962)

31. ALL AROUND THE WORLD, Little Willie John (1955)
32. LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW, Fats Domino (1961)
33. TELSTAR, The Tornadoes (1962)

34. SHAKE A HAND, Faye Adams (1953)
35. THE VOW, The Flamingos (1956)
36. GEORGIA LEE BROWN, Jackie Lee Cochran (1959)

37. CAN’T WE BE SWEETHEARTS, The Cleftones (1956)
38. ALL MAMA’S CHILDREN, Carl Perkins (1956)
39. SHORT FAT FANNIE, Larry Williams (1957)

40. SMOKIE—PART 2, Bill Black’s Combo (1959-60)
41. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM, The Everly Brothers (1958)
42. EVERY NIGHT (I Pray), The Chantels (1958)
43. HURT, Timi Yuro (1961)

44. GOODNIGHT MY LOVE, Jesse Belvin (1956)

https://www.mixcloud.com/dean-fiora/roots-rock-radio-1950s-rock-n-roll-episode-12/

Dean wrote:

> Episode #12 of ROOTS ROCK RADIO is now archived at the link below. Here's the playlist:

> 4. SUCH A NIGHT, Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters (1954)

Never released as a single over here in UK (the first Drifters single released here was “Soldier Of Fortune” on the London label in 1956)

Check it out here https://www.45cat.com/record/hle8344 (and checkout that price tag!!)

Meantime the pop cover by Johnnie Ray was available here and reached #1 in May 1954

> 5. AT THE HOP, Danny & The Juniors (1957-58)

The original 1957 version as by Johnny Madara & The Juvenaires (the precursors to Danny & The Juniors)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYEbMGOnNcA

> 6. BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN, Buddy Holly (1963)

As I’ve noted on here before Buddy’s version was my introduction to the song. Chuck Berry’s original never appeared over here at the time

> 7. THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT, Little Richard (1957)

Title song to what is generally regarded (and certainly by me) as the very best of the 1950’s rock ‘n’ roll movies

> 8. ROCKET 88, Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats (1951)

#1 on my list of favorite records from 1951

1. Rockwt 88 Jackie Brenston
2. Don’t You Know I Love You The Clovers
3. Sixty Minute Man The Dominoes
4. Dust My Broom Elmo James
5. Lovin’ Machine Wynonie Harris

> 9. SPEEDOO, The Cadillacs (1955)

There were three main versions of “Speedoo” in 1955---The Cadillacs original of course plus dreadful covers by The Commodores and Steve Lawrence.

But only two versions appeared over here in UK. You can guess which version got left out

> 17. THIS LITTLE GIRL’S GONE ROCKIN’, Ruth Brown (1958)

The UK cover by Janice Peters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0HIZ0AIaI

> 23. I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU, Elvis Presley (1956)

Early Elvis RCA recording that I never really warmed to that much. OTOH the flip “My Baby Left Me” was always a real Elvis classic and one of the very best things he ever did at RCA

> 24. THAT’S MY DESIRE, Earl Lewis & The Channels (1957)

My personal favorite version of the grand old standard

Here’s the original 1931 version by Russell Wooding & His Grand Central Redcaps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmBtGwvoySk

> 30. I NEED YOUR LOVIN’, Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (1962)

HUGE classic from 1962 high on my list of favorites from that year

1. I Found A Love Falcons
2. Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke
3. I Need Your Loving Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
4. Lipstick Traces Benny Spellman
5. Green Onions Booker T. & The MG’s

> 33. TELSTAR, The Tornadoes (1962)

Famous Joe Meek production from 1962 that topped the charts not only here in UK but over in USA as well

> 34. SHAKE A HAND, Faye Adams (1953)

1953 classic high on my list of femme greats from that year

1. Hound Dog Willie Mae Thornton
2. Shake A Hand Faye Adams
3. Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean Ruth Brown
4. They Call Me Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton
5. Me And My Chauffeur Memphis Minnie (1953 version)

> 44. GOODNIGHT MY LOVE, Jesse Belvin (1956)

There’s not many better ways than this of signing off!

> https://www.mixcloud.com/dean-fiora/roots-rock-radio-1950s-rock-n-roll-episode-12/