ROOTS ROCK RADIO #6 is now archived at the link below. Here's the playlist:

1. PERFIDIA, The Ventures (1960)

2. BIRD DOG, The Everly Brothers (1958)
3. SOMETHIN’ ELSE, Eddie Cochran (1959)
4. HEY MISS FANNIE, The Clovers (1952)

5. WELL ALL RIGHT, Big Joe Turner (1954)
6. I’M TORE DOWN, Freddy King (1961)
7. JAMBALAYA, Brenda Lee (1960)

8. GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT, Elvis Presley (1954)
9. ROCK YOUR BABY, Wanda Jackson (1958)
10. I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, Chris Kenner (1961)

11. MY SADDEST HOUR, The Five Keys (1953)
12. TO THE AISLE, The Five Satins (1957)
13. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, Eddy & The Starlights (1959)

14. MEMPHIS, Lonnie Mack (1963)
15. VILLAGE OF LOVE, Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights (1962)
16. I’LL NEVER LEAVE YOU AGAIN, The Youngsters (1962)

17. AIN’T THAT A SHAME, Fats Domino (1955)
18. WHISPERING BELLS, The Del Vikings (1957)
19. IS THAT ALL TO THE BALL, MR. HALL, Billy Lee Riley (1958)

20. LAUNDROMAT BLUES, The “5” Royales (1953)
21. UNCHAIN MY HEART, Ray Charles (1961-62)
22. I’M ON FIRE, Jerry Lee Lewis (1964)

23. THE WIND, The Diablos (1954)
24. THE CLOSER YOU ARE, Earl Lewis & The Channels (1956)
25. LONELY NIGHTS, The Hearts (1955)

26. PROMISED LAND, Chuck Berry (1964)
27. BABY, I LOVE YOU, The Ronettes (1963-64)
28. JUST BECAUSE, Lloyd Price (1957)

29. PARTY DOLL, Buddy Knox (1957)
30. PRETTY THING, Bo Diddley (1955)
31. SEXY WAYS, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (1954)

32. SURF BEAT, Dick Dale & The Del-Tones (1962)
33. LITTLE DEUCE COUPE, The Beach Boys (1963)
34. MANY TEARS AGO, Connie Francis (1960)

35. STORY UNTOLD, The Nutmegs (1955)
36. JUST TO BE WITH YOU, The Passions (1959)
37. MOONLIGHT COCKTAILS, The Rivieras (1960)

38. CHERRY LIPS, The Robins (1956)
39. ZOOP, The Charts (1957)
40. THE REAL THING, The Spiders (1954)

41. LONELY TEARDROPS, Jackie Wilson (1958-59)
42. ROCKABILLY BOOGIE, The Johnny Burnette Trio (1957)
43. BLACK SLACKS, Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones (1957)

44. CHARLIE BROWN, The Coasters (1959)
45. WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS, Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon (1959-60)
46. LOVER’S ISLAND, The Blue Jays (1961)
47. LONESOME TOWN, Ricky Nelson (1958)
48. IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT, Santo & Johnny (1964)

https://www.mixcloud.com/dean-fiora/roots-rock-radio-1950s-rock-n-roll-episode-6/

Dean wrote:

> ROOTS ROCK RADIO #6 is now archived at the link below. Here's the playlist:

> 1. PERFIDIA, The Ventures (1960)

Everyone remembers "As Time Goes By" being used to such wonderful effect in the classic "Casablanca" movie but most forget that a version of "Perfidia" also shines well in that film

> 7. JAMBALAYA, Brenda Lee (1960)

The song was Brenda's very first recording in July 1956 in a very countryfied version and was her very first single released (as "Little Brenda Lee") and is my favorite version by her.

She re-recorded the song in March 1960 in a new version with Boots Randolph on sax which featured on the "Brenda Lee" LP later that year

> 8. GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT, Elvis Presley (1954)

My #2 favorite record of 1954 (only beaten by Joe's "Shake Rattle And Roll") and a very high 10

> 12. TO THE AISLE, The Five Satins (1957)

First recorded (as "The Aisle") by Roy Hamilton earlier in 1957

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ea1TeSE-8E

> 15. VILLAGE OF LOVE, Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights (1962)

The biggest concurrent selling single Fortune ever had and the only one to get foreign release (as per the UK release in 1962) according to Devora

> 17. AIN’T THAT A SHAME, Fats Domino (1955)

As it appears on the 1955 UK London single as opposed to the US "Ain't IT A Shame"

> 26. PROMISED LAND, Chuck Berry (1964)

Ten years later in 1974 we had a nice little number moving copies of Johnnie Allan's remake of this that we'd imported from USA (enough to make Charlie Gillett release it on his Oval label)

But then of course later that year Elvis put his version out and killed the Allan thing stone dead

> 29. PARTY DOLL, Buddy Knox (1957)

Originally on Triple D label in 1956 b/w "I'm Stickin' With You" by Jim (sic) Bowen

> 33. LITTLE DEUCE COUPE, The Beach Boys (1963)

Along with "Be True To Your School" this was another Beach Boys classic never issued here in UK as a single

> 34. MANY TEARS AGO, Connie Francis (1960)

Always liked her "Lipstick On Your Collar" for the great George Barnes guitar solo--but overall I think "Many Tears Ago" is my favorite song by her

> 47. LONESOME TOWN, Ricky Nelson (1958)

Over here the US "Lonesome Town"/"I Got A Feeling" single was split into TWO singles on London label.

In October 1958 we got "Someday"/"I Got A Feeling" (put out to compete with the then-popular Jodie Sands version of "Someday").

Then in November 1958 came "Lonesome Town" b/w Ricky's version of "My Babe"

> https://www.mixcloud.com/dean-fiora/roots-rock-radio-1950s-rock-n-roll-episode-6/