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Itunes 87009 1 PAT BOONE ‘N‘ ROCK ROLL AND POP HITS The 50s VOL. 9 2 ROCK ‘N‘ ROLL AND POP HITS The 50s VOL. 9 1. Bill Haley & His Comets 7. Bill Haley & His Comets R-o-c-k (Haley - Keefer - Keefer) ............2:22 Rudy’s Rock P 1956 (Pompilli - Haley) .....................................2:42 2. Gene Vincent P 1956 Blue Jean Bop (Vincent - Levy) ................2:24 8. Buddy Knox P 1956 Party Doll (Bowen - Knox) ........................2:11 3. Little Richard P 1957 Baby Face (Davis - Akst) ...........................2:16 9. Little Richard P 1956 Long Tall Sally 4. Pat Boone (Johnson - Penniman - Blackwell) ........2:09 P 1956 Friendly Persuasion (Webster - Tiomkin).................................2:57 10. Chuck Berry P 1956 School Day 5. Pat Boone (Berry).........................................................2:41 P 1957 I’m In Love With You (James - Tubert) ........................................2:24 11. Pat Boone P 1956 Chains Of Love 6. Bobby Helms (Ertegun - Wallis) .....................................2:56 P 1956 Jingle Bell Rock (Beal - Boothe) ..........................................2:10 12. Bill Haley & His Comets P 1957 The Saint’s Rock & Roll (Harley - Gabler).......................................3:28 P 1956 Achtern Dahl 4 • D-27729 Vollersode • Germany P 2010 & C 2010 …AND MORE BEARS LC 12483 3 Also available: Vol. 20 Vol. 26 Vol. 32 AMB 87020 AMB 87026 AMB 87032 Gene Vincent: Paul Anka: Diana Dion & The Belmonts: Race With The Devil Pat Boone: There's A Gold Mine In I Wonder Why • No One Knows Marvin Rainwater: The Sky • Remember You're Mine Jerry Butler: Gonna Find Me A Bluebird Lloyd Price: Just Because For Your Precious Love Ned Miller: Little Richard: Keep A Knockin Jimmy McCracklin: The Walk From A Jack to A King Fats Domino: Blue Monday LaVern Baker: I Cried A Tear Pat Boone: Love Letters In The The Diamonds: Zip Zip Lee Allen: Walking With Mr. Lee Sand • Bernadine • Anastasia The Moonglows: Please Send Me Little Anthony & The Imperials: Ricky Nelson: A Teenager's Someone To Love Tears On My Pillow Romance • I'm Walkin • You're Little Richard: Good Golly My One And Only Love Bobby Darin: Splish Splash Miss Molly • True Fine Mama The Coasters: Yakety Yak The Platters: On My Word Of Honor Mickey & Sylvia: Bewildered The Crickets: The Crew-Cuts: Young Love Ruth Brown: That'll Be The Day • Oh Boy! The Crickets: Think It Over Complete tracklisting This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' Vol. 1 for- 50: Lee Allen: Tic Toc www.AND-MORE-BEARS.de 4 Vol. 21 Vol. 27 Vol. 33 AMB 87021 AMB 87027 AMB 87033 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry: Thurston Harris: Patti Page: Ain't Got No Home Little Bitty Pretty One Left Right Out Of Your Heart Jackie Wilson: Reet Petite (The Bobby Day: Rockin' Robin Perez Prado: Patricia • Paris • Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet) Huey 'Piano' Smith: Guaglione Larry Williams: Don't You Know Yockomo Perry Como: Short Fat Fannie • Bony Maronie • Don't You Just Know It Magic Moments • Catch A Falling Little Richard: Eugene Church: Star • Kewpie Doll Lucille • Send Me Some Lovin Pretty Girls Everywhere The McGuire Sisters: Ray Charles: Swanee River Fats Domino: Sick And Tired Sugartime Ruth Brown: Lucky Lips • Whole Lotta Loving • Coquette Jim Reeves: Blue Boy Sam Cooke: Bobby Day: Over And Over Peggy Lee: Fever I'll Come Running Back To You Clyde McPhatter: The Chordettes: Sarah Vaughan: Banana Boat Song A Lover's Question Lollipop • Zorro The Coasters: Jackie Wilson: To Be Loved Searchin • Youngblood James Brown: Try Me.
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