Classic 1950's Rock & Roll YouTube Thread!

[RetroLounge]

Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls-NHjKmc4U&NR=1

RL

[RetroLounge]

1. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lot of Shaking 1957

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yRdDnrB5kM&mode=related&search=

RL

[RetroLounge]

2. Oops, wrong place

RL

[RetroLounge]

3. Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA0NYM3kn_U&mode=related&search=

RL

[RetroLounge]

4. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko0qw3nHwdU

RL

[RetroLounge]

5. Elvis - 1956 - Heartbreak Hotel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Qo1eaWF8c&mode=related&search=

RL

[idgiehkt]

6. Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm8YpHd4_Is

[RetroLounge]

7. Richie Valens - Ooh My Head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn3H7aWaivs&mode=related&search=

RL

[RetroLounge]

8. Gene Vincent - Be bop a lula

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDU9FP5_B2M

RL

[idgiehkt]

9. Buddy Holly - Oh Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XheL2qKCDuI

[wildhorses]

14. ~i wish there was a live version of this~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUblWkV30HI

[wildhorses]

16. ~and i wish i could find the whole song of this~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDdqYuQFYnI

[idgiehkt]

24. she was a pistol, no?

:hi:

[wildhorses]

26. no doubt about it

:hi:

[Joe Fields]

17. I love Holly...Good choice

:hug:

[idgiehkt]

10. Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFoIdxLBm_A

[idgiehkt]

11. Everly Brothers - Til I Kissed Ya

Fanvid, lol but the song is amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35MC-MdcgLo

totally cheating here, this is from '60 but it's such an amazing song I had to stick it in here

Cathy's Clown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdQGyim9V0

[wildhorses]

19. idge -- check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVOGGMCvwvY


how cool is that

[idgiehkt]

23. oh wow

that is amazing :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

man if youtube ever tanked I would die of withdrawal, lol

What a great find! :hi: :hug: :loveya:

[Joe Fields]

12. Little Richard...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcxej1zJKTo

[idgiehkt]

13. awesome

:woohoo:

[Joe Fields]

18. mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce...wooooohooooooooooh!

:bounce:

[idgiehkt]

22. I adore that commercial

I just lurve him...he is one of those really special people.

:rofl:

[idgiehkt]

15. I don't know if this counts, but it's one of my favorite songs from that era

The Platters - The Great Pretender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrMohfQreuw

[Joe Fields]

20. I have a bunch of the Platters music downloaded. Big fan, oh yeah!

:yourock:

[idgiehkt]

27. probably more down-tempo than RL intended

but here is another one of my favorites by them,
Only You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2u7-8-oFY&mode=related&search=

[idgiehkt]

28. going all the way here

This is my favorite Platters song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clY3IVJOPjI&mode=related&search=

[Joe Fields]

29. You can't get talent like that anymore.

They were so polished!:hi:

[RetroLounge]

33. Oh man, that is so good I got chills...

:bounce:

RL

[Tikki]

21. The Five Satins....Santo & Johnny.....Gene Vincent.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBT3oDMCWpI
Still of the Night The Five Satins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAk_0N85wNk
Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gxQ1tetAQ
Race With the Devil Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps



Tikki

[idgiehkt]

25. I love 'Still of the Night'

what a great song... :hi:

[Theres-a]

30. I was looking for Eddie Cochran, Cut across Shorty

But I found Sid Vicious singing Somethin' Else in a pair of tiny underpants instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc4HWiH_pzw

[RebelOne]

31. The Lion Sleeps Tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwy5uqemp6c

This video is not from the '50s, but the song was in the top 20 in 1952.

[SecularMotion]

32. Lonesome Train - Johnny Burnette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXeWfrhnksk

[MikeH]

34. Ling Ting Tong -- Five Keys 1955

A picture of a record playing, very good sound quality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHQSym59BXo


A picture of the group performing, not very good sound quality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKVf8tlnao

[Ellipsis]

35. Chuck Berry - You Can't Catch Me (1956)

Here you go cool breeze.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5YdVst2y8