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| (Dave Curlee Williams/Sonny David) |
| (o): | Big Maybelle (1955) | label: Okeh |
| | Orchestra conducted by a young Quincy Jones. |
| (c): | Roy Hall (1955) [coauthor under his alias Sonny David], Commodores (1956) [pop band on Dot; unrelated with Lionel Richie's former band], Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) [n°1 R&B and C&W], Carl Perkins (1958) , Little Richard (1959) , Cliff Richard (1959) , Chubby Checker (1960) , Conway Twitty (1960) , Pirates avec Dany Logan (1961) [as Mon petit ange], Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers (1962) [pre Beatles], Jesters (1963) , Larry Williams (1965) [with Johnny Guitar Watson], Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (1967) , Elvis Presley (1973) , Big Star (1978) [on third album recorded in '75], Flying Lizards (1984) , Valerie Wellington (1989) , |
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| All I Have To Do Is Dream by The Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis' version of Whole Lotta Shakin' were the only two songs reaching the top position on both the C&W and R&B charts; that is if you take Elvis out of the picture of course. |
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