Description

Exceptional classic rock tracks from the 1950s---designed for the intermediate pianist---feature phrase markings, articulations, fingering, and dynamics to assist with interpretation. The large print size ensures that the notation is easy to read. Titles include: Ain't That a Shame * Blueberry Hill * Chantilly Lace * Do You Want to Dance * Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) * Great Balls of Fire * Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me * I'm Walkin' * Let the Good Times Roll * Lipstick on Your Collar * Mr. Lee * Peter Gunn * (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock * A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) * See You in September * Shake Rattle and Roll * Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) * Sixteen Candles * Splish Splash * Summertime Blues * A Teenager In Love * What'd I Say.

Songs / Content

• Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)Jesse Belvin (composer)
• Ain't That a ShameDave Bartholomew (composer); Antoine "Fats" Domino (composer)
• Let the Good Times RollLeonard Lee (composer); Shirley Goodman (composer)
• I'm Walkin'Dave Bartholomew (composer); Antoine Domino (composer)
• Peter Gunn (from "Peter Gunn")Henry Mancini (composer)
• Blueberry HillAl Lewis (composer); Vincent Rose (composer); Larry Stock (composer)
• (We're Gonna) Rock Around the ClockMax Freedman (composer); Jimmy De Knight (composer)
• Splish, SplashBobby Darin (composer); Jean Murray (composer)
• Great Balls of FireOtis Blackwell (composer); Jack Hammer (composer)
• Mr. LeeHeather Dixon (composer); Helen Gathers (composer); Janis Pought (composer); Laura E. Webb (composer); Emma Ruth Pought (composer)
• Lipstick on Your CollarGeorge Goehring (composer); Edna Lewis (lyricist)
• What'd I SayRay Charles (composer)
• Shake, Rattle and RollCharles E. Calhoun (composer)
• Sh BoomJames Keyes (composer); Carl Feaster (composer); Floyd McRae (composer); Claude Feaster (composer); James Edwards (composer)
• A Teenager in LoveDoc Pomus (lyricist); Mort Shuman (composer)
• Sixteen CandlesLuther Dixon (composer); Allyson Khent (composer)
• Summertime BluesJerry Capehart (composer); Eddie Cochran (composer)
• Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss MeHarry Noble (composer)
• See You in SeptemberSherman Edwards (composer); Sid Wayne (composer)
• Chantilly LaceJ.P. Richardson (composer)
• A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)Clyde Otis (composer); Brook Benton (composer); Luchi De Jesus (composer)
• Do You Want to DanceRobert Freeman (contributor)