Artist	Song
Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
Sam Cooke	You Send Me
from The Man Who Invented Soul (2000)
The Crickets	That'll Be the Day
from Buddy Holly: Greatest Hits (1996)
Chuck Berry	Rock and Roll Music
from Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 10 (2008)
Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
from Whole Lotta Shakin' (1997)
Elvis Presley	All Shook Up
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
Buddy Holly	Peggy Sue
from Buddy Holly: Greatest Hits (1996)
The Del-Vikings	Come Go With Me (Single Version)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millenium Collection: The Best of The Del Vikings (2004)
The Diamonds	Little Darlin'
from The Best of the Diamonds: The Mercury Years (1996)
Paul Anka	Diana
from Paul Anka Sings His Big 10, Vol. 1 (1992)
Fats Domino	I'm Walkin'
from The Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits (2002)
Little Richard	Lucille
from The Georgia Peach (2006)
Elvis Presley	(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
Chuck Berry	School Days
from Chuck Berry: The Anthology (2000)
The Rays	Silhouettes
from Silhouettes (2006)
Mickey & Sylvia	Love Is Strange
from Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1987)
Buddy Knox	Party Doll
from The Best of Buddy Knox (2005)
The Tune Weavers	Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
from Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 7 (2008)
Fats Domino	Blue Monday
from The Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits (2002)
Johnny Mathis	Chances Are
from Gold (A 50th Anniversary Celebration) (2006)
Marty Robbins	A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)
from The Essential Marty Robbins (2005)
Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Ain't Got No Home
from Ain't Got No Home - The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry (1994)
Larry Williams	Bony Moronie
from Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams (2006)
Harry Belafonte	Day-O (Banana Boat)
from Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001)
Rick Nelson	Be-Bop Baby (Single Version)
from Greatest Hits (2002)

Comment:

By 1957, the raw elements that merged to form rock 'n' roll had refined, producing some of the music's finest moments. Doo-wop had gone from street-corner serenade to studio-session high art. And Elvis — well, if you ever wanted to [i]feel[/i] why Elvis is the King, look no further than "Jailhouse Rock," three minutes of preternatural menace and sexuality that just won't quit. Come to think of it, Jerry Lee Lewis wasn't doing so bad in that department either, teaching his keys a thing or two as he pounded out "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On." And we simply can't forget two of doo-wop's all-time masterpieces: the Del-Vikings' "Come Go With Me" and the Diamonds' "Little Darlin'." The music plays on in our Next Steps . . .

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