Side A
Artist	Song
Big Joe Turner	Flip, Flop and Fly
Clarence Frogman Henry	Ain't Got No Home
Freddy Cannon	Palisades Park
Buddy Holly	Rave On
Little Richard	Keep a Knockin'
the Genies	Who's That Knocking
Gary U.S. Bonds	Quarter to Three
the Cadillacs	Speed-o
the Students	Every Day of the Week
the Collegians	Zoom Zoom Zoom
Barry Mann	Who Put the Bomp
the Penguins	The Ookey Ook
Fats Domino	Whole Lotta Lovin'
the Falcons	You're So Fine
Ernie K. Doe	I Like it Like That
the Jive Bombers	Cherry
Clyde McPhatter	Honey Love
the Five Keys	The Verdict
the Capris	The Morse Code of Love
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Ron Holden	My Babe
Nappy Brown	Don't Be Angry
Jerry Lee Lewis	High School Confidential
Gary U.S. Bonds	School is Out
Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll
the Platters	Bark, Battle & Ball
Smiley Lewis	Shame, Shame, Shame
the Hollywood Flames	Buzz Buzz Buzz
the Videos	Trickle Trickle
the Rivingtons	Papa Oom Mow Mow
the Chips	Rubber Biscuit
the Dovells	You Can't Sit Down
the Eternals	Babalu's Wedding Day
the Devotions	Rip Van Winkle
Fats Domino	Yes It's Me (I'm in Love Again)
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters	Finger Poppin' Time
Dion & the Belmonts	I Wonder Why
the Solitaires	Walkin' Along
the Penguins	Hey Senorita
Eddie Cochran	Summertime Blues
the Bobbettes	Mr. Lee

Comment:

It was about time I made a 50's R&B/rock and roll mix again, and here it is. A few songs are from the early 60s (Gary US Bonds, Rivingtons). A few indulgent overplayed tunes like the Dion and Little Richard, but they were two of the first songs I ever enjoyed as a kid, and I've never put them on a mix tape before.
I had a little fun with the order, like putting the 2 school songs together, and some of the repetitive ones all in a row. Also, the "Shake Rattle & Roll" is answered by the Platters rare female vocal "Bark Battle and Ball". the Penguins "Hey Senorita" is a B-side of "Earth Angel" and has a nice Latin beat, rare for the time.
"The Ookey Ook" is included because it was one of Frank Zappa's favorite songs, and I tracked it down for years. It's a fun song- back when the beat and a good time was all that mattered. Parallel fourths forever!

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