Rock and Roll Years

[Sal Mohammed]

I couldn't find any info on the net on the BBC series the Rock and Roll Years so here's the song list for the first five episodes.
What's interesting going through the episodes is how little footage comes from the BBC, this is probably why copyrights issues means the BBC won't repeat the series.

1956
Elvis Presley Mystery Train
Bill Haley And The Comets Rock Around The Clock
The Hilltoppers Only You
Bill Haley And The Comets See You Later Aligator

Lonnie Donegan Rock Island Diner

Dean Martin Memories Are Made Of This
Shirley And Lee Let The Good Times Roll
Pat Boone I’ll Be Home
Lou Busch & His Orchestra Zambezi
Ronnie Hilton No Other Love
Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel

The Platters The Great Pretender
Gene Vincent Be Bop A Lula

Doris Day Que Sera Sera
Johnnie Ray Just Walking In The Rain
Freddie Bell And The Bellboys Giddy Up A Ding Dong

Tommy Steele Rock With The Caveman
Elvis Presely Hound Dog

Nervous Norvus Transfusion
James Brown Please, Please, Please
Fats Domino Ain’t That A Shame
Little Richard Long Tall Sally


1957
Little Richard Tutti Fruitti

Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues
Elvis Presley Don’t Be Cruel
Tab Hunter Young Love
Frantic Five Six-Five Special
Nancy Whiskey Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group Freight Train

Julie London Cry Me A River
Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers I’m Not A Juvenile Deliquent

The Diamonds Little Darlin’
Chuck Berry School Days
Charlie Gracie Butterfly

Edric Connor Manchester United Calypso
The Everly Brothers Bye Bye Love

Little Richard Lucille

Elvis Presley Loving You

Paul Anka Diana

Elvis Presley Lawdy Miss Claudie
The Everley Brothers Wake Up Little Susie
Buddy Holly That’ll Be The Day
Tommy Steele A Handful Of Songs

Jackie Wilson Reet Petite
Elvis Presley Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do


1958
Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock
Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire
Buddy Holly Peggy Sue

The Chantels Maybe
Danny And The Juniors At The Hop

Paul Anka You Are My Destiny
Elvis Presley Don’t
Chuck Berry Sweet Little Sixteen

Lonnie Donegan Grand Coulee Dam
Jerry Lee Lewis Breathless
The Everly Brothers All I Have To Do Is Dream

Chuck Berry Go Johnny Go
The Kalin Twins When

Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues
The Platters Twilight Time
Cliff Richard Turn Me Loose


1959
The Teddy Bears To Know Him Is To Love Him
The Flamingo’s Jump Children

Richie Valens Donna
Russ Conway Sidesaddle

Eddie Cochran Teenage Heaven

Elvis Presley One Night
The Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Frankie Ford Sea Cruise
The Coasters Charlie Brown
Ray Charles What I’d Say

Jerry Keller Here Comes Summer
Cliff Richard Livin’ Doll

Cliff Richard Dynamite
Connie Francis Lipstick On Your Collar

Marty Wilde Teenager In Love

Eddie Cochran Somethin’ Else


1960
Duane Eddy Some Kinda Earthquake
The Avons Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat
Frankie Laine Rawhide
The Beverly Sisters/Adam Faith What Do You Want

Cliff Richard A Voice In The Wilderness
Marv Johnson You Got What It Takes
Ron Grainer And His Orchestra Maigret Theme
Cliff Adams Orchestra Lonely Man Theme

A Summer Place Percy Faith And His Orchestra
Eddie Cochran Three Steps To Heaven
The King Brothers Standing On The Corner
Bobby Darin Beyond The Sea
The Brothers Four Green Fields
The Everly Brothers Cathy’s Clown
Connie Francis I’m Sorry
Duane Eddy And His Rebels Shazam

Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)
Brenda Lee Sweet Nothin’s
Bobby Rydell Wild One
Cliff Richard And The Shadows Please Don’t Tease

Elvis Presley Mess Of Blues
Jimmy Jones Handy Man
Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers Ain’t Misbehavin’
Jimmy Jones Good Timin’
Johnny Kidd & The Priates Shankin’ All Over
The Shadows Apache
The Everly Brothers Lucille

Shirley Bassey As Long As He Needs Me
Connie Francis Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
Elvis Presley The Girl Of My Best Friend
Sam Cooke Chain Gang
Elvis Prseley It’s Now Or Never
Roy Orbison Only The Lonely

Nina Frederik Little Donkey
Eric Spear Coronation Street Theme

Johnny Tilliston Poetry In Motion
The Drifters Save The Last Dance

[Kev Hunter]

I don't have 1961, but I have 1962 onwards. For starters, here's 1962, 1963 and 1964:

1962
Dion - The Wanderer
Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Young Ones
Everly Brothers - Crying In The Rain
Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity
Bobby Vee - Run To Him
Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
The Shadows - Wonderful Land
Chris Montez - Let’s Dance
Little Eva - The Locomotion
Same Cooke - Twistin’ The Night Away
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Unsquare Dance
Eden Kane - I Don’t Know Why
Petula Clarke - Ya Ya Twist
Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
Brenda Lee - Speak To Me Pretty
Billy Fury - Once Upon A Dream
B. Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker
The Beatles - Love Me Do

1963
Elvis Presley - Return To Sender
Maureen Evans - Like I Do
Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart
The Springfields - Island Of Dreams
Billy Fury - Like I’ve Never Been Gone
Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In
Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It
The Beatles - Twist And Shout
Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It
The Surfaris - Wipe Out
Chuck Berry - Memphis Tennessee
Bob Dylan - Only A Pawn In Their Game
Millicent Martin - I Want To Go Back To Mississippi
Jan & Dean - Surf City
The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret
The Beatles - She Loves You
Peter, Paul & Mary - Blowin’ In The Wind
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Dr. Who Theme
The Searchers - Sugar And Spice
Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa

1964
Rolling Stones - I Just Want To Make Love To You
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Little Children
Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart
Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me
The Hollies - Just One Look
Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love
Dave Clark Five - Bits And Pieces
The Fourmost - A Little Loving
Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta' Per Amarti
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road
The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night
The Beatles - I Should Have Known Better
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout
Herman’s Hermits - I’m Into Something Good
Billy Fury - It’s Only Make Believe
Dusty Springfield - All Cried Out
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Yeh, Yeh
Peter, Paul & Mary - The Times They Are A-Changin’

More to follow when I come back from work!

[Sal Mohammed]

Thanks Kev, I do have 1961.

1961
The Ventures Perfidia
Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs Stay
Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight
The Shadows F.B.I.
Exodus Ferrante & Teicher
The Marcels Blue Moon
The Allisons Are You Sure
Floyd Kramer On The Rebound
Connie Francis Where The Boys Are
Temperence Seven You’re Driving Me Crazy
Craig Douglas Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry You’ll Always Hurt The One You Love
Black & White Minstrels My Mammy
The Shirelles Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou
Del Shannon Runaway
Linda Scott I’ve Told Every Little Star
Roy Orbison Running Scared
Johnny Leyton Johnny Remember Me
Roy Orbison Crying
The Fireballs Quite A Party
Elvis Presley Wild In The Country
Gary US Bonds Quarter To Three
Helen Shapiro Walking Back To Happiness
Don Gibson Sea Of Heartbreak
Dion And The Belmonts Runaround Sue
The Tokens The Lion Sleeps Today
The Dave Brubeck Quartet Take Five

[Kev Hunter]

Listings for 1965 - 1969

1965
The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
Adam Faith - A Message To Martha
Moody Blues - Go Now
The Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Joan Baez - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
P.J. Proby - I Apologize
Unit Four Plus Two - Concrete And Clay
Roger Miller - King Of The Road
Them - Here Comes The Night
The Rolling Stones - The Last Time
Dave Berry - Little Things
Cilla Black - I’ve Been Wrong Before
Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird
Donovan - Catch The Wind
The Beatles - Ticket To Ride
The Beatles - Help!
Bob Dylan - Maggie’s Farm
The Who - My Generation
The Byrds - All I Really Want To Do
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me

1966
Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running
The Beatles - We Can Work It Out
Len Barry - 1-2-3
The Overlanders - Michelle
The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love
Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin’
The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown
The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More
The Who - Substitute
Dusty Springfield - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
Cliff Richard - It Is No Secret What God Can Do
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
The Beatles - Paperback Writer
The Beatles - I Feel Fine
Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time
Manfred Mann - Just Like A Woman
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
David & Jonathan - Lovers Of The World Unite
Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow
The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin’ On
The Hollies - I Can’t Let Go
Elvis Presley - If Every Day Was Like Christmas

1967
Donovan - Sunshine Superman
The Monkees - I’m A Believer
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
Spencer Davis Group - I’m A Man
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two
Harpers Bizarre - 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
The Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)
The Mamas And The Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary
Cream - Strange Brew
The Supremes - The Happening
Aretha Franklin - Respect
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
The Young Rascals - Groovin’
The Rolling Stones - We Love You
The Move - Flowers In The Rain
The Doors - Light My Fire
Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
Eric Burdon & The Animals - Good Times
Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints
Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Franciscan Nights
The Supremes - Reflections
The Who - I Can See For Miles

1968
Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn
The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
Alan Price Set - Don’t Stop The Carnival
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion
Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)
Louis Armstrong Orchestra & Chorus - What A Wonderful World
Cilla Black - Step Inside Love
Frank Zappa / Mothers Of Invention - What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - This Wheel’s On Fire
Tiny Tim - Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire!
Cream - Crossroads
Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music
Big Brother & The Holding Company - Ball And Chain
Paul Nicholas and Oliver Tobias - Hair
Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
Cream - White Room
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I’m The Urban Spaceman

1969
Canned Heat - Going Up The Country
Dusty Springfield - Son-Of-A Preacher Man
Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites
The Hollies - Sorry Suzanne
Bob Dylan - One Too Many Mornings (Which version is this, btw?)
Joe South - Games People Play
The Hollies - I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
The Who - Pinball Wizard
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion
Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T’Aime.. Moi Non Plus
Paul Jones - Aquarius
Chicken Shack - I’d Rather Go Blind
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Marsha Hunt - Walk On Gilded Splinters
Blind Faith - Had To Cry Today
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
Country Joe & The Fish - I Feel Like I'm Fixin'-To-Die Rag
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

I can continue from 1970 to 1974 if needed.

[SydV]

The one snippet of music from that series which had me stumped for years was in the 1971 episode, accompanying the Clyde dockers footage. I assumed it was Lindisfarne but it turned out to be label mates of theirs, Audience.....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HClO5CK3MPU

At the time the 60s episodes were first being broadcast, I was only just beginning to feel my way beyond The Beatles, Stones and The Who (Parents had only ever played Motown from that decade and were no use whatsoever in terms of a musical education). I remember being absolutely stunned by the footage of Bob Dylan belting out "Maggies Farm", couldn't believe that was 1965.

[chrisstratton]

I’ve got every edition of the series ,originally on vhs transferred to dvd.
This was an excellent series that opened my ears to a lot of music I was unfamiliar with.
It was repeated quite a bit in th3 80s and early 90’s.....shame BBC4 can’t repeat it.

[Richard Marple]

Feb 14, 2019 21:17:50 GMT chrisstratton said:

I’ve got every edition of the series ,originally on vhs transferred to dvd.
This was an excellent series that opened my ears to a lot of music I was unfamiliar with.
It was repeated quite a bit in th3 80s and early 90’s.....shame BBC4 can’t repeat it.

I've still got a lot on video, my Dad's music collection has been a great gateway to music before my time but this show put it into a context of what was going on at the time it was released.

[chrisstratton]

I recently found the Rock n roll years vinyl compilation records in a second hand record shop near me,bought the lot for only £2 each

[nicadare]

Feb 18, 2019 8:28:33 GMT chrisstratton said:

I recently found the Rock n roll years vinyl compilation records in a second hand record shop near me,bought the lot for only £2 each

They were also released on CD.
As previously stated they cannot be shown because of clearance issues, I wrote to the BBC a while back and they confirmed it, however I remember 1968 being shown a few years ago on BBC4.