1955 singles

1950s pioneering rock 'n' roll song

original film song composed by Alex North, lyrics by Hy Zaret; from the 1955 film "Unchained"

song written and composed by Buck Ram, originally recorded by The Platters and released in 1955

original song written and composed by Leiber-Stoller; originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton

original song written and composed by Buck Ram; first recorded by The Platters

original song written, composed, and performed by Johnny Cash

original song written and composed by Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris

1955 song by Little Richard

popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and later that same year by The Chordettes and The Four Aces

original song written, composed, and performed by Merle Travis

"Maybellene" is a rock and roll song by American artist Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Released in 1955, Berry’s song tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance, the lyrics describing a man driving a V8 Ford and chasing his unfaithful girlfriend in her Cadillac Coupe DeVille. It was released in July 1955 as a single by Chess Records, of Chicago, Illinois. Berry's first hit, "Maybellene" is considered a pioneering rock and roll song. Rolling Stone magazine wrote of it, "Rock & roll guitar starts here." The record was an early instance of t

1954 single by The Penguins

American folk song

Muddy Waters single

song written and composed by Ray Charles and Renald Richard

country song written by Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers

original song written, composed, and performed by Arthur Gunter

original song composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio, lyrics by Bixio Cherubini

original sing written and composed by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King

original song written and composed by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew

song of Amália Rodrigues, many covers

original song written, composed, and performed by Johnny Cash

song composed by Louis Guglielmi

original song composed by Sammy Fain with words by Paul Francis Webster; from the 1995 movie "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"

translated song; English language version of "Les Feuilles mortes", song lyrics adapted by Johnny Mercer

original song written and composed by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey; first recorded by Johnny Ace

American 1955 song

original song written, composed, and performed by Kokomo Arnold in 1934

single

original song composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer; from the 1942 film "Star Spangled Rhythm"