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Elvis Presley

Jailhouse Rock

Rock
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • Space
  • Dance
  • Musical
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1957
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1956
  • 1968
  • 1953

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“Jailhouse Rock” is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. The song was released as a 45rpm single on September 24, 1957, to coincide with the release of Presley’s motion picture, Jailhouse Rock. Composer Mike Stoller can be seen playing piano in the film presentation of the song. The song as sung by Elvis Presley is #67 on Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Was dancin to the jailhouse rock ... Lets rock, everybody, lets rock ... Everybody in the whole cell block

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This song is listed #67 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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