(The) Rock and Roll Waltz

September 2013 (The) Rock and Roll Waltz single Kay Starr I've Changed My Mind a Thousand Times December 1955 1955 Vocal Music RCA Victor Shorty Allen, Roy Alfred Good and Lonesome 1955 Second Fiddle 1956 "(The) Rock and Roll Waltz" is a popular song with music by Shorty Allen and lyrics by Roy Alfred in 1955, although the original copyright assigned the lyrics to Alfred's mother, Jeanne, under the pseudonym 'Dick Ware'.https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/1079651 Discogs Discogs 2024-07-27 As the title suggests, this novelty song http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kay-starr-p3152 Kay Starr | Music Biography, Credits and Discography AllMusic 2014-04-03 is a waltz in triple metre, but it also contains a bass riff that is reminiscent of typical boogie woogie and rock and roll riffs. The song is told from the point of view of a teenager who comes home early from a date, and catches her parents attempting to dance to one of her rock and roll records; only, having no frame of reference, the couple tries to waltz to the music. The Kay Starr recording of the song, made in 1955, reached number one on the Billboard singles chart in 1956, staying there for six weeks. The recording was released by RCA Victor as catalog number 47-6359. It was Kay Starr's first recording of great significance for RCA Victor after leaving Capitol Records. Jo Rice 1982 The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits 1st Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield, Middlesex 24 0-85112-250-7 She had a number of lesser chart entries on RCA Victor in 1955, including "Good and Lonesome" and "Turn Right". At first, she thought it was a joke when the A&R staff at RCA Victor brought it to her, it was a marked departure from what she usually recorded. The song turned out to be a number one hit, a million seller, and one of the early songs of the rock and roll era.Joseph Murrells 1978 The Book of Golden Discs 2nd Barrie and Jenkins Ltd London 87 0-214-20512-6 registration https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/87 The track also spent one week at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1956. David Roberts 2006 British Hit Singles & Albums 19th Guinness World Records Limited London 1-904994-10-5 57 Other artists who recorded this song include Ann-Margret (in 1962), Annette Funicello (in 1961), Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music with Alice Lon on vocals (in 1956, Coral EC 81128), and George Wright in his 1984 album Red Hot and Blue.DeLay Tom January 1985 For the Records Theatre Organ 27 1 19 0040-5531 See also List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1950s List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK) List of number-one singles of 1956 (U.S.) References Category:1955 songs Category:1956 singles Category:Kay Starr songs Category:Number-one singles in the United States Category:Number-one singles in Australia Category:UK singles chart number-one singles Category:RCA Victor singles Category:Songs with lyrics by Roy Alfred Category:Songs about dancing Category:Songs about rock music