(The) Rock and Roll Waltz
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| "(The) Rock and Roll Waltz" | ||||
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| Songwriter(s) | Shorty Allen, Roy Alfred | |||
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"(The) Rock and Roll Waltz" is a popular song with music by Shorty Allen and lyrics by Roy Alfred in 1955, although the identity of the lyricist is in dispute. Other sources cite a Dick Ware, Dick Wise, or Dick Wine.[1][2][3][4]
As the title suggests, this
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
The track also spent one week at No. 1 in the
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.[7]
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
- ^ Eugene Chadbourne. "Shorty Allen | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ^ "Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music - Champagne Pops - Coral - USA". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Kay Starr | Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ISSN 0040-5531.