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A list of the songs covered by Andrew Hickey's A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs history of Jews in Black popular music , I've also highlighted songs credited to Jewish writers (in dark blue) or co-writers (in light blue).
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs by Andrew Hickey
Episode
Song
Artist
Recorded
1
Flying Home
Benny Goodman Sextet
October 2, 1939
2
Roll 'Em Pete
Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson
December 30, 1938
3
Ida Red
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
November 29, 1938
4
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie
Louis Jordan
January 23, 1946
5
This Train
Rosetta Tharpe
January 10, 1939
6
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
The Inkspots
December 23, 1940
7
Good Rockin' Tonight
Wynonie Harris
December 28, 1947
8
The Fat Man
Fats Domino
December 10, 1949
9
How High The Moon
Les Paul and Mary Ford
January 4, 1951
10
Double Crossing Blues
Johnny Otis , Little Esther and the Robins
December 1, 1949
11
Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
March 3, 1951
12
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lloyd Price
March 13, 1952
13
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Ruth Brown
December 19, 1952
14
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Hank Williams
June 13, 1952
15
Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton
August 13, 1952
16
Crazy Man, Crazy
Bill Haley and His Comets
April 15, 1953
17
Money Honey
Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
August 9, 1953
18
Sh-Boom
The Chords
March 15, 1954
19
That's All Right
Elvis Presley
July 5, 1954
20
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and the Comets
April 12, 1954
21
Rock Island Line
Lonnie Donegan
July 13, 1954
22
The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)
Etta James
January 14, 1954
23
Pledging My Love
Johnny Ace
January 27, 1954
24
Ko Ko Mo
Gene and Eunice
November 15, 1954
25
Earth Angel
The Penguins
September 1, 1954
26
Ain't That A Shame
Fats Domino
March 15, 1955
27
Tweedle Dee
LaVern Baker
October 20, 1954
28
Sincerely
The Moonglows
October 15, 1954
29
Maybellene
Chuck Berry
May 21, 1955
30
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
March 2, 1955
31
Only You (And You Alone)
The Platters
April 26, 1955
32
I Got A Woman
Ray Charles
November 18, 1954
33
Mystery Train
Elvis Presley
July 11, 1955
34
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
September 14, 1955
35
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
November 15, 1955
36
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
December 19, 1955
37
I Walk The Line
Johnny Cash
April 2, 1956
38
Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
January 10, 1956
39
Please Please Please
James Brown and the Famous Flames
February 4, 1956
40
Drugstore Rock 'n Roll
Janis Martin
March 8, 1956
41
Be-Bop-a-Lula
Gene Vincent and his Bluecaps
May 4, 1956
42
Ooby Dooby
Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings
March 20, 1956
43
I Gotta Know
Wanda Jackson
June 8, 1956
44
Train Kept A Rollin
Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio
July 2, 1956
45
Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino
June 27, 1956
46
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Chuck Berry
April 16, 1956
47
Goodnight My Love
Jesse Belvin
September 1, 1956
48
Rock with the Caveman
Tommy Steele
September 24, 1956
49
Love Is Strange
Mickey and Sylvia
October 17, 1956
50
Honky Tonk
Bill Doggett
June 16, 1956
51
Matchbox
Carl Perkins
December 4, 1956
52
Twenty Flight Rock
Eddie Cochran
July 15, 1956
53
I Put a Spell on You
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
September 12, 1956
54
Keep A Knockin'
Little Richard
January 16, 1957
55
Searchin'
The Coasters
February 15, 1957
56
Bye Bye Love
The Everly Brothers
March 1, 1957
57
Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll
Billy Lee Riley and his Little Green Men
December 11, 1956
58
Mr. Lee
The Bobbettes
February 28, 1957
59
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Jerry Lee Lewis
February 5, 1957
60
You Send Me
Sam Cooke
June 1, 1957
61
That'll Be The Day
The Crickets
February 25, 1957
62
Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley
April 30, 1957
63
Susie Q
Dale Hawkins
March 1, 1957
64
Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson
July 12, 1957
65
Maybe
The Chantels
October 16, 1957
66
Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lewis
October 8, 1957
67
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
January 6, 1958
68
Yakety Yak
The Coasters
March 17, 1958
69
Fujiyama Mama
Wanda Jackson
September 17, 1957
70
Move It
Cliff Richard
July 24, 1958
71
Willie and the Hand Jive
Johnny Otis
March 1, 1957
72
Trouble
Elvis Presley
January 15, 1958
73
La Bamba
Ritchie Valens
September 23, 1958
74
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Buddy Holly
October 21, 1958
75
There Goes My Baby
The Drifters
March 6, 1959
76
Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price
September 11, 1958
77
Brand New Cadillac
Vince Taylor and his Playboys
March 1, 1959
78
What'd I Say
Ray Charles
February 18, 1959
79
Sweet Nothin's
Brenda Lee
August 13, 1959
80
Money (That's What I Want)
Barrett Strong
July 1, 1959
81
Shout
The Isley Brothers
July 29, 1959
82
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
April 4, 1960
83
Only The Lonely
Roy Orbison
March 25, 1960
84
Shakin' All Over
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
May 13, 1960
85
Three Steps to Heaven
Eddie Cochran
January 8, 1960
86
LSD-25
The Gamblers
January 1, 1960
87
Apache
The Shadows
June 17, 1960
88
Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers
March 18, 1960
89
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
October 1, 1960
90
Runaway
Del Shannon
January 21, 1961
91
The Twist
Chubby Checker
May 1, 1960
92
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
September 1, 1961
93
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes
April 15, 1961
94
Stand by Me
Ben E. King
October 27, 1960
95
You Better Move On
Arthur Alexander
October 15, 1961
96
The Loco-Motion
Little Eva
May 1, 1961
97
Song to Woody
Bob Dylan
November 20, 1961
98
I've Just Fallen for Someone
Adam Faith
November 1, 1961
99
Surfin' Safari
The Beach Boys
September 4, 1962
100
Love Me Do
The Beatles
September 6, 1962
101
Telstar
The Tornadoes
July 22, 1962
102
Twist and Shout
The Isley Brothers
April 1, 1962
103
Hitch Hike
Marvin Gaye
September 16, 1962
104
He's a Rebel
The Crystals
July 13, 1962
105
Green Onions
Booker T. and the M.G.'s
April 1, 1963
106
Louie Louie
The Kingsmen
April 6, 1963
107
Surf City
Jan and Dean
March 20, 1963
108
I Wanna Be Your Man
The Rolling Stones
October 7, 1963
109
Blowin' in the Wind
Peter, Paul and Mary
May 1, 1963
110
Be My Baby
The Ronettes
July 29, 1963
111
Heat Wave
Martha and the Vandellas
June 20, 1963
112
She Loves You
The Beatles
July 1, 1963
113
Needles and Pins
The Searchers
December 1, 1963
114
My Boy Lollipop
Millie
January 1, 1964
115
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
May 18, 1964
116
Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes
April 8, 1964
117
Don't Worry Baby
The Beach Boys
February 20, 1964
118
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Manfred Mann
June 22, 1964
119
You Really Got Me
The Kinks
July 15, 1964
120
A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles
April 16, 1964
121
Leader of the Pack
The Shangri-Las
July 15, 1964
122
A Change is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke
January 30, 1964
123
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
The Righteous Brothers
September 26, 1964
124
People Get Ready
The Impressions
December 1, 1964
125
Here Comes the Night
Them
October 15, 1964
126
For Your Love
The Yardbirds
February 1, 1965
127
Ticket to Ride
The Beatles
February 15, 1965
128
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
January 15, 1965
129
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
May 12, 1965
130
Like A Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
June 16, 1965
131
I Hear A Symphony
The Supremes
September 30, 1965
132
I Can't Help Myself
The Four Tops
March 1, 1965
133
My Girl
The Temptations
November 17, 1964
134
In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett
May 12, 1965
135
The Sound of Silence
Simon and Garfunkel
March 10, 1964
136
My Generation
The Who
October 13, 1965
137
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Brown
February 14, 1965
138
I Fought The Law
The Bobby Fuller Four
September 1, 1965
139
Eight Miles High
The Byrds
January 25, 1966
140
Trouble Every Day
The Mothers of Invention
March 9, 1966
141
River Deep – Mountain High
Ike and Tina Turner
March 15, 1966
142
God Only Knows
The Beach Boys
April 11, 1966
143
Summer in the City
Lovin' Spoonful
March 15, 1966
144
Last Train to Clarksville
The Monkees
July 25, 1966
145
Tomorrow Never Knows
The Beatles
April 22, 1966
146
Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
September 21, 1966
147
Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
October 23, 1966
148
Light My Fire
The Doors
August 15, 1966
149
Respect
Aretha Franklin
February 14, 1967
150
All You Need Is Love
The Beatles
July 7, 1967
151
San Francisco
Scott McKenzie
152
For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield
153
Heroes and Villains
The Beach Boys
154
Happy Together
The Turtles
155
Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks
156
I Was Made To Love Her
Stevie Wonder
157
See Emily Play
Pink Floyd
158
White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane
159
Itchycoo Park
Small Faces
160
Flowers in the Rain
The Move
Episode
Song
Artist
Recorded
23
Merry Christmas Baby
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
October 1, 1947
27
Cry
Johnnie Ray
October 16, 1951
34
Cocksuckers Ball
The Clovers
July 1, 1953
35
Space Guitar
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
February 14, 1954
36
Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots
The Cheers
July 1, 1955
37
Don't Be Angry
Nappy Brown
February 1, 1955
38
The Flying Saucer
Buchanan & Goodman
June 1, 1956
39
Come Go With Me
The Del Vikings
October 15, 1956
40
Fever
Little Willie John
March 1, 1956
41
Smokestack Lightning
Howlin' Wolf
January 15, 1956
42
Blue Yodel #9
Jimmie Rodgers
July 16, 1930
43
Bacon Fat *
Andre Williams
September 1, 1956
44
Jump, Jive, an' Wail
Louis Prima
April 19, 1956
45
Birmingham Bounce
Hardrock Gunter
March 1, 1950
46
Rock and Roll Waltz
Kay Starr
November 20, 1955
47
In the Still of the Night
The Five Satins
February 15, 1956
48
The Death of Rock and Roll
The Maddox Brothers and Rose
August 16, 1956
49
Ain't Nobody's Business
Jimmy Witherspoon
October 19, 1922
50
Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford
September 20, 1955
51
Ain't Got No Home
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
November 1, 1956
52
Teen-Age Crush
Tommy Sands
January 1, 1957
53
Since I Met You Baby
Ivory Joe Hunter
September 5, 1956
54
At the Hop
Danny and the Juniors
September 1, 1957
55
Raunchy
Bill Justis
September 1, 1957
56
Short Fat Fannie
Larry Williams
April 1, 1957
57
Silhouettes
The Rays
July 1, 1957
58
Little Bitty Pretty One
Thurston Harris
July 1, 1957
59
So Long, I'm Gone
Warren Smith
March 1, 1957
60
Little Darlin'
The Gladiolas
January 1, 1957
61
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
June 27, 1949
62
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
Elvis Presley
September 7, 1957
63
Shake A Hand
Faye Adams
July 1, 1953
64
Get A Job
The Silhouettes
65
Don't You Just Know It
Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns
66
Rumble
Link Wray
67
Splish Splash
Bobby Darin
68
Tears on My Pillow
Little Anthony and the Imperials
69
Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley
70
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
71
Short Shorts
The Royal Teens
72
When
The Kalin Twins
73
Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison
74
Chantilly Lace
The Big Bopper
75
Rebel-'Rouser
Dwayne Eddy
76
That Crazy Feeling
Kenny Rogers
77
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Chan Romero
78
Sea of Love
Phil Phillips
79
16 Candles
The Crests
80
Alley Oop
The Hollywood Argyles
81
Tell Laura I Love Her
Ray Peterson
82
Muleskinner Blues
The Fendermen
83
Walk, Don't Run
The Ventures
84
Under Your Spell Again
Buck Owens
85
Quarter To Three
Gary US Bonds
* Williams converted to Judaism around 40 years after writing this
