100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: Jailhouse Rock. Continues tomorrow. 

Caffè Lattè pays tribute to 100 songs that innovated, changed the rules, defied convention and had a significant impact on the evolution of pop and rock music, presented in chronological order…

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100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1957

💥8 Jailhouse Rock  

Elvis Presley

By 1957, Elvis Presley had already scored several chart-topping smash hits. These included “Don’t Be Cruel”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Teddy Bear” and “Hound Dog”. In 1957, rock’s premier artist unleashed “Jailhouse Rock”. This was the title song from Presley’s third motion picture. The coming together of rock ‘n’ roll and the big screen had never produced as iconic an image as that of Elvis in a cellblock. It was concurrently fun and rebellious from the moment that indelible riff set the song in motion. The hit was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Rock ‘n’ Roll now had its king.

1957- You Send Me

          That’ll Be The Day

1955- Tutti Frutti

           Maybellene

1955- Rock Around The Clock

1954- That’s All Right Mama

1951- Rocket 88