Shake, Rattle and Roll

"Shake, Rattle and Roll"
Single by Big Joe Turner
B-side"You Know I Love You"
ReleasedApril 1954 (1954-04)
RecordedNew York City, February 15, 1954
Genre
Length2:57
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Jesse Stone (as "Charles Calhoun")
Big Joe Turner singles chronology
"TV Mama"
(1954)
"Shake, Rattle and Roll"
(1954)
"Well All Right"
(1954)

"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone (usually credited as "Charles Calhoun", his songwriting name) and first recorded that year by Big Joe Turner, whose version ranked No. 127 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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  3. ^ Campbell, Michael; Brody, James (2007). Rock and Roll: An Introduction. Cengage Learning. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-534-64295-2.