ROCK AND ROLL! THE FIRST 5,000 YEARS



Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: October 24, 1982, St. James Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 9

Note: Only recordings of songs performed by original cast members are noted below.


Da Doo Ron Ron (M/L: Jeff Barry; Ellie Greenwich; Phil Spector):

1. Leader Of The Pack, Elektra (S) 960409-1-Q (Ellie Greenwich and The Guys including Lon Hoyt with orchestra conducted by Jimmy Vivino) (reissued as CD/Wounded Bird 409]


Good Vibrations (M/L: Mike Love; Brian Wilson):

1. Wild Thing, CD/Rounder 310005 (The Sugar Beat including Russell Velazquez)


Higher And Higher (M/L: Gary Jackson; Renard Miner; Carl Smith):

1. 21 Really Cool Songs, CD/Rounder 310001 (The Sugar Beats including Russell Velazquez)


Land Of A Thousand Dances (M/L: Antoine "Fats" Domino; Chris Kenner):

1. Greatest Dance Hits, CD/Sugar Beats 11 (The Sugar Beats including Russell Velazquez)


Other Material:

American Pie (M/L: Don McLean)
Benny And The Jets (M/L: Elton John; Bernie Taupin)
Blowin' In The Wind (M/L: Bob Dylan)
Blueberry Hill (M: Vincent Rose; L: Al Lewis; Larry Stock)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (M: Hughie Prince; L: Don Raye)
Both Sides Now (M/L: Joni Mitchell)
Concrete Shoes (M/L: Chosei Funahara Power; Rod Swenson)
Cry Baby (M/L: Norman Meade; Burt Russell)
Everybody Is A Star (M/L: Sylvester Stewart)
Everybody's Talking (M/L: Fred Neil)
Great Balls Of Fire (M/L: Otis Blackwell; Jack Hammer)
A Hard Day's Night (M/L: John Lennon; Paul McCartney)
Heartbreak Hotel (M/L: Max Boren Axton; Tommy Durden)
Here Comes The Sun (M/L: George Harrison)
Hound Dog (m/L: Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller)
I Feel Like I'm Gonna Die Rag (M/L: Joe McDonald)
I Feel The Earth Move (M/L: Carole King)
I Got You Babe (M/L: Sony Bono)
I Will Survive (M/L: Dino Fekaris; Frederick J. Perren)
I'll Be There (M/L: Hal Davis; Berry Gordy; Willie Hutch; Bob West)
Imagine (M/L: John Lennon)
Jocko Homo (M/L: Mark Mothersbaugh)
Johnny B. Goode (M/L: Chuck Berry)
Joy To The World (M/L: Hoyt Axton)
Like A Rolling Stone (M/L: Bob Dylan)
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (M: Sammy Fain; L: Paul Francis Webster)
Love Me Tender (M/L: Vera Matson)
Love To Love You Baby (M/L: Peter Bellote; Georgio Morder; Donna Summer)
Message In A Bottle (M/L: Sting Summer)
Mrs. Robinson (M/L: Paul Simon)
My Generation (M/L: Pete Townshend)
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (M/L: Robbie Robertson)
Nothing From Nothing (M/L: Bruce Fisher; Billy Preston)
On The Run (M: David Gilmour; Roger Waters; Rick Wright)
Our Lips Are Sealed (M/L: Terry Hall; Jane Weidlin)
People Got To Be Free (M/L: Edward Brigate; Felix Cavaliere)
Proud Mary (M/L: John C. Fogarty)
Respect (M/L: Otis Redding)
Rock & Roll All Night (M/L: Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley)
Rock And Roll Music (M/L: Chuck Berry)
Rock Around The Clock (M/L: Jimmy DeKnight; Max Freedman)
Satisfaction (M/L: Mick Jagger; Keith Richards)
Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud (M/L: James Brown)
School's Out (M/L: Michael Bruce; Alice Cooper)
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) (M/L: James Edwards; Carl Feaster; James Keyes; Floyd F. McRae)
Space Oddity (M/L: David Bowie)
Star Spangled Banner (M: Traditional; L: Francis Scott Key)
Stayin' Alive (M/L: Barry Gibb; Maurice Gibb; Robin Gibb)
Summer In The City (M/L: Steve Boone; John Sebastian; Mark Sebastian)
The Sunshine Of Your Love (M/L: Peter Brown; Jack Bruce; Eric Clapton)
Take A Walk On The Wild Side (M/L: Lou Reed)
Tubular Bells (M: Mike Oldfield)
Tutti Frutti (M/L: Richard Peneman)
The Twist (M/L: Hank Ballard)
Wake Up Little Susie (M/L: Boudleaux Bryant; Felice Bryant)
When Will I Be Love (M/L: Phil Everly)
White Rabbit (M/L: Grace Slick)
White Shade Of Pale (M/L: Gary Brooker; Keith Reid)
Whole Lotta Love (M/L: John Baldwin; John Bonham; John Patrick Page)
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (M/L: Frankie Lymon)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (M/L: Gerry Goffin; Carole King)
You Keep Me Hanging On (M/L: Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland; Eddie Holland)
You've Got A Friend (M/L: Carole King)