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1969 - CAT MOTHER & THE ALL-NIGHT NEWSBOYS, "GOOD OLD ROCK 'N' ROLL"
The band was particularly notable for its rock and roll medley "Good Old Rock 'n' Roll", a Top 40 hit in the summer of 1969, reaching no. 21 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Chart, and which also ranked Number 35 in the "Top 50 Songs from the Summer of 1969", just behind The Youngbloods' "Get Together" (No. 34) and ahead of Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" (No. 41) and The Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace a Chance" (No. 43). Number 1 on this list, reflecting an era before strict radio formatting, was Zager and Evans' "In the Year 2525".[4] "Good Old Rock 'n' Roll" included cover versions of "Sweet Little Sixteen" by Chuck Berry, "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard, "Chantilly Lace" by The Big Bopper, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" by Jerry Lee Lewis, "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins and "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox.
The single and the band's first album, The Street Giveth and the Street Taketh Away, were produced by Jimi Hendrix.[5]
Frm the eventful summer of 1969, here are Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys with "Good Old Rock 'n' Roll".
