Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins - Class of '55 [1986]
Class of '55 is a 1986 album by Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins.
While the album was in part a tribute to Elvis Presley, it was mainly a commemoration of those young performing hopefuls, the four album participants included, who came to Sun Records in 1955 to make music in the new era of Rock and Roll. Recorded at Sam Phillips' Sun Studios and completed at American Sound Studios, the final song, "Big Train (from Memphis)", includes the blended voices of John Fogerty, The Judds, Dave Edmunds, Ricky Nelson, Sam Phillips, and June Carter Cash.
* Johnny Cash — vocals, guitar
* Carl Perkins — vocals, guitar
* Jerry Lee Lewis — vocals, piano
* Roy Orbison — vocals
* Jack Clement, Marty Stuart — background vocals, guitar
* Reggie Young, Bob Wootton, Kenneth Lovelance, J.R. Cobb — guitar
* Memphis Strings — strings
* Ace Cannon, Wayne Jackson, Jack Hale Jr., Bob Lewin — horns
* Bobby Emmons — keyboards, Snyclavier
* Mike Leech, Bob Moore — bass
* Gene Chrisman, WS Holland, Buddy Harmon — drums
* Toni Wine, Paul Davis, Dan Penn, June Carter Cash, Rebecca Evans, Chips Moman, Sam Philips, John Fogerty, Dave Edmunds, The Judds, Rick Nelson — background vocals
Side one
1. Carl Perkins – "Birth of Rock and Roll" (Carl Perkins/Greg Perkins) – 4:21
2. Jerry Lee Lewis – "Sixteen Candles" (Luther Dixon/Allyson Khent) – 3:48
3. Carl Perkins – "Class of '55" (Chips Moman/Bobby Emmons) – 2:56
4. Perkins, Lewis, Orbison & Cash – "Waymore's Blues" (Waylon Jennings/Curtis Buck) – 2:25
5. Johnny Cash – "We Remember the King"' (Cash/Lewis/Orbison/Perkins) – 2:58
Side two
1. Roy Orbison – "Coming Home" (Orbison/Will Jennings/J.D. Souther) – 3:59
2. Perkins, Lewis, Orbison & Cash – "Rock and Roll (Fais-Do-Do)" (Michael Smotherman) – 3:17
3. Jerry Lee Lewis – "Keep My Motor Running" (Randy Bachman) – 2:52
4. Johnny Cash – "I Will Rock and Roll with You" (Cash) – 2:01
5. Perkins, Lewis, Orbison & Cash – "Big Train (from Memphis)" (John Fogerty) – 7:56
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 10.1 MiB
Duration : 4mn 25s
Overall bit rate : 320 Kbps
Album : Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming
Track name : Birth of Rock & Roll
Track name/Position : 1
Accompaniment : Various Artists
Composer : Carl Perkins/Greg Perkins
Publisher : Polygram
Genre : Country
Recorded date : 1986
MCDI : Yes
Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Duration : 4mn 25s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Stream size : 10.1 MiB (100%)