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Sohra
Sohra
Cherrapunji
Town
Sohra has held the record for highest rainfall multiple times in the past
Sohra
Location in Meghalaya, India
Sohra
Sohra (India)
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Coordinates: 25°18′N 91°42′E / 25.3°N 91.7°E / 25.3; 91.7Coordinates: 25°18′N 91°42′E / 25.3°N 91.7°E / 25.3; 91.7
Country
India
State
Meghalaya
District
East Khasi Hills
Elevation
1,484 m (4,869 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total
14,816
• Density
397/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Languages
• Official
Khasi, English
Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code
03637
Precipitation
11,777 millimetres (463.7 in)
Climate
Cwb
Website
http://cherrapunjee.gov.in/
Cherrapunji (/ˌtʃɛrəˈpʌndʒi, -ˈpʊn-/ ( listen); with the historic name Sohra being more commonly used, and can also be spelled Cherrapunjee or Cherrapunji) is a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is the traditional capital of aNongkhlaw hima (Khasi tribal chieftainship constituting a petty state), both known as Sohra or Churra.
Cherrapunji has often been credited as being the wettest place on Earth, but for now nearby Mawsynram currently holds that distinction. Cherrapunji still holds the all-time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year, however: it received 9,300 millimetres (370 in; 30.5 ft) in July 1861 and 26,461 millimetres (1,041.8 in; 86.814 ft) between 1 August 1860 and 31 July 1861.[1]
Contents
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1 History
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
2.2 Causes of high rainfall
3 Demographics
4 Culture
5 Education
6 Media
7 See also
8 References
9 Sources and external links
History[edit]
The history of the Khasi people – native inhabitants of Cherrapunji – may be traced from the early part of the 16th century. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, these people were ruled by their tribal 'Syiems (rajas or chiefs) of Khyriem' in the Khasi Hills. The Khasis hills came under British authority in 1883 with the submission of the last of the important Syiems, Tirot Sing.
The main pivot on which the entire superstructure of Khasi society rests is the matrilineal system.[citation needed]
The original name for this town was Sohra (soh-ra), which was pronounced "Churra" by the British. This name eventually evolved into the current name, Cherrapunji, meaning 'land of oranges', which was first used by tourists from other parts of India.
Despite abundant rainfall, Cherrapunji faces an acute water shortage and the inhabitants often have to trek very long distances to obtain potable water.[2] Irrigation is hampered due to excessive rain washing away the topsoil as a result of human encroachment into the forests.
The Meghalaya state government has renamed Cherrapunji back to its original name, "Sohra". There is a monument to David Scott (British Administrator in NE India, 1802–31) in the Cherrapunji cemetery.
Geography[edit]
Cherrapunji, India
Climate chart (explanation)
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16
7
46
17
9
240
21
13
938
22
15
1214
22
16
2294
23
18
3272
22
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1760
23
18
1352
23
18
549
23
16
72
20
12
29
17
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: NOAA
[show]Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
0.4
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45
1.8
63
48
9.4
69
55
37
71
58
48
72
61
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Cherrapunji is located at 25°18′N 91°42′E / 25.30°N 91.70°E / 25.30; 91.70. It has an average elevation of 1,484 metres (4,869 ft) and sits on a plateau in the southern part of the Khasi Hills, facing the plains of Bangladesh. The plateau rises 600 meters above the surrounding valleys.
Soils on the plateau are poor owing to deforestation and washout caused by heavy rainfall. Owing to winter droughts, the vegetation in this location is even xerophytic in spite of the fame of Cherrapunji as an extremely wet place. Additional pressure on local ecosystems is created by the rapid increase of the population — from a Sohra-area population of 7,000 in 1960, it grew to over 100,000 by 2000.[3]
Valleys around Cherrapunji, however, are covered with lush and very diverse vegetation, containing numerous endemic species of plants, including Meghalaya subtropical forests. Although there is heavy rainfall in Cherrapunji, there is a high scarcity of clean water.
There are some interesting living root briges in Cherrapunjee like the Umshiang root bridge, Mawsaw root bridge, Ritymmen root bridge etc.
The Shillong Plateau is an uplifted horst-like feature, bounded by the E-W Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) to the North, the N-S Jamuna fault in the west, and the NW-SE kopilli fracture zone in the east.
Climate[edit]
View of Bangladesh plains from Cherrapunji
Sohra or Cherrapunji has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with monsoonal influences typical of India. The city's annual rainfall average stands at 11,777 millimetres (463.7 in).[4] This figure places it behind only nearby Mawsynram, Meghalaya, whose average is 11,873 millimetres (467.4 in). Cherrapunji receives both the southwest and northeast monsoonal winds, giving it a single monsoon season. It lies on the windward side of the Khasi Hills, so the resulting orographic lift enhances precipitation. In the winter months it receives the northeast monsoon showers that travel down the Brahmaputra valley. The driest months are November, December, January and February.
Temperatures average 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) in January and 20.6 °C (69.1 °F) in August, and the annual mean is 17.3 °C (63.1 °F)
Cherrapunji holds two Guinness world records for receiving the maximum amount of rainfall in a single year: 26,471 millimetres (1,042.2 in) of rainfall between August 1860 and July 1861 and for receiving the maximum amount of rainfall in a single month: 9,300 millimetres (370 in) in July 1861.[5]
[hide]Climate data for Cherrapunji (1971–1990)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
26.7
(80.1) 28.9
(84) 30.6
(87.1) 28.3
(82.9) 30.2
(86.4) 29.2
(84.6) 28.6
(83.5) 29.5
(85.1) 31.1
(88) 29.9
(85.8) 27.2
(81) 24.5
(76.1) 31.1
(88)
Average high °C (°F)
15.7
(60.3) 17.3
(63.1) 20.5
(68.9) 21.7
(71.1) 22.4
(72.3) 22.7
(72.9) 22.0
(71.6) 22.9
(73.2) 22.7
(72.9) 22.7
(72.9) 20.4
(68.7) 17.0
(62.6) 20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)
11.5
(52.7) 13.1
(55.6) 16.5
(61.7) 18.1
(64.6) 19.3
(66.7) 20.3
(68.5) 20.1
(68.2) 20.6
(69.1) 20.2
(68.4) 19.3
(66.7) 16.4
(61.5) 12.7
(54.9) 17.3
(63.1)
Average low °C (°F)
7.2
(45) 8.9
(48) 12.5
(54.5) 14.5
(58.1) 16.1
(61) 17.9
(64.2) 18.1
(64.6) 18.2
(64.8) 17.5
(63.5) 15.8
(60.4) 12.3
(54.1) 8.3
(46.9) 13.9
(57)
Record low °C (°F)
−1.0
(30.2) 0.3
(32.5) 0.6
(33.1) 3.9
(39) 3.3
(37.9) 9.2
(48.6) 10.0
(50) 6.0
(42.8) 12.4
(54.3) 7.8
(46) 3.7
(38.7) 1.7
(35.1) −1.0
(30.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)
11
(0.43) 46
(1.81) 240
(9.45) 938
(36.93) 1,214
(47.8) 2,294
(90.31) 3,272
(128.82) 1,760
(69.29) 1,352
(53.23) 549
(21.61) 72
(2.83) 29
(1.14) 11,777
(463.65)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)
1.5 3.4 8.6 19.4 22.1 25.0 29.0 26.0 21.4 9.8 2.8 1.4 170.4
Average relative humidity (%)
70 69 70 82 86 92 95 92 90 81 73 72 81
Source #1: NOAA[6]
Source #2: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[7]
Causes of high rainfall[edit]
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Nohkalikai falls
Seven Sisters' falls
Cherrapunji receives rains from the Bay of Bengal arm of the Indian summer monsoon. The monsoon clouds fly unhindered over the plains of Bangladesh for about 400 km. Thereafter, they hit the Khasi Hills which rise abruptly from the plains to a height of about 1,370 m above mean sea level within 2 to 5 km. The geography of the hills with many deep valleys channels encompassing the low-flying (150–300 m) moisture-laden clouds from a wide area converges over Cherrapunji. The winds push the rain clouds through these gorges and up the steep slopes. The rapid ascent of the clouds into the upper atmosphere hastens the cooling and helps vapours to condense. Most of Cherrapunji's rain is the result of air being lifted as a large body of water vapour. The extreme amount of rainfall at Cherrapunji is perhaps the best-known feature of orographic rain in northeast India.
Occasionally, cloudbursts can occur in one part of Cherrapunji while other areas may be totally or relatively dry, reflecting the high spatial variability of the rainfall. Atmospheric humidity is extremely high during the peak monsoon period.
The major part of the rainfall at Cherrapunji can be attributed to the orographic features. When the clouds are blown over the hills from the south, they are funneled through the valley. The clouds strike Cherrapunjee perpendicularly and the low flying clouds are pushed up the steep slopes. It is not surprising to find that the heaviest rainfalls occur when the winds blow directly on the Khasi Hills.
A notable feature of monsoon rain at Cherrapunji is that most of it falls in the morning. This could be partly due to two air masses coming together. During the monsoon months, the prevailing winds along the Brahmaputra valley generally blow from the east or the northeast, but the winds over Meghalaya are from the south. These two winds systems usually come together in the vicinity of the Khasi Hills. Apparently, the winds that are trapped in the valley at night begin their upward ascent only after they are warmed during the day. This partially explains the frequency of morning rainfall. Apart from orographic features, atmospheric convection plays an important role during the monsoon and the period just preceding it.
Demographics[edit]
As of 2001[update] India census,[8] Cherrapunji had a population of 10,086, with males 48.75% of the total population and females 51.25%. Cherrapunji has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with a male literacy rate of 72.4% and a female one of 73.9%.
Culture[edit]
Khasi children (1944)
The locals living in and around Cherrapunji are known as Khasis. It is a matrilineal culture. After the wedding, the husband of the youngest daughter goes to live with his wife's family, who own the property of the family, while others live on their own getting a bit of the share. The children take on the surname of the mother.[9]
Cherrapunji is also famous for its living bridges. Over hundreds of years the people in Cherrapunji have developed techniques for growing roots of trees into large bridges. The process takes 10 to 15 years and the bridges typically last hundreds of years, the oldest ones in use being over 500 years old.[10]
Education[edit]
Sohra Government College is the only general degree college in Cherrapunji.
Media[edit]
Cherrapunji has an All India Radio relay station known as Akashvani Cherrapunji. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.
See also[edit]
Wettest places on Earth
Lloró
Mount Waialeale
Quibdó
Villa Puerto Edén
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Most annual rainfall". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
Jump up ^ Bhaumik, Subir (2003-04-28). "World's wettest area dries up" (stm). South Asia News. Calcutta. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
Jump up ^ "Cherrapunji (Sohra)". Wondermondo. 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
Jump up ^ "Average Conditions Cherrapunji, India". Climate Charts. Retrieved March 2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
Jump up ^ Guinness World Records 2005; pg-51 ISBN 0-85112-192-6
Jump up ^ "Cherrapunji Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Ever recorded maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
Jump up ^ Cherrapunjee Vacation Resort website
Jump up ^ Bridge to Nature: Amazing Indian Living Root Bridges
Sources and external links[edit]
Cherrapunji travel guide from Wikivoyage
cherrapunjee.com
Interactive Film Documentary by Geox - Testing A New Waterproof Shoe In The Rainiest Place On Earth
'For a Rainy Day', The Indian Express, 20 April 2008, by Arjun Razdan
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List of oldest surviving professional wrestlers
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Abe Coleman celebrating his 100th birthday in 2005.
This is a list of oldest surviving professional wrestlers. As of 2017, there are 42 living veterans from the "Golden Age of Wrestling" (1950s-1970s) over 75 years old. The last surviving wrestler from the "Pioneer Era" (1900s-1940s) was American wrestler Angelo Savoldi (born April 21, 1914, aged 7004363050000000000♠99 years, 145 days). The title of the oldest verified wrestler of all time belongs to Polish-born American wrestler Abe Coleman (1905–2007), who lived 7004370790000000000♠101 years, 189 days. The oldest female wrestler was Cora Combs (1923-2015), aged 7004336990000000000♠92 years, 96 days.
The oldest wrestler to have a match is Mae Young, who defeated LayCool in a WWE Raw handicap match on November 15, 2010, at the age of 87.
Contents
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1 List
1.1 Oldest wrestlers ever
1.2 Oldest wrestlers currently living
1.3 Oldest wrestlers to ever compete
1.4 Oldest wrestlers still wrestling
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
List[edit]
Oldest wrestlers ever[edit]
Rank
Name
Sex
Age
Birth
Death
Notes
1 Abe Coleman M 7004370790000000000♠101 years, 189 days September 20, 1905 March 28, 2007 Oldest wrestler ever verified. Born in Poland.[1]
2 Angelo Savoldi M 7004363120000000000♠99 years, 152 days April 21, 1914 September 20, 2013 Last surviving veteran of the "Pioneer Era".
3 Betty Wagner F 98 years 1912–1913 June 3, 2011 First wife and valet of Gorgeous George.
4 Dan McLeod M 98 years, 6 days June 14, 1860 June 20, 1958 Last surviving American Heavyweight Champion and veteran of the "Farmer" Burns-Frank Gotch era.[1]
5 Ivan the Terrible M 97 years 1899 February 1996 [1]
6 Jack LaLanne M 7004351830000000000♠96 years, 119 days September 26, 1914 January 23, 2011 World-famous fitness guru had a brief pro wrestling career in 1938.
7 Joe D'orazio M 7004347900000000000♠95 years, 91 days July 27, 1922 Living Oldest British Wrestler and referee still living.
8 Milo Steinborn M 7004346610000000000♠94 years, 328 days March 18, 1894 February 9, 1989 Promoted wrestling in Florida[1]
9 Andrew Tsimpides M 7004343670000000000♠94 years, 34 days August 16, 1916 September 19, 2011 Former manager of Gorgeous George
10 James Dudley M 7004343560000000000♠94 years, 22 days May 10, 1910 June 1, 2004 First African-American promoter & manager working under Vincent J. McMahon
11 Billy Varga M 7004343350000000000♠94 years, 1 day January 10, 1919 January 11, 2013 Former NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion and actor
12 Clarence Eklund M 7004341830000000000♠93 years, 215 days June 3, 1887 January 4, 1981 [1]
13 Speedy Hatfield M 7004341800000000000♠93 years, 212 days November 30, 1908 June 30, 2002 [1][2]
14 Mick McManus M 7004341000000000000♠93 years, 131 days January 11, 1920 May 22, 2013 British and European Middleweight Champion, one of the most famous heels in the history of British wrestling. Watched by 20 million people in a famous televised match in 1963 [1]
15 Sam Muchnick M 7004340980000000000♠93 years, 130 days August 22, 1905 December 30, 1998 St. Louis wrestling promoter[1]
16 Dean Rockwell M 7004340400000000000♠93 years, 72 days May 25, 1912 August 5, 2005 [1]
17 Brutus Malumba M 93 years September 11, 1921 [3] January 2015 Wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1970s.
18 Ray Villmer M 7004338650000000000♠92 years, 262 days April 22, 1912 January 9, 2005 [1]
19 Charles Baillargeon M 7004338200000000000♠92 years, 217 days July 8, 1917 February 10, 2010 Born in Canada.[1]
20 Lord James Blears M 7004338060000000000♠92 years, 203 days August 13, 1923 March 3, 2016 wrestler and actor.[1]
21 Abe Zvonkin M 7004337720000000000♠92 years, 169 days March 6, 1910 August 22, 2002 Born in the United States.[1]
22 Tony Cosenza M 7004337280000000000♠92 years, 125 days April 14, 1919 August 17, 2011 Once known as the "famous wrestling pianist".
23 Jackie Nichols M 7004337150000000000♠92 years, 112 days December 31, 1910 April 22, 2003 [1][4]
24 Cora Combs F 7004336990000000000♠92 years, 96 days March 17, 1923 June 21, 2015
25 Paddy Casey M 7004336180000000000♠92 years, 15 days February 1910 February 16, 2002 Last surviving brother of the Casey sporting family.[1][2]
Oldest wrestlers currently living[edit]
Rank
Name
Sex
Age
Birth
Notes
1 Joe D'orazio M 7004347900000000000♠95 years, 91 days July 27, 1922 Oldest British Wrestler and referee still living.
2 Bill Mercer M 7004334930000000000♠91 years, 255 days February 13, 1926 Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling.
3 Carlos Rocha M 7004331390000000000♠90 years, 266 days February 2, 1927 First Portuguese wrestler to wrestle in WWWF.
4 "Cowboy" Bob Ellis M 7004323670000000000♠88 years, 225 days March 15, 1929 Known as the inventor of the bulldog.[5]
5 Pampero Firpo M 7004319800000000000♠87 years, 203 days April 6, 1930 Lives in the United States.
6 Jacques Rougeau Sr. M 7004319290000000000♠87 years, 152 days May 27, 1930 Oldest Canadian Wrestler. Wrestled mainly in Montreal, Quebec as well as Japan and the NWA
7 Len Rossi M 86 years 1930 Tennessee legend
8 Don Leo Jonathan M 7004315920000000000♠86 years, 180 days April 29, 1931 Lives in Canada.
9 Dick Beyer M 7004315190000000000♠86 years, 107 days July 11, 1931 Best known for portraying the masked wrestlers The Destroyer and Doctor X. Father of Kurt Beyer. Oldest living World Heavyweight Champion (AWA)
10 Dave Kidney M 85 years 1931 Oldest British wrestler to ever wrestle.[6]
11 Dominic DeNucci M 7004313230000000000♠85 years, 276 days January 23, 1932 Former WWWF Tag Team Champion
12 Billy Two Rivers M 7004312200000000000♠85 years, 174 days May 5, 1932 Wrestled mostly in Canada and the U.S. An actual Mohawk chief.
13 Danny Hodge M 7004312120000000000♠85 years, 166 days May 13, 1932 Wrestled in AWA, NWA, and UWF.
14 Rene Goulet M 7004311520000000000♠85 years, 106 days July 12, 1932 [7] Wrestled in the WWWF(WWF) from 1971-1987 and later worked as a road agent for WWF until 1997.
15 Gene LeBell M 7004310630000000000♠85 years, 17 days October 9, 1932 Los Angeles promoter and announcer
16 Caswell Martin M 84 years 1932 Wrestled in the UK, Germany and Japan.
17 Stan Holek M 7004308860000000000♠84 years, 205 days April 4, 1933 Lives in the United States.
18 Dick Steinborn M 7004307090000000000♠84 years, 28 days September 28, 1933 Wrestled in NWA Georgia in the 1960's and 1970's
19 Les Thornton M 7004305160000000000♠83 years, 200 days April 9, 1934 Former WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion. Resides in Calgary, Canada.
20 Mr. Wrestling II M 7004303620000000000♠83 years, 46 days September 10, 1934 Former NWA Florida Champion.
21 Jose Lothario M 7004302690000000000♠82 years, 318 days December 12, 1934 Trainer of Shawn Michaels.
22 Guillotine Gordon M 7004302360000000000♠82 years, 285 days January 14, 1935 Wrestled in the WWWF from 1964-1969
23 Dory Dixon M 7004302180000000000♠82 years, 267 days February 1, 1935 First Jamaican wrestler in the WWWF
24 Bruno Sammartino M 7004299710000000000♠82 years, 20 days October 6, 1935 The longest-reigning WWWF Champion and oldest living holder of the title.
25 Blackjack Lanza M 7004299630000000000♠82 years, 12 days October 14, 1935 Long-standing WWF road agent. Member of The Blackjacks.
26 Ricky Hunter M 7004298240000000000♠81 years, 239 days March 1, 1936 Known as the Gladiator in Florida and a jobber in WWF
27 Beauregarde M 7004297670000000000♠81 years, 182 days April 27, 1936 Known in the Pacific Northwest Wrestling and is a musician.
28 Larry Hennig M 7004297150000000000♠81 years, 130 days June 18, 1936 "The Axe". Father of Curt Hennig. AWA legend.
29 Black Gordman M 7004296060000000000♠81 years, 21 days October 5, 1936 Teamed up with the Great Goliath winning many tag team titles in the 1970's. Spent most of his career in Los Angeles.
30 Mark Lewin M 7004294440000000000♠80 years, 224 days March 16, 1937 Multi-time regional champion, member of Kevin Sullivan's Army of Darkness.
31 Kenny Jay M 7004294330000000000♠80 years, 213 days March 27, 1937 Known as a jobber in the American Wrestling Association
32 Erich Froelich M 7004293960000000000♠80 years, 176 days May 3, 1937 Lives in Canada. Spent most of his career in NWA: All-Star Wrestling
33 Jerry Brown M 7004293890000000000♠80 years, 169 days May 10, 1937 One half of the famous 70's tag team known as The Hollywood Blondes.
34 Zivko Kovacic M 7004292460000000000♠80 years, 26 days September 30, 1937 First Yugoslavian wrestler to wrestle in the WWWF.
35 Estrella Blanca M 7004291390000000000♠79 years, 284 days January 15, 1938 Former AWA World Lightweight Championship
36 Angelo Mosca M 7004290820000000000♠79 years, 227 days March 13, 1938 Dual-sport star with CFL in Canada.
37 Omar Atlas M 7004290420000000000♠79 years, 187 days April 22, 1938 Former NWA Central States Champion.
38 Paul Vachon M 7004290200000000000♠79 years, 165 days May 14, 1938 Former AWA Tag Team Champion.
39 Johnny Rodz M 7004290180000000000♠79 years, 163 days May 16, 1938 WWE Hall of Famer and notable jobber in WWWF (WWF) from 1965-1985.
40 Jody Hamilton M 7004289140000000000♠79 years, 59 days August 28, 1938 One of half of the tag team The Assassins.
Oldest wrestlers to ever compete[edit]
Rank
Name
Sex
Age in last match
Birth
Death
Date of last match
Notes
1 Mae Young F 7004320250000000000♠87 years, 248 days March 12, 1923 January 14, 2014 November 15, 2010 Wrestled a 16-Diva tag match on November 3, 2008. She also took part in what was called a "match" at the age of 87, when outside the ring on November 15, 2010 when she put her foot over WWE's LayCool tag team for a pin.
2 Dominic DeNucci M 7004293020000000000♠80 years, 82 days January 23, 1932 Living April 14, 2012 DeNucci wrestled his last match at a PWS card in Toronto, Canada.
3 Ox Baker M 7004292510000000000♠80 years, 31 days March 19, 1934 October 20, 2014 April 19, 2014 Wrestled his last match at a CCW card in Marion, Ohio.[8]
4 The Fabulous Moolah F 7004292750000000000♠80 years, 55 days July 22, 1923 November 2, 2007 September 15, 2003 Defeated Victoria on WWE "Raw" September 15, 2003.
5 Dave Kidney M 79 years 1931 Living January 28, 2011 Last known match took place at SSW in Scotland on January 28, 2011.
6 Bob Armstrong M 7004284080000000000♠77 years, 283 days October 3, 1939 Living July 13, 2017 Armstrong's last match was on July 13, 2017 on a Sunbelt Wrestling Entertainment card that took place in Lakeland, Georgia.[9]
7 Gypsy Joe M 7004281600000000000♠77 years, 36 days December 12, 1933 June 14, 2016 January 7, 2011 Joe wrestled his last match at the Gypsy Joe retirement show on January 7, 2011. Held in Tullahoma, Tennessee by the Southern Wrestling Federation.
8 Dory Funk Jr. M 7004280080000000000♠76 years, 249 days February 3, 1941 Living Still active His most recent match took place at All Japan Pro Wrestling's 45th Anniversary event on August 27, 2017. Also still wrestles in his own promotion.
9 Great Kojika M 7004275750000000000♠75 years, 181 days April 28, 1942 Living Still active Wrestles for BJW in Japan. Debuted in 1963, retired full-time in 1988 but returned sporadically since 1995.
10 Mil Máscaras M 7004274690000000000♠75 years, 75 days July 15, 1942 Living September 28, 2017 Mil Máscaras last wrestled on September 28, 2017, defending the IWA World Heavyweight Championship he has held since 1975 and wrestling since 1964.
11 Jimmy Valiant M 7004274460000000000♠75 years, 52 days August 9, 1942 Living September 30, 2017 Valiant last wrestled on September 30, 2017, at a World Classic Professional Big Time Wrestling event in McArthur, Ohio.[10]
12 Lou Thesz M 74 years, 243 days April 24, 1916 April 28, 2002 December 26, 1990 The former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion last wrestled Masahiro Chono in Japan.
13 Jackie Fargo M 7004271550000000000♠74 years, 126 days June 26, 1930 June 24, 2013 October 30, 2004 Wrestled against Jerry Lawler and The Rock 'n' Roll Express at the Memphis Wrestling Throwback Night.
14 Johnny Saint M 7004270120000000000♠73 years, 349 days June 29, 1941 Living June 6, 2015 Wrestled for Italian Championship Wrestling.
15 Bill Dundee M 7004269830000000000♠73 years, 319 days October 24, 1943 Living September 8, 2017 Last wrestled on September 8, 2017 for SGWA Wrestling in Georgia.[11] Still considered active.
16 Terry Funk M 7004267470000000000♠73 years, 84 days June 30, 1944 Living September 22, 2017 Wrestles for Big Time Wrestling in Raleigh, North Carolina.
17 The Sheik M 72 years June 9, 1926 January 18, 2003 1998 Wrestled his last match in Japan in 1998.
18 Warren Bockwinkel M 72 years (unverified) May 21, 1911 March 25, 1986 1983? It is said that Warren Bockwinkel, father of Nick Bockwinkel, wrestled until the age of 72.
19 Jimmy Snuka M 7004262950000000000♠71 years, 362 days May 18, 1943 January 15, 2017 May 15, 2015 His last match was at a ECPW event.
20 Claude Roca M 7004264040000000000♠72 years, 106 days March 18, 1945 Living July 2, 2017 Roca is still active in various promotions in Asia, his most recent match took place in France on July 2, 2017.
21 Kenny Jay M 7004260260000000000♠71 years, 93 days March 27, 1937 Living June 28, 2008 Teamed up with Buck Zumhofe at Pro Wrestling America in South St. Paul, Minnesota
22 Stu Hart M 7004260160000000000♠71 years, 83 days May 3, 1915 October 10, 2003 July 25, 1986 Teamed up with his son Keith as they defeated The Honky Tonk Man and JR Foley at Stampede Wrestling, the promotion in which Hart owned.
23 Bushwhacker Luke M 7004258590000000000♠70 years, 291 days January 8, 1947 Living Still active As of April 2017, Luke still wrestles in various independent promotions.
24 Adrian Street M 7004255510000000000♠69 years, 349 days December 5, 1940 Living November 19, 2010 Retired at NWA Birmingham's "Big Bang" event on November 19, 2010, where he defeated Aeon Flexx.
25 Robbie Ellis M 7004255310000000000♠69 years, 328 days April 8, 1943 Living March 22, 2013 Retired in March 2013.
26 Nikolai Volkoff M 7004255800000000000♠70 years, 12 days October 14, 1947 Living Still active Still wrestles in various independent promotions in 2017.
27 Abdullah the Butcher M 7004254730000000000♠69 years, 271 days January 11, 1941 Living October 9 2010 Wrestled Bull Buchanan at the GCW Southern Legends Fan Fest in Pell City, Alabama which ended in a no contest.
28 George Julio M 7004254440000000000♠69 years, 242 days March 10, 1946 Living November 7, 2015 Wrestled against Mad Dog McCrea in a tag team match in Australia's New Age Wrestling card. [12]
29 Tinieblas M 7004254260000000000♠69 years, 223 days June 8, 1939 Living January 17, 2009 Wrestled in a tag team match with his son, Tinieblas Jr. Full Contact Wrestling in Cudahy, California.
30 Demolition Ax M 7004254100000000000♠69 years, 207 days December 27, 1947 Living August 12, 2017 Wrestled his last match at Georgia Premier Wrestling in Canton, Georgia
Oldest wrestlers still wrestling[edit]
Rank
Name
Sex
Age
Birth
Notes
1 Dory Funk Jr. M 7004280240000000000♠76 years, 265 days February 3, 1941 Still wrestles in his own promotion Funking Conservatory and various independent promotions in Japan.
2 Great Kojika M 7004275750000000000♠75 years, 181 days April 28, 1942 Still wrestles for Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
3 Bushwhacker Luke M 7004258590000000000♠70 years, 291 days January 8, 1947 Wrestles independent shows as of 2017
4 Nikolai Volkoff M 7004255800000000000♠70 years, 12 days October 14, 1947 Wrestled independent shows in the US and Canada as of June 2017.
5 Great Kabuki M 7004252500000000000♠69 years, 48 days September 8, 1948 Most recent match took place on May 21, 2017, in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling.
6 Mitsuo Momota M 7004252370000000000♠69 years, 35 days September 21, 1948 Most recent match took place at the Wrestle-1 card on May 14, 2017, in Japan.
7 Yoshiaki Fujiwara M 7004250190000000000♠68 years, 182 days April 27, 1949 Makes occasional appearances in Japan as of 2017.
8 Kevin Sullivan M 7004248370000000000♠68 years, 0 days October 26, 1949 Most recent match took place on June 9,2017 at H2O Wrestling in Williamstown, New Jersey.
9 Jerry Lawler M 7004248030000000000♠67 years, 331 days November 29, 1949 Wrestles in independent shows and is currently a color commentator for WWE.
10 Gran Hamada M 7004244400000000000♠66 years, 333 days November 27, 1950 Makes occasional appearances in Japan as of 2017.
See also[edit]
List of premature professional wrestling deaths
References[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b Mooneyham, Mike (December 29, 2003). "The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham: Wrestling Lost Memorable Names In 2002". MikeMooneyham.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
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Jump up ^ DeBlasi, Anthony (December 20, 2003). "Remembering Those We Lost". Wrestling-News.com. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
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"Shake, Rattle and Roll"
Single by Big Joe Turner
B-side
"You Know I Love You"
Released
April 1954 (1954-04)
Format
10-inch 78 rpm record
Recorded
New York City, February 15, 1954
Genre
Rhythm and blues[1]
Length
2:59
Label
Atlantic (no. 1026)
Songwriter(s)
Charles E. Calhoun a.k.a. Jesse Stone
Big Joe Turner singles chronology
"TV Mama"
(1954) "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
(1954) "Well All Right"
(1954)
"TV Mama"
(1954) "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
(1954) "Well All Right"
(1954)
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a twelve bar blues-form song, written in 1954 by Jesse Stone under his assumed songwriting name, Charles E. Calhoun. It was originally recorded by Big Joe Turner and most successfully by Bill Haley & His Comets. The song as sung by Big Joe Turner is ranked #127 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Contents
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1 Origins of the song
2 Original recording by Joe Turner
3 Bill Haley's version
4 Comparison of Joe Turner and Bill Haley versions
5 Elvis Presley versions
6 Other versions
7 Homage
8 In popular culture
9 See also
10 References
Origins of the song[edit]
In early 1954, Ahmet Ertegun[2] of Atlantic Records suggested to Jesse Stone that he write an up-tempo blues for Big Joe Turner, a blues shouter whose career had begun in Kansas City before World War II. Stone played around with various phrases before coming up with "shake, rattle and roll".[3] (Stone used his real name for ASCAP songs, while using the name "Charles Calhoun" for BMI-registered songs, such as "Shake, Rattle and Roll," through Atlantic's house publishers, Progressive Music, Inc.-BMI)
However, the phrase had been used in earlier songs. In 1919, Al Bernard recorded a song about gambling with dice with the same title, clearly evoking the action of shooting dice from a cup.[4] The phrase is also heard in "Roll The Bones" by the Excelsior Quartette in 1922.
Original recording by Joe Turner[edit]
Turner's version[5] was recorded in New York on February 15, 1954. The shouting chorus on his version consisted of Jesse Stone, and record label executives Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegün. The saxophone solo was by Sam "The Man" Taylor. Other players included McHouston "Mickey" Baker ("Love is Strange") on guitar and drummer Connie Kay (later from the Modern Jazz Quartet). Turner's recording was released in April 1954, reached #1 on the US Billboard R&B chart on June 12, did not move for three weeks, and peaked at #22, nearly at the same time, on the Billboard pop chart[6] (subsequently billed as the Billboard Hot 100).
The song, in its original incarnation, is highly sexual. Perhaps its most salacious lyric, which was absent from the later Bill Haley rendition, is "I've been holdin' it in, way down underneath / You make me roll my eyes, baby, make me grit my teeth". [It may actually be "Over the hill, way down underneath.] On the recording, Turner slurred the lyric "holdin' it in", since this line may have been considered too risqué for publication. The chorus used "shake, rattle and roll" to refer to boisterous intercourse, in the same way that the words "rock and roll" were first used by numerous rhythm and blues singers, starting with Trixie Smith's "My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)" in 1922, and continuing on prominently through the 1940s and 1950s. Stone stated that the line about "a one-eyed cat peepin' in a seafood store" was suggested to him by Atlantic session drummer Sam "Baby" Lovett, which is also a sly sexual reference, the "one-eyed cat" being the male organ and the more traditional "seafood" reference being the female organ.
Bill Haley's version[edit]
Bill Haley & His Comets' cover version of the song,[5] recorded on June 7, 1954[7] (the same week Turner's version first topped the R&B charts), featured the following members of the Comets: Johnny Grande (piano), Billy Williamson (rhythm guitar), Marshall Lytle (bass), and Joey Ambrose (saxophone). It is known that Danny Cedrone, a session musician who frequently worked for Haley, played lead guitar, but there is controversy over who played drums. Music reference books indicate that it was Panama Francis, a noted jazz drummer who worked with Haley's producer, Milt Gabler, however in a letter written in the early 1980s, Gabler denied this and said the drummer was Billy Gussak. Bill Haley's own stage drummer, Dick Richards, did not play on this record but may have provided backing vocals since he participated in the recording of the song's B-side, "A.B.C. Boogie". This was Cedrone's final recording session as he died only ten days later.
Haley's version was released in August and reached #7 on the Billboard pop chart, spending a total of twenty-seven weeks in the Top 40.[8]
Gabler has explained that he would "clean up" lyrics because, "I didn't want any censor with the radio station to bar the record from being played on the air. With NBC a lot of race records wouldn't get played because of the lyrics. So I had to watch that closely"[9]
1954 release by Bill Haley and His Comets on Decca Records.
Comparison of Joe Turner and Bill Haley versions[edit]
Both recordings are considered classics.[5] Haley's version is peppier and brighter.[citation needed] It fits the definition of rock and roll as a merger of country music and rhythm and blues. Haley had started his career in country music while Turner was a blues shouter.
Comparing the two versions illustrates the differences between blues and rock 'n' roll. A simple, stark instrumental backing is heard on the Turner version. Where Turner's version uses a walking bass line, the Comets version, produced by Milt Gabler of Decca Records, features an energetic slap bass. A subdued horn arrangement in the Turner recording can be contrasted with a honking sax riff that answers each line of verse in Haley's version, and the entire band shouts "Go!" as part of the vocal backing.[10]
While Turner sings about "all that mess" that "belongs to you" as "the sun comes shinin' through" "those dresses;" Haley notes the dresses and "hair done up so nice," "You look so warm, but your heart is cold as ice." Turner concludes that he "can look at you tell you ain't no child no more, while Haley can tell "you don't love me no more."
Although musical revisionists and American media tried to paint Turner as a victim of the music industry due to Haley's covering of the song, in fact Haley's success helped Turner immensely although Turner was a well-established performer long before "Shake, Rattle and Roll". Listeners who heard Haley's version sought out Turner's. The two men became close friends, and performed on tour together in Australia in 1957. In 1966, at a time when Turner's career was at a low ebb, Haley arranged for his Comets to back the elder musician for a series of recordings in Mexico, although apparently Haley and Turner did not record a duet version of "Shake, Rattle and Roll".[11]
Haley acknowledged Turner's version in later years by incorporating more of the original lyrics into his live performances, including adding the verse with the lines "I've been over the hill and I've been way down underneath" which was omitted from Haley's original recording, when he recorded the song for Stuart Colman's BBC Radio program in October 1979. When he performed the song at the Bitter End club in New York City in 1969 for his Buddah Records album release Bill Haley's Scrapbook, Haley changed Turner's "I believe to my soul you're the devil in nylon hose" to "I believe you are doing me wrong and now I know".[12] Both Turner's and Haley's versions contain the double entendre "I'm like a one-eyed cat peepin' in a seafood store." John Swenson's biography of Bill Haley, Father of Rock and Roll suggests Haley kept the line in because he was himself blind in one eye. In Turner's version, the girl is ordered to "get out of that bed"; Haley changes it "get out in that kitchen", nonetheless, in his version she is directed to "roll my breakfast cause I'm a hungry man". In other words, she has spent the night with the singer in both versions. When Joe Turner performed the song in the 1955 film Rock 'n' Roll Revue, he chose to sing the Bill Haley version of the opening verse.
Both versions sold over one million copies, making "Shake, Rattle and Roll" the first giant rock 'n' roll hit.[13]
Elvis Presley versions[edit]
"Shake, Rattle And Roll"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Released
1956
Format
45 rpm, 78 rpm, 12" 33⅓ rpm, 12" 45 maxi single
Genre
Rockabilly[14]
Length
2:27
Label
RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Charles E. Calhoun a.k.a. Jesse Stone
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Don't Be Cruel"
(1956) "Shake, Rattle And Roll"
(1956) "Blue Suede Shoes"
(1956)
"Don't Be Cruel"
(1956) "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
(1956) "Blue Suede Shoes"
(1956)
Elvis Presley recorded the song[5] twice in a studio setting: a demo recorded at radio station KDAV in Lubbock, Texas in January 1955 [15] while under contract with Sun Records (this recording that was not released until the 1990s) and as a 1956 single for RCA Victor, although it was not a major hit. Both versions by Elvis mixed Haley's and Turner's lyrics with a faster-paced version of Haley's arrangement. Although the commercially released 1956 version used Turner's "bed" version of the opening verse, alternate takes released by RCA in the 1990s indicate Presley originally intended to begin the song with Haley's "kitchen" verse.
Introduced by Cleveland disc jockey, Bill Randle, Presley, Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and D.J. Fontana performed the song in medley with the similar "Flip, Flop and Fly" on the January 28, 1956 broadcast of the Dorsey Brothers Stage Show (Haley's "kitchen" opening verse was sung).[16] Presley recorded the song with these same musicians. Bill Black and Scotty Moore had played with Elvis from his first sessions at Sun Studios.[17] DJ joined the group late in 1954.[18] These personnel performed and recorded with Elvis throughout 1955 and 1956. The song was released on September 8, 1956.[19] Elvis sang lead vocal, and played rhythm guitar. Scotty Moore played lead guitar. Bill Black played stand-up bass. And D.J. Fontana provided percussion. Scotty, Bill and DJ also provide vocals for the chorus, as can be seen clearly in the recordings of the broadcast, rather than the Jordanaires, who began working with Elvis after he left Sun for RCA, but months after the Dorsey Brothers performance. DJ is on record saying "That's the first and last time he let us sing. I can't blame him for that."[20] Shorty Long played piano on the RCA recording.[21]
Other versions[edit]
Stone (as Calhoun) later co-wrote "Flip, Flop and Fly" which was musically similar to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and followed the same simple verse-chorus form. Presley performed "Shake, Rattle and Roll" on television as part of a medley with "Flip, Flop and Fly". Both Joe Turner (who co-wrote the song) and Bill Haley recorded this song in several versions, though Haley failed to score a hit with any of his recordings of it. Other songs inspired by "Shake, Rattle and Roll" include "Bark, Battle and Ball" by The Platters (a direct answer song from the woman's point of view), and "Bumpety Bump (Hop, Skip, and Jump)" by Smiley Lewis. Others in the same family include "Jump and Jive and Wail" by Louis Prima and "Rock This Town" by the Stray Cats, a US and UK top 10 hit single in the 1980s. Stone/Calhoun is also credited as the writer of "Rattle My Bones", a 1956 recording by The Jodimars (made up of former members of the Comets), that used a similar verse structure and a chorus that went, "We're gonna rattle, gonna shake, gonna rattle, gonna shake". Count Basie and Joe Williams recorded versions; the latter's was released in 1959.[22]
Other notable recordings of "Shake, Rattle and Roll" include a version by Arthur Conley which was a hit in 1967, as well as cover versions of Turner's and Haley's arrangements by Buzz Clifford, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Willy DeVille, Johnny Horton, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Chubby Checker, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, NRBQ, Huey Lewis and the News, Doc Watson, Billy Swan and Buddy Holly. The song was also performed by the Ray Ellington Quartet in the episode "1985" (a parody of George Orwell's 1984) of the BBC radio comedy serie s, The Goon Show. Jools Holland recorded a big band version for his 2008 album, The Collection.[23]
Homage[edit]
The 1962 Academy Award nominated animated short Disney musical film, A Symposium on Popular Songs, paid homage, with the song "Rock, Rumble and Roar" written by Robert & Richard Sherman.
In popular culture[edit]
The Bill Haley and the Comets' version made an uncredited appearance in the 1985 comedy/mystery, Clue, which is set in 1954.[24]
The Bill Haley Decca records version of the song was used as the theme song for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League for many years, It was also used for the next franchise that replaced the Indians in 1994, the Springfield Falcons, they would use it as their goal song. Currently the current franchise, the Springfield Thunderbirds use it as their goal and win songs.
See also[edit]
First rock and roll record
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Campbell, Michael; Brody, James (2007). Rock and Roll: An Introduction. Cengage Learning. p. 77. ISBN 0-534-64295-0.
Jump up ^ Robert Greenfield, "The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun" (Simon & Schuster November 8, 2011, ISBN 1416558381) Chapter 7
Jump up ^ Nick Tosches, Unsung Heroes Of Rock 'n' Roll (2nd ed. 1991), page 12-21.
Jump up ^ "Al Bernard's song - audio file". Cylinders.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 4 - The Tribal Drum: The rise of rhythm and blues. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
Jump up ^ Dawson, Jim, and Steve Propes, What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record ? (Faber and Faber, 1992, p. 128 and 130) ISBN 0-571-12939-0.
Jump up ^ Dawson, Jim. Rock Around the Clock : The Record that Started the Rock Revolution (Backbeat Books, 2005, p. 96), ISBN 0-87930-829-X.
Jump up ^ Dawson, Jim. Rock Around the Clock : The Record that Started the Rock Revolution (Backbeat Books, 2005, p. 95), ISBN 0-87930-829-X.
Jump up ^ Bill Haley: The Daddy of Rock and Roll. John Swenson. 1982. Stein and Day. page 52. ISBN 0-8128-2909-3
Jump up ^ Bill Haley: The Daddy of Rock and Roll. John Swenson. 1982. Stein and Day. page 51. ISBN 0-8128-2909-3
Jump up ^ BBC Radio, "My Top Ten" interview with Bill Haley, March 1974
Jump up ^ Bill Haley's "Shake, Rattle And Roll" lyrics. Retrieved 22 October 2013
Jump up ^ Dawson, Jim, and Steve Propes, What Was The First Rock 'n' Roll Record ? (Faber and Faber, 1992, p. 130)
Jump up ^ Birnbaum, Larry (2013). Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8108-8638-4.
Jump up ^ "Elvis Day By Day". Randomhouse.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
Jump up ^ Roger Lee Hall, Shake, Rattle and Roll: Electric Elvis and Bill Randle PineTree Press, 2010, pages 7-9
Jump up ^ Blue Moon Boys: the story of Elvis Presley's band. Ken Burke and Dan Griffin. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-614-5. page 1
Jump up ^ "Official Website". DJ Fontana. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
Jump up ^ "Presley, Elvis (RCS Artist Discography)". Rcs-discography.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
Jump up ^ Elvis Presley DVD 46:26
Jump up ^ "Elvis Presley - New York - RCA Studio 1 : The Complete Sessions (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
Jump up ^ Billboard. November 2, 1959. p. 61
Jump up ^ "The Collection - Jools Holland | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
Jump up ^ "Clue (1985) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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1954
"That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
"Good Rockin' Tonight" / "I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine"
"You're a Heartbreaker"
1955
"Baby Let's Play House"
"I Forgot to Remember to Forget" / "Mystery Train"
1956
"Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One"
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" / "My Baby Left Me"
"Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog"
"Blue Suede Shoes" / "Tutti Frutti"
"Money Honey"
"I Got a Woman"
"Tryin' to Get to You"
"Blue Moon"
"I'll Never Let You Go (Lil' Darlin')" / "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
"Love Me Tender"
1957
"Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps"
"All Shook Up"
"Peace in the Valley
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
"Paralyzed" (UK)
"Jailhouse Rock"
"Party" / "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" (UK)
1958
"Don't"
"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
"Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why"
"King Creole" (UK)
"One Night"
1959
"I Need Your Love Tonight" / "A Fool Such as I"
"A Big Hunk o' Love"
1960
"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"
"It's Now or Never"
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
1961
"Surrender" / "Lonely Man"
"I Feel So Bad" / "Wild in the Country"
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister"
"Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
1962
"Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You"
"She's Not You"
"Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
1963
"One Broken Heart for Sale"
"(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
"Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
1964
"Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me"
"What'd I Say" / "Viva Las Vegas"
"Such a Night" / "Never Ending"
"Ask Me" / "Ain't That Loving You Baby"
"Blue Christmas"
1965
"Do the Clam" / "You'll Be Gone"
"Crying in the Chapel
"(Such an) Easy Question"
"I'm Yours"
"Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
1966
"Tell Me Why" / "Blue River"
"Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me"
"Love Letters"
"Spinout" / "All That I Am"
"If Every Day Was Like Christmas"
1967
"Indescribably Blue"
"Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)" / "That's Someone You Never Forget"
"There's Always Me" / "Judy"
"Big Boss Man" / "You Don't Know Me"
1968
"Guitar Man"
"U.S. Male" / "Stay Away"
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
"Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" / "Let Yourself Go"
"Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation"
"If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"
1969
"Memories" / "Charro"
"How Great Thou Art"
"In the Ghetto" / "Any Day Now"
"Clean Up Your Own Backyard"
"Suspicious Minds" / "You'll Think of Me"
"Don't Cry Daddy"
1970
"Kentucky Rain"
"The Wonder of You"
"I've Lost You"
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up"
"I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything"
1971
"Rags to Riches"
"Life" / "Only Believe"
"I'm Leavin'"
"It's Only Love"
"Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful"
1972
"Until It's Time for You to Go"
"He Touched Me"
"An American Trilogy" / "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
"Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time"
"Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind"
1973
"Steamroller Blues" / "Fool"
"Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"
1974
"I've Got a Thing About You Baby"
"If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me"
"Promised Land" / "It's Midnight"
1975
"My Boy" / "Thinking About You"
"T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
"Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"
1976
"Hurt" / "For the Heart"
"Moody Blue"
1977
"Way Down"
"My Way" / "America the Beautiful"
1978
"Unchained Melody" / "Softly as I Leave You"
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Joey Ambrose
Franny Beecher
David Byrd
Danny Cedrone
Johnny Grande
Jackson Haney
Ralph Jones
John "Bam-Bam" Lane
Lenny Longo
Marshall Lytle
Nick Nastos
Rudy Pompilli
Al Rappa
Al Rex
Dick Richards
Billy Williamson
Albums
Rock 'n Roll Stage Show
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Rockin' Around the World
Bill Haley's Chicks
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Bill Haley and His Comets
Haley's Juke Box
Compilations
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
Rock Around the Clock
Rockin' the Joint
Songs
"Rocket 88"
"Jukebox Cannonball"
"Rock the Joint"
"Real Rock Drive"
"Crazy Man, Crazy"
"Fractured"
"Live It Up"
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
"Rock Around the Clock"
"Shake, Rattle and Roll"
"Birth of the Boogie"
"Two Hound Dogs"
"Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"
"See You Later, Alligator"
"Hot Dog Buddy Buddy"
"Rudy's Rock"
"Rip It Up"
"Don't Knock the Rock"
"Skinny Minnie"
"Corrine, Corrina"
"I Got a Woman"
"Charmaine"
"Joey's Song"
"Skokiaan"
"Music! Music! Music!"
"La Paloma"
"Yakety Sax"
"Green Door"
"Land of a Thousand Dances"
"Me and Bobby McGee"
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