Welcome to our third group of 8 for the first round of the the 1950s Rock ‘n Roll Throwdown.
The results of the first group of 8,
- Johnny B Goode 75 def. Shout 36
- Jailhouse Rock 67 def. There goes my baby 33
- Rock around the clock 66 def. I’m walking 38
- Tutti-Frutti 57 def. I’ve got a woman 45
- Whole Lotta shakin’ 78 def. Goodnight sweetheart 25
- Summertime Blues 75 def. Suzie Q. 19
- Wake up little Suzie 64 def, Hound Dog 40
Here are this week’s matches.
All polls will close on Tuesday September 7th
Match 1
Great balls of fire – Jerry Lee Lewis vs Pledging my love – Johnny Ace
VS
Match 2
Earth Angel – The Penguins vs Rockin’ Pneumonia – Huey Smith
VS
Match 3
Why Do Fools fall in Love – Frankie Lymon vs Rip it up – Little Richard
VS
Match 4
Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard vs Let the good times roll – Shirley & Lee
VS
Match 5
Be-Bop-A-Lula – Gene Vincent vs Come go with me – Del-Vikings
VS
Match 6
School Days – Chuck Berry vs Train kept A Rollin’ – Johnny Burnette Trio
VS
Match 7
Rock ‘n Roll Music – Chuck Berry vs Sweet Little 16 – Chuck Berry
VS
Match 8
Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly vs Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams Sr.
VS

Not happy to have to choose between Chuck Berry and Chuck Berry and between Buddy Holly and Hank Williams, but I did it. I know you have no control over historic charts, but that doesn’t mean I have to like how they end up.
As the field narrows it is going to get tougher.