Originally composed by Roy Brown, the original was one of the first tunes to make it big in the jump blues style of the late '40s. The next important version came in Wynonie Harris' cover version on King, which also made the R&B charts. The song was already somewhat of an R&B standard when a young Elvis Presley recorded it for his second single on the Sun label in 1954. Presley's recording established the song as a one of the early battle cries of rockabilly and the tune was soon adapted by rockabilly singers left and right. Charlie Feathers turned in several fine versions of this song during his career, as did Jerry Lee Lewis. The song also spawned a follow-up, "Rockin' After Midnight," best-known by its cover version by Robert Plant & the Honeydrippers.
Good Rockin' Tonight
Elvis Presley
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Appears On
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![Good Rockin' Tonight [RCA]](https://cdn-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/album_300x300.png) |
1957 | ||||||
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1959 | RCA | |||||
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1959 | BMG International | 2:12 | ||||
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1975 | Arcade Music | |||||
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1975 | ||||||
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1976 | BMG International | 2:14 | ||||
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1983 | ||||||
![The Sun Story [Rhino]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=ZnOVYRYiOUGx5fVo_J59VipQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=&f=2) |
1987 |
Various Artists
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Rhino / Warner Bros. | 2:15 | |||
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1988 | Pair | 0:00 | ||||
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1990 | 2:14 | |||||
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1992 | RCA | 2:13 | ||||
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1994 |
Various Artists
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Bear Family Records | 2:13 | |||
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1997 | RCA | 2:12 | ||||
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1997 | RCA | 2:12 | ||||
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1997 |
Various Artists
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Mega Stars | 2:00 | |||
![The Elvis Presley Collection: Rock 'N' Roll [Time-Life]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=jGfNz2Uyo0FtqJ0jUIGZ2VWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=&f=2) |
1997 | Time / Life Music | |||||
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1998 | RCA | 2:12 | ||||
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1999 | RCA | 2:12 | ||||
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1999 | RCA | 2:12 | ||||
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1999 | RCA | 2:12 | ||||
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1999 | BMG International | 2:15 | ||||
![The Essential Elvis Presley [Red X]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=NqzwGX6j4bUxOJNmYtkTmR_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=&f=2) |
1999 | Red X | 2:10 | ||||
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2000 | BMG International | 2:13 | ||||
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2000 | BMG International | 2:15 | ||||
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2001 | BMG International | 2:13 | ||||
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2001 | BMG International | 2:13 | ||||
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2001 | Collectables | |||||
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2002 | Stardust Records | 1:53 | ||||
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2003 |
Various Artists
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Stardust Records | ||||
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2004 | BMG Heritage | 2:13 | ||||
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2006 | RCA | 2:13 | ||||
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2007 |
Various Artists
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Proper Box | 2:14 | |||
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2008 | Hear Music | |||||
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2013 |
Various Artists
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Bear Family Records | ||||
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2014 | RCA | 2:14 | ||||
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2014 | Sony Legacy | 2:14 | ||||
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2014 | Legacy / RCA | 2:12 | ||||
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2017 | Legacy / RCA / Sony Music | 2:35 | ||||
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2017 | Intermusic / Masters of Music | 2:16 | ||||
![Elvis Presley: The Searcher [Original Soundtrack]](https://cdn-s3.allmusic.com/release-covers/170/0004/858/0004858237.jpg) |
2018 | Legacy / RCA / Sony CMG / Sony Music | 0:00 | ||||
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Various Artists
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Delta Leisure Group / Music Digital | 2:13 | ||||
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Various Artists
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Proper Records | 2:14 |