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Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
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"'Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay'" is a song written by David White and first recorded by his group, Danny & the Juniors. Released in January 1958 by ABC-Paramount Records as the follow-up to the group's #1 hit "At the Hop", it reached #19 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and #16 R&B.
The songwith its lyrics of "Rock and roll is here to stay / It will never die"was originally written in response to attacks on rock and roll music by some conservative radio stations, including KWK in St. Louis, that included the smashing of "undesirable" rock and roll records.[http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/danny_and_the_juniors.htm Dik de Heer, "Danny & the Juniors", 'BlackCat Rockabilly']. Retrieved 19 March 2019[http://www.kwk106.com/history. "Bobby Hattrik Gave Listeners The Rock Hits They Wanted", 'KWK106.com']. Retrieved 19 March 2019 It has subsequently been recorded by many other artists, including Sha Na Na (1969) (who later performed it in the 1978 movie 'Grease' as "Johnny Casino and the Gamblers"), as well as in the 1983 horror film Christine, and Showaddywaddy (2002).[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/96450/versions#nav-entity "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay", 'Secondhand Songs']. Retrieved 19 March 2019
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