A 1957 Elvis Presley single written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film of the same name, opening with a famous repeated guitar punctuation.
Composition
Jailhouse Rock was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as the title song for the 1957 film starring Elvis Presley. The arrangement features rhythmic guitar punctuations and an audible piano figure played by Dudley Brooks.
Reception
Released in September 1957, the single reached number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, and several other countries. The film of the same name, directed by Richard Thorpe, became one of Presley’s most-recognized big-screen vehicles.
Legacy
The song’s choreographed dance sequence in the film is among the most-referenced moments in 1950s music cinema. The Library of Congress added Jailhouse Rock to the U.S. National Recording Registry in 2004.
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