"Reelin' and Rockin'" is a song written and recorded by

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. It was originally recorded in 1957 and released as the B-side of "

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Recording

The song was recorded on December 29-30, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. *

, vocals and guitar * Johnnie Johnson on

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s The session was produced by the Chess brothers, Leonard and

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. The song was released as Chess single 1683. A live version of the song was released in late 1972, peaking at number 27 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1973. It reached number 21 in Canada and number 18 in the UK.

Charts

Dave Clark Five cover

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covered "Reelin' and Rockin'" in early 1965. The single peaked at number 24 in the UK, number 23 in the US,''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - and number 12 in Australia. Their rendition became the first and overall highest-charting version of the song. ''

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'' described it as "a rollicking terpsichorean-themed contagious rocker."

Charts

Other cover versions

"Reelin' and Rockin'" was also covered by

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, the

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, Alex Harvey, and many others.

In Popular Culture

*In the Philippines, the song was also used as a same title and was formerly broadcasts on IBC 13 from 1989 to 1990.

References

External links

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