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2 unusual facts about Rockin' in the Free World


Rockin' in the Free World

The book Shakey by Jimmy McDonough claims the song originated, when Young was on tour in the late 1980s.

The performance was recorded in their live album One Wild Night Live 1985–2001.


A Chipmunk Reunion

The second time was on DVD on September 8, 2009 as part of the set titled The Very First Alvin Show (from Paramount Pictures), along with the first episode of The Alvin Show and the special Rockin' Through the Decades.

A Hot Piece of Grass

Many versions also have "Whole Lotta Rosie" (AC/DC cover) and omit "Roses" and "Rockin' In The Free World"

Alvin Lee

Lee's overall musical output includes more than twenty albums, including 1985's Detroit Diesel, 1989's About Time (Ten Years After album), recorded in Memphis with producer Terry Manning, and the back to back 1990s collections of Zoom and Nineteen Ninety-Four (US title I Hear You Rockin' ).

Angie Brown

Brown is most well known as the featured vocalist on Bizarre Inc's two hits "I'm Gonna Get You" (1992) and "Took My Love" (1993), and as the featured vocalist on Motiv8's top ten UK track from 1994, "Rockin' for Myself".

As Long as I'm Rockin' with You

"As Long as I'm Rockin' with You" is a song written by Bruce Channel and Kieran Kane, and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee.

Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth

Filmed over two nights on March 12 & 13, 2005 at Kings Park and Botanical Gardens in Perth, Australia - a venue Folds jokingly refers to as a "luminous green petri dish" - the DVD offers 14 songs from the three major Ben Folds Five albums and Folds' debut solo album Rockin' the Suburbs.

Big Battle of Egos

Army of Lovers reformed with Alexander Bard, Camilla Henemark and Jean-Pierre Barda in late 2012 to enter the Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "Rockin' the Ride", in hopes of representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö.

Block Rockin' Beats

The vocals, "Back with another one of those block rockin' beats" is a sample from American rapper Schoolly D's 1989 song "Gucci Again".

Bulgarskie Centrum

This CD inbludes 8 new tracks and 4 covers: "Wódka" by Kult (band), "Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young, and two of Grabaz older songs: "Każdy nowy dzień" (1992) and "Józef K." (1984).

Casey Patrick Tebo

Tebo was discovered by Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler while working as an editor on Aerosmith's Rockin' the Joint album alongside English music director Dick Carruthers in 2003, frontman Steven Tyler aptly told Tebo, "You should be the one directing." Since 2006, Tebo has spanned the globe from Moscow to Abu Dhabi serving as Aerosmith's tour documentarian and live director, creating dozens of short film concert pieces for the band along the way.

Chuck Williams

Rockin' Rebel, professional wrestler whose real name is Chuck Williams

Floating into the Night

Two singles were released from the album, "Falling" and "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart", which were also both featured in Lynch's television series, Twin Peaks.

Floyd Soileau

1958 saw the beginning of Jin Records with artists such as Clint West, Tommy McLain & the Boogie Kings, Lil Bob & The Lollipops, Warren Storm, Skip Stewart, Rockin' Sidney, Rod Bernard, Johnny Allan and others making significant contributions to what was the, then, controversial Swamp Pop music.

Gene Cornish

It presented his pre-Rascals recordings, including "I Wanna Be a Beatle," "Rockin' Robin," "Peanuts," "What'd I Say," "You're Gonna Cry Someday," and even Cole Porter's "I Love Paris."

Hits and Highways Ahead

# "If the House Is Rockin'" (Nicholson, Michael Henderson, Wally Wilson) – 3:28

Industrial Symphony No. 1

One recording, "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart", is also featured in Twin Peaks (for which Cruise recorded a vocal version of the theme).

Jimbo Mathus

Over the years they also performed on television programs, including The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 1998.

Johnny Vincent

Ace enjoyed several national hits in the late 1950s, such as Huey "Piano" Smith's "Rockin' Pneumonia & Boogie Woogie Flu," and Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"; both of which Vincent produced.

KBEQ-FM

Many of Kansas City's most popular deejays would take their turn playing hits at Q-104's Country Club Plaza studios, including Pat McKay, Mike O'Brien, Steve Garrett, Johnny (Rockin') Rowlands, Bobby Ocean, Bobby Day, Chuck Nasty, Johnny Dare, Doug Billings, and Randy Miller.

Loaded Poets

The band began playing clubs in New Jersey (most notably New Brunswick’s Court Tavern), New York, and Philadelphia, and appeared in filmmaker Paul Devlin’s first documentary, Rockin’ Brunswick (1984), which documented the New Brunswick, New Jersey music scene of the 1980s.

Lohan Holiday

The only single, a double A-side "Christmas Magic" / "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was released on September 22, 2006.

Lynsey Bartilson

Bartilson recorded "This Christmas I Will Give My Love to You" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" for School's Out! Christmas.

Old Rockin' Chair Tom

Old Rockin' Chair Tom is a 1948 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 36th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.

Otis Williams and the Charms

They signed immediately to a subsidiary label, Rockin' Records, based in Florida and owned by Henry Stone (later of TK Records), Williams giving up a sports career to pursue singing instead.

Philip Sayce

With Uncle Kracker, Philip appeared on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Regis and Kelly, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The CBS Early Show.

Ricky May

In 1966 Ricky released another single for RCA (Bluebird Records) called "This Little Boy's Gone Rockin' "/"Spanish Harlem".

Rockin' Back Inside My Heart

It was featured prominently in the long-anticipated Twin Peaks episode in which the killer of Laura Palmer was finally revealed after a year of anxious, media-driven anticipation.

Rockin' Dopsie

His U.S. career got a big boost in 1985 when he recorded "That Was Your Mother" with Paul Simon on the 1986 Graceland album.

Rockin' Duck

Grimms' Rockin' Duck combines pop music and poetry, recorded at Island Studios, London, England.

Rockin' in the Country

The album includes the non-charting single "Love You with the Lights On", as well as two cover versions: "How Can I Believe in You", previously recorded by Vern Gosdin on his 1984 album There Is a Season, and "Take Me Home, Country Roads", originally recorded by John Denver.

Rockin' into the Night

Rockin' into the Night is the third studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1980.

Rockin' the Suburbs

Folds performed "Gone" with Street Corner Symphony on the finale of Season 2 of The Sing-Off and performed "Not the Same" with the Dartmouth Aires on the finale of Season 3.

Rockin' thru the Rockies

The title of this film is often mistaken for the 1945 feature film Rockin' in the Rockies starring the Stooges.

The conclusion of this film is reminiscent of Early American folklore as the Stooges leave Indian territory a la Windwagon Smith.

Rockin' with Judy Jetson

# "A House Is Not a Home" (not related to the Burt Bacharach song of the same name) - Judy

Rockin' with Rachmaninoff

Rockin' with Rachmaninoff is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, recorded in 1991 and released on the Bop City label in 2003, featuring performances by Silver with Michael Mossman, Bob Summers, Ricky Woodard, Ralph Bowen, Doug Webb, Andy Martin, Bob McChesney, Bob Maize, and Carl Burnett, with vocals by Andy Bey.

Self Destruction Blues

"Dead By X-Mas" has been covered by the Japanese hardcore band The Piass in 1994, the US punk band The Hillstreet Stranglers in 2005, the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007 and the Finnish rockabilly band Big Daddy & Rockin’ Combo in 2008.

The Ballad of Calico

"Rockin' Chair Theme" is a brief instrumental leading into the next song, "Old Mojave Highway" about the road itself which crossed the desert (now the pathway of Interstate 15).

The Double Yellow

After a brief stint touring region-wide visiting locations like the Paradise Rock Club, 242 Main, The Savant Project, Boston University, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Vermont, Brandeis University, and New Hampshire’s Rockin’ Ribfest Festival, the Double Yellow took a leave of absence from performance to finish writing and begin recording their debut album, Everything & Nothing, with noted producer Brian Coombes (Godsmack, Another Animal, Supertramp).

Together: Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter Live

#"Rock & Roll Medley": "Slippin' and Slidin'"/"Jailhouse Rock"/"Tutti Frutti"/"Sick & Tired"/"I'm Ready"/"Reelin' & Rockin'"/"Blue Suede Shoes"/"Jenny Take A Ride"/"Good Golly Miss Molly"

Warner Brothers Presents... Montrose!

An upbeat hard rock cover of Eddie Cochran's rockabilly "Twenty Flight Rock" follows, serving as an echo of its stylistic companion Good Rockin' Tonight which appeared on the 1973 Montrose debut.

Whitney Wolanin

Christmasology featured 15 songs, including "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree”, "Frosty the Snowman”, "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", as well as "Christmas (The Warmest Time of the Year)".

WNTP

For many years, 990 was known as WIBG, and had great success in the ratings playing Top 40 music in the 1950s and early 1960s with popular hosts including Joe Niagara (The Rockin' Bird), Hy Lit, Bill Wright Sr., Frank X. Feller, and others.


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