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"(The) Rock and Roll Waltz" is a popular song with music by and lyrics by Roy Alfred in 1955, although the identity of the lyricist is in dispute. Other sources cite a Dick Ware, Dick Wise, or Dick Wine. As the title suggests this novelty song is a waltz in triple metre, but it also contains a bass riff that is reminiscent of typical boogie woogie and rock and roll riffs. The track also spent one week at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1956.

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rdfs:comment	"(The) Rock and Roll Waltz" is a popular song with music by and lyrics by Roy Alfred in 1955, although the identity of the lyricist is in dispute. Other sources cite a Dick Ware, Dick Wise, or Dick Wine. As the title suggests this novelty song is a waltz in triple metre, but it also contains a bass riff that is reminiscent of typical boogie woogie and rock and roll riffs. The track also spent one week at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1956. (en)
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name	Rock and Roll Waltz (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Capitol Records Billboard (magazine) List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1950s 1955 songs 1956 singles Kay Starr songs Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in the United States RCA Victor singles Songs about dancing Songs about rock music Songs with lyrics by Roy Alfred UK Singles Chart number-one singles Novelty song Ann-Margret Annette Funicello Popular music UK Singles Chart Waltz Alice Lon Riff Kay Starr Lawrence Welk George Wright (organist) Triple metre RCA Victor Rock and roll Song Roy Alfred dbr:Shorty_Allen Vocal Music List of number-one singles of 1956 (U.S.) Boogie woogie List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)
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artist	Kay Starr
B-side	I've Changed My Mind a Thousand Times (en)
genre	Vocal Music
label	RCA Victor
next title	Second Fiddle (en)
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released	December 1955 (en)
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has abstract	"(The) Rock and Roll Waltz" is a popular song with music by and lyrics by Roy Alfred in 1955, although the identity of the lyricist is in dispute. Other sources cite a Dick Ware, Dick Wise, or Dick Wine. As the title suggests this novelty song is a waltz in triple metre, but it also contains a bass riff that is reminiscent of typical boogie woogie and rock and roll riffs. The song is told from the point of view of a teenager who comes home early from a date, and catches her parents attempting to dance to one of her rock and roll records; only, having no frame of reference, the couple tries to waltz to the music. The Kay Starr recording of the song, made in 1955, reached number one on the Billboard singles chart in 1956, staying there for six weeks. The recording was released by RCA Victor as catalog number 47-6359. It was Kay Starr's first recording of great significance for RCA Victor after leaving Capitol Records. She had a number of lesser chart entries on RCA Victor in 1955, including "Good and Lonesome" and "Turn Right". At first, she thought it was a joke when the A&R staff at RCA Victor brought it to her, it was a marked departure from what she usually recorded. The song turned out to be a number one hit, a million seller, and one of the early songs of the rock and roll era. The track also spent one week at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1956. Other artists who recorded this song include Ann-Margret (in 1962), Annette Funicello (in 1961), Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music with Alice Lon on vocals (in 1956, Coral EC 81128), and George Wright in his 1984 album Red Hot and Blue. (en)
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performer	Kay Starr
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auteur	Roy Alfred dbr:Shorty_Allen
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of UK top-ten singles in 1956 Rhythm and blues If My Friends Could See Me Now (Lena Zavaroni album) List of Billboard number-one singles of 1956 Billboard year-end top 50 singles of 1956 Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day Record World

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