School of Rock 'n Roll
| "School Of Rock 'n Roll" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gene Summers & His Rebels | |
| A-side | "Straight Skirt" |
| B-side | "School Of Rock 'n Roll" |
| Released | 1958 |
| Recorded | 1958 - Los Angeles |
| Genre | Rockabilly |
| Length | 1:58 |
| Label | Jan Records (United States) Apex Records (Canada) Rave Records (South Africa) |
| Songwriter(s) | James McClung |
"School of Rock 'n Roll" is a song composed by James McClung in 1958 and published by Song Productions, BMI the same year. It was originally recorded by American rockabilly singer Gene Summers and his Rebels and was first released in February 1958 by Jan Records #11-100. It was flipped with "Straight Skirt" a teen novelty 45 which became the group's first big regional hit.
"School Of Rock 'n Roll" later became widely known as one of the top 100 rock 'n roll records. In the 1970s, at the beginning of the rockabilly revival in Europe, "School Of Rock 'n Roll" was re-discovered by a new legion of rockabilly fans and bands. Since then, it has become a classic dance floor-filler and has renewed Summers' career to the extent of worldwide concert appearances since 1980.