Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay

"Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" is a song written by David White and first recorded by his group, Danny & the Juniors. Released in January 1958 by ABC-Paramount Records as the follow-up to the group's #1 hit "At the Hop", it reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and #16 R&B.

"Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay"
Single by Danny & the Juniors
B-side"School Boy Romance"
ReleasedJanuary 1958
GenreRock and roll, doo-wop
Length2:28
LabelABC-Paramount 45-9888
Songwriter(s)David White
Producer(s)Artie Singer

The song—with its lyrics of "Rock and roll is here to stay / It will never die"—was originally written in response to attacks on rock and roll music by some conservative radio stations, including KWK in St. Louis, that included the smashing of "undesirable" rock and roll records.[2][3] It has subsequently been recorded by many other artists, including Sha Na Na (1969) (who later performed it in the 1978 film Grease as "Johnny Casino and the Gamblers"), as well as in the 1983 horror film Christine, and Showaddywaddy (2002).[4]

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 173. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  2. de Heer, Dik (August 2013). "Danny and the Juniors". BlackCat Rockabilly Europe. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. "Bobby Hattrik Gave Listeners The Rock Hits They Wanted". KWK106.com. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  4. "Cover versions of Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay written by David White". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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