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Artwork for Class of ’55 Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash

Class of ’55

Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash

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  • 1986
  • 3:01
  • 133 BPM · D major

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  1. Produced by Chips Moman, also In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley), Pancho and Lefty (Merle Haggard) and Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)

  2. Released on America Records, also Sixteen Candles, Birth of Rock and Roll and I Will Rock and Roll With You

  3. Written by Bobby Emmons, also Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) (Waylon Jennings), The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get Over You) (Waylon Jennings) and Love Me Like You Used To (Tanya Tucker)

  4. Part of Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming, also Sixteen Candles, Birth of Rock and Roll and I Will Rock and Roll With You

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Written by
Bobby Emmons and Chips Moman
Produced by
Chips Moman
Part of
Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming
Released on
America Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Class of ’55 was produced by Chips Moman

    Class of ’55 was produced by Chips Moman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Class of ’55 was written by Bobby Emmons

    Class of ’55 was written by Bobby Emmons

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Class of ’55 was written by Chips Moman

    Class of ’55 was written by Chips Moman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Class of ’55 is part of the release Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming

    Class of ’55 is part of the release Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz America Records is the label of the song Class of ’55

    America Records is the label of the song Class of ’55

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Class of ’55 was released on 1986

    Class of ’55 was released on 1986

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026