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Jailhouse Rock


Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 film starring Elvis Presley, as "Vince Everett," an ex-convict working in the music industry.

Deemed culturally significant, the film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

The film co-starred actress Judy Tyler, who was killed in an automobile accident a few weeks after the film was completed.

Primary cast

  • Elvis Presley  : Vince Everett
  • Judy Tyler  : Peggy Van Alden
  • Mickey Shaughnessy  : Hunk Houghton
  • Vaughn Taylor  : Mr. Shores (narrator)
  • Jennifer Holden  : Sherry Wilson
  • Dean Jones  : Teddy Talbot
  • Anne Neyland  : Laury Jackson


Original music (composers):

  • Jeff Alexander
  • Roy C. Bennett
  • Aaron Schroder
  • Abner Silver
  • Lieber and Stoller
  • Sid Tepper
  • Ben Weisman


Record Album

A 45rpm single of Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice was released in September of 1957 that went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine music charts. Both songs were written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. The single was followed in October by an extended play record titled "Jailhouse Rock" that featured the four other songs from the motion picture.

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EP cover

Recording musicians:


TRACKS (songwriter):

  1. Jailhouse Rock - (Lieber and Stoller)
  2. Young And Beautiful - (Aaron Schroeder & Abner Silver )
  3. I Want To Be Free - (Lieber and Stoller)
  4. Don't Leave Me Now - (Lieber and Stoller)
  5. Baby, I Don't Care - (Lieber and Stoller)


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