Rock and Roll Lullaby B. J. Thomas

Rock And Roll Lullaby

1972

B. J. Thomas

B J Thomas could do a tear-jerker when he wanted to...and he nailed the 'Tear Jerker' label with this melody, from the point of view of a young man who was reminiscing about the lullaby that his very young mother sang to him to comfort him when he was an infant.

Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil penned this melody, and Duane Eddy played lead guitar, absolutely nailing the song's distinctive twangy guitar note. Back-up vocals were courtesy of a group called 'The Blossoms'

'Rock And Roll Lullaby' was released in 1972 and wasn't as big as some of his singles, but it was still a bonafide hit, making it it to # 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. 'Rock and Roll Lullaby still pulls on heart strings and touches people today...especially kids whose moms did sing this to them as a lullaby, and there were more than a few.

It was regularly heard on AM Top 40 stations like WLEE (Richmond) and WGH (Hampton Roads), just before AM gave way to FM. It still shows up on Oldies stations like Richmond's 103.7 and Newport News' 106.9  once in a while

So Enjoy!

'Rock And Roll Lullaby by B. J. Thomas