John Marascalco

Songs Written by John MarascalcoTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

John S. Marascalco (March 27, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American songwriter most noted for the songs he wrote for Little Richard. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi and died in Los Angeles, California. == Career == Marascalco co-wrote several of the most seminal songs in 1950s rock and roll. Together with Robert Blackwell, he wrote the songs "Good Golly Miss Molly", "Ready Teddy", and "Rip It Up" made famous by Little Richard. Also for Little Richard, Marascalco... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Devil with a Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly - #2: Good Golly, Miss Molly - #3: Rip It Up - #4: Send Me Some Lovin' - #5: She's Got It
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  Little Richard
Ready Teddy
1.
07/1956

Ready Teddy
Little Richard

from Here's Little Richard   
17 pts
44
US
8
R&B


B side to Rip It Up
[Specialty 579]
written by Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco greentick
2.
07/1956

#3  Rip It Up
Little Richard

from Here's Little Richard   
64 pts
17
US
1
R&B
30
UK
[Specialty 579]
written by Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco greentick
  Elvis Presley
Rip It Up
3.
02/1957

Rip It Up
Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1956 album]   
19 pts




27
UK
US: from Elvis, Volume 1 EP
written by Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco greentick
  Little Richard
She's Got It
4.
03/1957

#5  She's Got It
Little Richard

41 pts


9
R&B
15
UK
B side to Heeby-Jeebies
written by John Marascalco greentick & Richard Penniman
Send Me Some Lovin'
5.
03/1957

Send Me Some Lovin'
Little Richard

from Little Richard   
20 pts
54
US
3
R&B


B side to Lucille
[Specialty 598]
written by John Marascalco greentick & Leo Price
Good Golly, Miss Molly
6.
02/1958

#2  Good Golly, Miss Molly
Little Richard

from Little Richard   
108 pts
10
US
4
R&B
8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #94]
[Specialty 624]
written by John Marascalco greentick & Robert Blackwell
  Sam Cooke
Send Me Some Lovin'
7.
01/1963

#4  Send Me Some Lovin'
Sam Cooke

from Mr. Soul   
53 pts
13
US
2
R&B


[RCA Victor 8129]
written by Leo Price & John Marascalco greentick
  Mitch Ryder
8.
10/1966

#1  Devil with a Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly
Mitch Ryder

from Breakout...!!!   
165 pts
4
US




as Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #428]
[New Voice 817]
written by William "Mickey" Stevenson, Frederick "Shorty" Long, John Marascalco greentick & Robert A. Blackwell
  The Dave Clark Five
9.
11/1970

More Good Old Rock 'N Roll
The Dave Clark Five

from The Dave Clark Five Play Good Old Rock & Roll   
30 pts




34
UK
written by Chuck Berry, Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose, John Marascalco greentick, Robert Blackwell, George Whiting, Walter Donaldson, Richard Penniman, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

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