Go Go Go (Roy Orbison song)

1956 single by Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings

"Go Go Go (Down the Line)"

Single by Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings
from the album  She Cried
A-side| "Ooby Dooby"
Released| May 1956
Recorded| March 27, 1956, Memphis, TN
Genre| Rock and roll, rockabilly
Length| 2:11
Label| Sun
Songwriter(s)| Roy Orbison
Producer(s)| Sam Phillips
Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings singles chronology
| "Tryin' to Get to You"
(1956)  | "Go Go Go (Down the Line)"
(1956)  | "Rock House"
(1956)

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"Go Go Go (Down the Line)" (often credited as "Down the Line") is a song by Roy Orbison, released in 1956. According to the authorised biography of Roy Orbison, this was the B-side to Orbison's first Sun Records release "Ooby Dooby".[1] This was the first song written by Orbison.[2]

## Background

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The song was released as a Sun Records single in May, 1956, Sun 242, Matrix # U-193, as the B side to "Ooby Dooby" with the backup group The Teen Kings.[3][4]

The song was later released under the title "Down the Line" by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ricky Nelson. Sam Phillips, the owner and founder of Sun Records, bought out Orbison's songs on Sun Records and placed his name on the songwriting credits although Orbison was the actual songwriter.

The song was re-recorded by Orbison with the Art Movement in 1969, for the album The Big O released in 1970, and was called "Down the Line".

Orbison performed the song on his Cinemax cable concert special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night in 1988 featuring an all-star cast of guest musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, James Burton, and T Bone Burnett. The song also appeared on the album from the special A Black & White Night Live released in 1989.

## Covers

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Jerry Lee Lewis released the song as a Sun single (Sun 288) in February, 1958 backed with "Breathless."[5] "Down the Line" reached no. 51 on the Billboard pop singles chart.

Jerry Lee Lewis also released a version on the 1973 Mercury Records album The Session...Recorded in London with Great Artists.

It has been covered by The Del-Tinos in 1963, Mickey Gilley in 1964, The Hollies in 1965, Cliff Richard and the Drifters in 1959, Billy Fury and Peter Case in 1993.[6] Ricky Nelson recorded a version of the song for his 1958 album, Ricky Nelson. A version by Johnny Cash appears on Unearthed.

## References

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1. ^ Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff (First ed.). New York: Center Street. p. 245\. ISBN 9781478976547. OCLC 1017566749.
2. ^ Austin City Limits - Roy Orbison 1982 performance
3. ^ "Sun Records discography". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
4. ^ "SUN Records, Memphis Tennessee". Boija.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
5. ^ "SUN Records, Memphis Tennessee". Boija.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
6. ^ "Original versions of Down the Line by Johnny Cash". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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Studio albums|

* Lonely and Blue
* Roy Orbison at the Rock House
* Crying
* In Dreams
* There Is Only One Roy Orbison
* Orbisongs
* The Orbison Way
* The Classic Roy Orbison
* Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson
* The Fastest Guitar Alive
* Cry Softly Lonely One
* Roy Orbison's Many Moods
* Big O
* Hank Williams: The Roy Orbison Way
* Roy Orbison Sings
* Memphis
* Milestones
* I'm Still in Love With You
* Regeneration
* Laminar Flow
* In Dreams: The Greatest Hits studio re-recordings of earlier hits)
* Mystery Girl
* King of Hearts
* One of the Lonely Ones

Compilations|

* Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
* More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
* Early Orbison
* The Great Songs of Roy Orbison
* The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison
* In Dreams: The Greatest Hits
* The Legendary Roy Orbison
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Greatest Hits Live
* The Essential Roy Orbison
* A Love So Beautiful
* Unchained Melodies

Collaborations|

* Class of '55
* Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

Soundtrack appearances|

* Roadie
* Blue Velvet
* Less than Zero

Live|

* A Black & White Night Live

Singles|

* "Tryin' to Get to You"
* "Ooby Dooby"
* "Go Go Go"
* "Only the Lonely"
* "Blue Angel"
* "Running Scared"
* "Crying" / "Candy Man"
* "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
* "Working for the Man"
* "In Dreams"
* "Blue Bayou"
* "Pretty Paper"
* "It's Over"
* "Oh, Pretty Woman"
* "Memphis, Tennessee"
* "You Got It"
* "She's a Mystery to Me"
* "I Drove All Night"

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* The Return of Rock
* Country Songs for City Folks
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* Another Place, Another Time
* She Still Comes Around
* Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1
* Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2
* The Golden Cream of the Country
* She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
* In Loving Memories: The Jerry Lee Lewis Gospel Album
* There Must Be More to Love Than This
* Touching Home
* Would You Take Another Chance on Me?
* The Killer Rocks On
* Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano?
* The Session...Recorded in London with Great Artists
* Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough
* Southern Roots: Back Home to Memphis
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* Together (with Linda Gail Lewis)
* Million Dollar Quartet (with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley)
* The Survivors Live (with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins)
* Class of '55 (with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison)

Live albums|

* Live at the Star Club, Hamburg
* The Greatest Live Show on Earth
* By Request: More of the Greatest Live Show on Earth
* Live at the International, Las Vegas
* Last Man Standing Live

Soundtrack albums|

* Jamboree (1957)
* American Hot Wax (1978)
* Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
* Dick Tracy (1990)

Compilation albums|

* Original Golden Hits, Vol. 1
* Original Golden Hits, Vol. 2
* Rockin' Rhythm and Blues
* A Taste of Country
* Best of Jerry Lee Lewis
* All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology
* A Whole Lotta...Jerry Lee Lewis: The Definitive Retrospective

Songs|

* "Another Place, Another Time"
* "Baby Baby Bye Bye"
* "Baby, Hold Me Close"
* "Break-Up"
* "Breathless"
* "Chantilly Lace"
* "Cold, Cold Heart"
* "Come as You Were"
* "Crown Victoria Custom '51"
* "Crazy Arms"
* "Don't Let Me Cross Over" (with Linda Gail Lewis)
* "Down the Line"
* "End of the Road"
* "Fools like Me"
* "Great Balls of Fire"
* "Hi-Heel Sneakers"
* "High School Confidential"
* "How's My Ex Treating You"
* "I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye"
* "I'll Make It All Up to You"
* "I'm on Fire"
* "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
* "In the Mood"
* "Invitation to Your Party"
* "It'll Be Me"
* "Jackson" (with Linda Gail Lewis)
* "Lewis Boogie"
* "Me and Bobby McGee"
* "Meat Man"
* "Money (That's What I Want)"
* "Old Black Joe"
* "Once More with Feeling"
* "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)"
* "One Minute Past Eternity"
* "Pen and Paper"
* "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye"
* "She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)"
* "She Was My Baby (He Was My Friend)"
* "Sixteen Candles"
* "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
* "Seasons of My Heart"
* "Sweet Little Sixteen"
* "Teenage Letter"
* "There Must Be More to Love Than This"
* "To Make Love Sweeter for You"
* "Touching Home"
* "Turn On Your Love Light"
* "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)"
* "What'd I Say"
* "When He Walks on You (Like You Have Walked On Me)"
* "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
* "Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano?"
* "Wild One"
* "Would You Take Another Chance on Me"
* "You Win Again"

Filmography|

* Jamboree (1957)
* High School Confidential (1958)
* Be My Guest (1965)
* 33⅓ Revolutions per Monkee (1969)
* American Hot Wax (1978)

Family|

* Myra Gale Brown (cousin/wife)
* Linda Gail Lewis (sister)
* Mickey Gilley (cousin)
* Carl McVoy (cousin)
* Jimmy Swaggart (double first cousin)

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