A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll
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"A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" is a popular
rock and roll
song written by Carl Groszman
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The song was originally released by writer Carl Groszman in 1975 on Ringo Starr's record label, Ring O' Records and Starr decided to do a cover of it for his 1976 album Ringo's Rotogravure
. Released in September 1976 in advance of the album, the single spent nine weeks on the Billboard
charts, peaking at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100
during the week of November 6, 1976.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
song written by Carl Groszman
Carl Groszman
Carl Groszman is a musician. He signed to Ringo Starr's own record label Ring O' Records 1975. He is most notable for his song "A Dose of Rock and Roll" which was covered by Ringo Starr in 1976 for his album Ringo's Rotogravure Starr's cover of the song reached #26 on the U.S. singles chart and...
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The song was originally released by writer Carl Groszman in 1975 on Ringo Starr's record label, Ring O' Records and Starr decided to do a cover of it for his 1976 album Ringo's Rotogravure
Ringo's Rotogravure
Ringo's Rotogravure is the fifth album by Ringo Starr, released in 1976. Following the end of his contract with EMI, Starr signed on with Polydor Records worldwide and was eager to see his solo success continue on in a new era.Two years on from 1974's Goodnight...
. Released in September 1976 in advance of the album, the single spent nine weeks on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
charts, peaking at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
during the week of November 6, 1976.