"Birmingham Bounce" is a 1950s song written by Hardrock Gunter. It has been recorded numerous times, the most famous version was recorded by Red Foley who made it a hit. The song was Red Foley's sixth number one on the Folk Record chart and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart. The B-side of Foley's "Birmingham Bounce", entitled, "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone" went to number five on the folk music charts [1].
Others that have recorded Birmingham Bounce include Hardrock Gunter, Tommy Dorsey, Amos Milburn, Lionel Hampton, Sid Phillips, Ted Heath, and Tex Williams. Hardrock Gunter's original version recorded in 1950 was nominated in Jim Dawson and Steve Probe's book "What Was The First Rock and Roll Record?" as potentially the first rock and roll recording.
| Preceded by "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" by Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys |
Best Selling Retail Country & Western Records number one single by Red Foley May 27, 1950 |
Succeeded by "Why Don't You Love Me" by Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys |