The automobile has served as inspiration for hundreds of songs for over a century, perhaps none as much as America's premier luxury car, the Cadillac.
Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac ('51, Savoy) Dizzy Gillespie - The Champ - Nippon Columbia Company |
Pink Cadillac ('52, Delmark) Paul Bascomb - For Jumpers Only - Delmark Records |
I Want A Lavender Cadillac ('51, OKeh) Maurice King & His Wolverines with Bea Baker - The OKeh Rhythm &Blues Story (1949 - 1957) Vol. 1 - epicOKeh Legacy - Sony Music Entertainment |
A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac And Some Money) ('54, Mercury) Buddy Johnson Orchestra - Buddy & Ella Johnson: 1953-1964 - Bear Family Records |
Cadillac Boogie ('47, Specialty) Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - The Specialty Story - Specialty Records |
Rocket 88 ('51, Sun) Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - I Like Ike!: The Best of Ike Turner - Rhino Records |
Cadillac Baby ('50, King) Roy Brown - Blues Deluxe - King Masters |
Highway Man ('51, Chess) Howlin' Wolf - The Specialty Story: The Blues Came Down From Memphis - Charly Records |
Gas Happy Mama ('52, unissued) The Royals - The OKeh Rhythm &Blues Story (1949 - 1957) Vol. 2 - epicOKeh Legacy - Sony Music Entertainment |
Drive, Daddy, Drive (??, ???) Little Sylvia - Smell Of The Cramps, More Songs From The Vault Of Lux & Ivy - Righteous Records |
Out Of Gas (??, unissued) Chuck Howard - El Primativo American Rock & Roll And Rockabilly - Ace Records |
Uh Oh (Get Out Of The Car) ('54, OKeh) The Treniers - The OKeh Rhythm &Blues Story (1949 - 1957) Vol. 3 - epicOKeh Legacy - Sony Music Entertainment |
Cadillac Jack ('6?, Chess) Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams - single - Chess Records |
Brand New Cadillac ('59, Parlophone) Vince Taylor & The Playboys - single - Chiswick Records |
Black Cadillac ('59, Vaden) Joyce Green - 32 Original Historic Rockabilly Classics Vol. 1 - Lost Gold Records |
Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache ('5?, Sun) Warren Smith - The Best Of Sun Rockabilly - Charly Records |
Long White Cadillac ('83, Slash) The Blasters - The Slash Recordings - Wounded Bird Records |
Cadillac Car ('89, Flat Iron) Hi Fi & The Roadburners - The Flat Iron Years '86-'89 - Victory Records |
Voodoo Cadillac ('94, Geffen) Southern Cullture On The Skids - Dirt Track Date - Geffen Records |