Every song makes you want to get up and dance! That’s The Cadillacs, Melbourne’s quintessential ’50s rock and roll band: piano, saxophone, drums, electric guitar, electric bass and the electrifying Paul James—frontman, lead singer and “head clown.”
James founded The Cadillacs in 1988, but most Cadillacs have sung and played ’50s rock and roll since—well, the ’50s. The Cadillacs’ rendition of Little Richard is second only to Little Richard himself. The Cadillacs channel Chuck Berry. They recreate Ray Charles. And you can count on a bit of Holly, a bit of Haley, and a whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on.
The Cadillacs have played everywhere from Sydney to the top of Mt. Buffalo—including the Hyatt, World Trade Centre, Hawthorn Football Club, Melbourne Aquarium, Trinity College and Melbourne Zoo. The Cadillacs are self-contained, with their own sound system, and ready to travel anywhere.
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SONG LIST
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Tossing and Turning
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Bobby Lewis
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Good Golly, Miss Molly
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Little Richard
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Lucille
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Little Richard
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Splish Splash
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Bobby Darin
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Miss Ann
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Little Richard
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Taxi Blues
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Little Richard
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Johnny B. Goode
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Chuck Berry
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Honey, Don't
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Carl Perkins/The Beatles
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Time Is Tight
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Booker T. & the M.G.s
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Around and Around
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Chuck Berry
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Oh Carol
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Chuck Berry
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The Girl Can't Help It
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Little Richard |
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Treat Her Right
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Roy Head/George Thorogood & the Destroyers
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Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Chains
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The Cookies
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I Saw Her Standing There
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The Beatles
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Shake a Tail Feather
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Ray Charles
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Slippin' and Slidin'
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Little Richard
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On the Prowl
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Ol' '55
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Gimme Some Lovin'
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Spencer Davis Group
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Roll Over, Beethoven
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Chuck Berry
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Save the Last Dance for Me |
The Drifters |
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Under the Boardwalk
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The Drifters
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Walkin' the Dog
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Rufus Thomas
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Eagle Rock
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Daddy Cool
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Burnin' Love
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Elvis Presley
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Summertime Blues
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Eddie Cochran
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Twenty Flight Rock
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Eddie Cochran
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Runaround Sue |
Dion |
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The Wanderer
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Dion
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What'd I Say?
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Ray Charles
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Roadhouse Blues |
The Doors |
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Rockin' Robin |
Bobby Day/Michael Jackson |
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Runaway
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Del Shannon
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Blue Suede Shoes
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Carl Perkins/Elvis Presley
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Keep A-knockin'
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Little Richard
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Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby
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Carl Perkins
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Tequila
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The Champs
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Heartbreak Hotel
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Elvis Presley
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Tutti Frutti
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Little Richard
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
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Rolling Stones |
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Nutbush City Limits
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Ike & Tina Turner
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Gloria
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Them/Van Morrison
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Mustang Sally
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The Young Rascals/The Commitments
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Sweet Home Chicago
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Blues Brothers
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I Got You (I Feel Good)
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James Brown
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Queen of the Hop
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Bobby Darin |
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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Queen |
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Georgia On My Mind
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Ray Charles
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Hound Dog
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Elvis Presley
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Jailhouse Rock
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Elvis Presley
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That'll Be the Day
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Buddy Holly & the Crickets
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Party Doll
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Buddy Knox
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Boom Boom Baby
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Crash Craddock |
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Brown-Eyed Girl
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Van Morrison
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Black Magic Woman
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Santana |
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500 Miles
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The Proclaimers
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Oye Como Va
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Santana |
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Satisfaction
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Rolling Stones
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Rock Around the Clock
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Bill Haley & His Comets |
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Walk, Don't Run
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The Ventures
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On the Rebound
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Floyd Cramer |
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Blister in the Sun
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Violent Femmes
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Get Off My Cloud
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Rolling Stones |
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Route 66
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Nat "King" Cole/Rolling Stones
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As Tears Go By
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Marianne Faithfull |
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Last Date
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Floyd Cramer
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April Sun in Cuba
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Dragon
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Good Rockin' Daddy
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Etta James
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Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?
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The Angels
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Shake, Rattle & Roll
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Big Joe Turner/Bill Haley & His Comets |
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Rock Around With Ollie Vee
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Buddy Holly
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Great Balls of Fire
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Jerry Lee Lewis |
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Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
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Eddie Cochran
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Green Onions
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Booker T. & the M.G.s
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Flip, Flop & Fly |
Big Joe Turner/Blues Brothers |
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Matchbox |
Carl Perkins |
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And more
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