Rock Me All Night Long

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|name=Rock Me All Night Long
|type=single
|artist=[[The Ravens]]
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|written=
|released=1952
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|genre=R&B
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|label=[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
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"'''Rock Me All Night Long'''" is a song written by Jimmy Ricks and Bill Sanford and performed by their vocal group, [[The Ravens]]. It was released on [[Mercury Records]] in 1952 with "Write Me One Sweet Letter" as the "B" side. On ''Billboard'' regional R&B sales charts, it reached No. 1 in Chicago and No. 2 in New York and Detroit and was ranked No. 7 on the R&B jukebox chart,{{cite news|title=Top Rhythm & Blues Records|publisher=Billboard|date=November 22, 1952|page=41|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41&dq=ravens+%22rock+me+all+night%22+billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi64-7ksPiTAxXvIUQIHVKrNcEQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=ravens%20%22rock%20me%20all%20night%22%20billboard&f=false}} and No. 8 on the R&B best sellers chart.{{cite news|title=Top Rhythm & Blues Records|publisher=Billboard|date=December 13, 1952|page=51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51&dq=ravens+%22rock+me+all+night%22+billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi64-7ksPiTAxXvIUQIHVKrNcEQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=ravens%20%22rock%20me%20all%20night%22%20billboard&f=false}} It ranked No. 22 in juke box plays on the [[Billboard Top R&B Records of 1952]].{{cite news|title=1952's Top R&B Records|newspaper=The Billboard|date=December 27, 1952|page=19|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19}}

The song's title phrase, "rock me", was an early 20th century euphemism for sexual interourse. The song was also covered by other artists, including [[Ella Mae Morse]], [[Lightnin' Hopkins]], and Jay Nelson.

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