Seven Nights to Rock - Aubry "Moon" Mullican 1956
"Seven Nights to Rock" is a classic rockabilly song originally recorded by American country/western swing singer, songwriter, and known as the "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players", Aubry "Moon" Mullican in 1956. Jerry Lee Lewis cited him as a major influence on his own singing and piano playing. Mullican once stated, "We gotta play music that'll make them goddamn beer bottles bounce on the table". His early career choice had been either to be a singer or a preacher, and he decided on music. Sources suggest his nickname is short for "moonshine" or possibly from his all-night performances. His family says it was because he loved to play "Shoot the Moon", a variation of the dominoes game "42". As traditional country & western began to decline in the mid-1950's, Mullican switched to recording rockabilly which included his classic "Seven Nights to Rock". Mullican influenced many other country artists with his style of country balladeering. They include Jim Reeves, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Bill Haley, and Elvis Presley. Moon Mullican was posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.