Word Origin and History for persevere Expand. v. mid-14c., from Old French perseverer continue, persevere, endure and directly from Latin perseverare continue steadfastly, persist, from persevereus very strict, earnest, from per- very (see per) + severus strict (see severity).
Shake, Rattle, and Roll. Â« Back to Songs. Released in 1954...This next song was written by songwriting giant Jesse Stone who also penned The Drifterâs first release, âMoney Honeyâ. It went #1 R&B and although it didnât make it big on Pop...it did create a legend.
All I kept from the original was: Old time rock and roll, that kind of music just soothes the soul, I reminisce about the days of old with that old time rock and roll. I rewrote the verses and I never took credit. That was the dumbest thing I ever did.And Tom Jones (Thomas E. Jones) and George Jackson know it too.ld Time Rock and Roll achieved substantial album-oriented rock radio airplay and as the fourth single from Stranger in Town, it reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.