Old Time Rock and Roll Old Time Rock and Roll "Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song written by George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III, and recorded by Bob Seger for his 1978 album "Stranger in Town." It was also released as a single in 1979. It is a sentimentalized look back at the music of the original rock 'n' roll era. The song gained renewed popularity after being featured in the 1983 film "Risky Business". It has since become a standard in popular music and was ranked number two on the Amusement & Music Operators Association's survey of the Top 40 Jukebox
Rock 'n' Roll Bolero "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" was released in October 1978 and was one of the band's string of singles to fail to chart during this period. "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" featured the return of Lea's electric violin; the first time on a Slade single since 1971's "Coz I Luv You". The song was originally recorded in June 1978 under the working title "I've Been Rejected". In July, the band re-recorded the song as "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" at Portland Studios in London. In a 1979 fan club interview, Lea said of the song: "The comment on "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" is