"rock & roll classic", while scholar Charles L. Ponce de Leon said it was "perhaps the quintessential rockabilly anthem". Lewis's version of the song was ranked as the 61st greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004. In 2005, it was selected for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. Levi Kreis version Levi Kreis, portraying Lewis, sang the song in the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, which opened in New York in April 2010. Kreis's version is included on the Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast recording. References 1957 songs Okeh Records singles 1957 singles Jerry Lee Lewis songs United States National Recording Registry recordings Sun Records singles