Catherine Cafra

Real name: Catherine Williamson
Country: United States
IPI: 00004796089 11 works
00033001647 8 works
Comments: Songwriter who was married to Billy Williamson, a member of Bill Haley's Saddlemen and Comets. Bill Haley recorded several of her songs.
Family: Billy Williamson Spouse

Songs written by Catherine Cafra

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
All the Way Down	Gabriel Mekler, Trevor Lawrence, Catherine Cafra	Etta James	July 1973	Covered by Esther Phillips
Come a Little Closer	Gabriel Mekler, Trevor Lawrence, Catherine Cafra	Etta James	May 1974	Covered by Laïka
Mama Told Me	Gabriel Mekler, Trevor Lawrence, Catherine Cafra	Etta James	May 1974	Covered by (2 artists)
Oriental Rock	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Bill Haley and His Comets	November 21, 1957	Covered by Franny and The Fireballs
Skinny Minnie	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Bill Haley and His Comets	February 6, 1958	Covered by (39 artists)
The Cat	Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Cappy Bianco	1959	Covered by (2 artists)
The Paper Boy (on Main Street, U.S.A.)	Bill Haley, Catherine Cafra	Bill Haley and His Comets	December 12, 1955	Covered by Johnny Cooper with Don Richardson's Festival Five
The Walkin' Beat	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Bill Haley and His Comets REC, Jeri Lynn Sands REL	February 6, 1958	Covered by The Stargazers [GB2]

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Come Rock with Me	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	'O sole mio	Bill Haley and His Comets	Covered by (2 artists)
Piccadilly Rock	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	London Bridge Is Falling Down	Bill Haley and His Comets	Covered by The Boston Show Band
Pretty Alouette (Be My Only One)	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Alouette	Bill Haley and His Comets
Rockin' Matilda	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Ruth Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Waltzing Matilda	Bill Haley and His Comets
Rockin' Through the Rye	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Comin' Thro' the Rye	Bill Haley and His Comets	Covered by (2 artists)
Vive la Rock and Roll	Milt Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	Frère Jacques, Vive la compagnie	Bill Haley and His Comets REC,REL, Caterina Valente and Bill Haley BRD	Covered by Gaby King, Tobby und das Jochen Brauer-Quartett - Tanzorchester Josef Niessen