Re: Songs that Created Rock and Roll~


"khematite" <khematite@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bernie Woodham wrote:
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"Rocket 88" predates all of them.


I guess it predates Lawdy Miss Clawdy, but I like to think of it as
being
the start.

"Good Rockin' Tonight" by Winonie Harris predates "Rocket 88"


http://www.history-of-rock.com/numberonerecord.htm

WHAT WAS THE FIRST ROCK 'N' ROLL RECORD?

1 Jazz at the Philharmonic: Blues, Part 2 (1944)
2 Joe Liggins: The Honeydripper (1945)
3 Helen Humes: Be-Baba-Leba (1945)
4 Freddie Slack : House Of Blue Lights (1946)
5 Big Boy Crudup: That's All Right (1946)
6 Jack McVea: Open The Door, Richard (1946)
7 Lonnie Johnson: Tomorrow Night (1948)
8 Wynonie Harris: Good Rockin' Tonight (1948)
9 Bill Moore: We're Gonna Rock,We're Gonna Roll (1948)
10 Orioles: It's Too Soon To Know (1948)
11 John Lee Hooker: Boogie Chillen (1948)
12 Arthur Smith and the Crackerjacks: Guitar Boogie (1948)
13 Stick McGhee: Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (1949)
14 Jimmy Preston: Rock The Joint (1949)
15 Louis Jordan: Saturday Night Fish Fry (1949)
16 Professor Longhair: Mardi Gras In New Orleans (1949)
17 Fats Domino: The Fat Man (1950)
18 Muddy Waters: Rollin' and Tumblin' (1950)
19 Hardrock Gunter: Birmingham Bounce (1950)
20 Hank Snow: I'm Movin' On (1950)
21 Ruth Brown: Teardrops From My Eyes (1950)
22 Arkie Shibley: Hot Rod Race (1950)
23 Les Paul and Mary Ford: How High The Moon (1951)
24 Jackie Brenston with His Delta Cats: Rocket 88 (1951)
25 Dominoes: Sixty Minute Man (1951)
26 Johnnie Ray with the Four Lads: Cry (1951)
27 Clovers: One Mint Julep (1952)
28 Bill Haley and the Saddlemen: Rock The Joint (1952)
29 Dominoes: Have Mercy Baby (1952)
30 Lloyd Price: Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1952)
31 Hank Williams: Kaw-Liga (1953)
32 Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thorton: Hound Dog (1953)
33 Big Joe Turner: Honey Hush (1953)
34 Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters: Money Honey (1953)
35 Crows: Gee (1953)
36 Big Joe Turner: Shake, Rattle, and Roll (1954)
37 Royals/Midnighters: Work With Me, Annie (1954)
38 Chords: Sh-Boom (1954)
39 Bill Haley and His Comets: (Were Going To)Rock Around The Clock)
(1954)
40 Robins: Riot In Cell Block #9 (1954)
41 Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill: That's All Right (1954)
42 Penguins: Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (1954)
43 LaVern Baker and the Gliders: Tweedle Dee (1954)
44 Johnny Ace: Pledging My Love (1954)
45 Ray Charles: I've Got A Woman (1954)
46 Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley (1955)
47 Chuck Berry: Maybellene (1955)
48 Little Richard: Tutti Frutti (1955)
49 Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
50 Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel (1956)


Well, a problem that I have with this list is the person who created it
doesn't seem to supply his reasons as to why he thought these consituted the
"first R&R" songs. Were these compiled simply because they are up for
discussion? Or is he stating that this is definitive?

In the end, it's going to be a matter of opinion. Does the listener believe
these songs are examples of early R&R?

I tried to find examples of each song up to Harris's "Good Rockin' Tonight",
which was the song I mentioned, (although I did not say it was the first R&R
record, I simply stated that it predated "Rocket 88").

I have difficulty accepting the first three examples as "rock and roll". To
me they are a mixture of swing and jazz. But not R&R. Others may differ.

However, 4 & 5 I do accept as R&R. Number 6 I don't think is R&R.

Number 7 I could not find an example of.

But Harris' "Good Rockin' Tonight" I have no trouble accepting as R&R.

I am surprised that this person, (whoever it was that created this list),
didn't include Amos Milburn's "Amos' Blues".


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