Where did Rock and Roll come from?
September 19, 2021
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as posted by the channelWhat's the etymology of Rock & Roll? What defines the musical genre, and where did it come from? What was the first rock & roll song? We try to answer these questions and more in this exploration of the roots of rock.
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My music channel with my covers of some of these songs and other early rock and roll
Videos mentioned:
Johnny Boker Sea Shanty
12Tone's "12 Bar Blues"
Links to the songs mentioned as candidates for the first rock & roll song (and some additional songs):
My Man Rocks Me (with One Steady Roll)
Trixie Smith (1922)
Rock Me
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1938)
Roll ‘em Pete
Big Joe Turner (1939)
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Roy Brown (1947)
Wynonie Harris (1948)
Elvis Presley (1954)
Rock Awhile
Goree Carter (1949)
Rock the Joint
Jimmy Preston (1949)
Bill Haley and his Saddlemen (1952)
The Fat Man
Fats Domino (1949)
Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (1951)
Bill Haley and his Saddlemen (1951)
Crazy Man, Crazy
Bill Haley and his Comets (1953)
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Big Joe Turner (1954)
Bill Haley and his Comets (1954)
That’s All Right
Big Boy Crudup (1947)
Elvis Presley (1954)
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (1947)
Elvis Presley (1954)
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard (1955)
Pat Boone (1956)
Maybellene
Chuck Berry (1955)
Other Songs Mentioned:
Ida Red
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1939)
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1944)
Hound Dog
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (1953)
Elvis Presley (1956)
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and his Comets (1954)
Wee Wee Hours
Chuck Berry (1955)
Ain’t That a Shame
Fats Domino (1955)
Pat Boone (1955)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1956)
I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1956)
Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley (1957)
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry (1958)
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