What'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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Links to the songs mentioned as candidates for the first rock & roll song (and some additional songs):
Playlist: • The First Rock and Rol...
My Man Rocks Me (with One Steady Roll)
Trixie Smith (1922) - • My Daddy Rocks Me
Rock Me
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1938) - • Rock Me
Roll ‘em Pete
Big Joe Turner (1939) - • Roll 'Em Pete
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Roy Brown (1947) - • Good Rockin' Tonight -...
Wynonie Harris (1948) - • Good Rockin' Tonight
Elvis Presley (1954) - • Good Rockin' Tonight
Rock Awhile
Goree Carter (1949) - • Rock Awhile
Rock the Joint
Jimmy Preston (1949) - • Rock the Joint
Bill Haley and his Saddlemen (1952) - • New Rock The Joint
The Fat Man
Fats Domino (1949) - • The Fat Man (Original)
Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (1951) - • Rocket 88
Bill Haley and his Saddlemen (1951) - • Rocket '88
Crazy Man, Crazy
Bill Haley and his Comets (1953) - • Crazy Man, Crazy
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Big Joe Turner (1954) - • Shake, Rattle and Roll
Bill Haley and his Comets (1954) - • Shake, Rattle And Roll
That’s All Right
Big Boy Crudup (1947) - • That's All Right
Elvis Presley (1954) - • Elvis Presley - That's...
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (1947) - • Blue Moon of Kentucky
Elvis Presley (1954) - • Blue Moon of Kentucky
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard (1955) - • Tutti Frutti
Pat Boone (1956) - • Tutti Frutti
Maybellene
Chuck Berry (1955) - • Maybellene
Other Songs Mentioned:
Ida Red
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1939) - • Ida Red
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1944) - • Strange Things Happeni...
Hound Dog
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (1953) - • Hound Dog
Elvis Presley (1956) - • Elvis Presley - Hound ...
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and his Comets (1954) - • [We're Gonna] Rock Aro...
Wee Wee Hours
Chuck Berry (1955) - • Wee Wee Hours
Ain’t That a Shame
Fats Domino (1955) - • Ain’t That a Shame
Pat Boone (1955) - • Ain't That A Shame
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1956) - • Why Do Fools Fall In Love
I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1956) - • I'm Not a Juvenile Del...
Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley (1957) - • Elvis Presley - Jailho...
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry (1958) - • Johnny B. Goode
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