Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - Rock & Roll (pg 47)

[Resurrection Joe...]

Representing the ladies is Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar and Brenda Lee - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree

two more ladies deserve namechecking here...Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Big Mama THornton...both with blues / gospel roots but both rock n rollers....I think Chuck Berry admitted his whole act was based upon THarpe!...can I get Big Mama Thorntons ' Hound Dog' on the list...as an original and comparisson to Elvis version...

 

[Saddleworth2]

Why Do Fools Fall in Love keep a high defensive line is a debut single by American rock and roll band Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers that was released on January 10, 1956.

Seriously though its a good track and should be added.

 

[Saddleworth2]

How about 'Tequila - The Champs'. Quite jazz influenced but also classed as Rock n Roll.

 

[RobMCFC]

Sorry to be a pain but can I request that people put the track name and artist at the end of the request because it's sometimes hard to parse the text for what is being asked for. e.g.

Waterloo - ABBA

 

[Saddleworth2]

it's sometimes hard to parse the text for what is being asked for. e.g.

Waterloo - ABBA

That was pretty clear Rob but wasn't that Pop from the 70's? ;-)

 

[Jazzman]

I usually only read these music threads as I do not know as much as the experts on here, and I mean that seriously. However right here I thought that Link Wray and his Rumble deserves a mention. I believe it came out in 1958 and I read it was the invention of the power chord, so hugely influential. Hope I am not repeating something already said. Cheers and thanks for all the interesting information. It especially helps in these times of trouble where City seems to have lost the mojo.

 

[threespires]

two more ladies deserve namechecking here...Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Big Mama THornton...both with blues / gospel roots but both rock n rollers....I think Chuck Berry admitted his whole act was based upon THarpe!...can I get Big Mama Thorntons ' Hound Dog' on the list...as an original and comparisson to Elvis version...

Beat me to it with Thornton's Hound Dog, which makes much more sense as a song than Elvis's version.

Can't overstate Sister Rosetta's influence, no truer a song title that Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us. The whole crossover of gospel artists into blues/soul/rock is fascinating. Some like Tharpe kept both careers going, others were disowned by their roots and people like Sam Cooke tried adopting pseudonyms though I think in Cooke's case nobody was fooled for a minute!

 

[RobMCFC]

I usually only read these music threads as I do not know as much as the experts on here, and I mean that seriously. However right here I thought that Link Wray and his Rumble deserves a mention. I believe it came out in 1958 and I read it was the invention of the power chord, so hugely influential. Hope I am not repeating something already said. Cheers and thanks for all the interesting information. It especially helps in these times of trouble where City seems to have lost the mojo.

That's a great shout. One of my hopes for this thread was to spot the first use of certain instruments or techniques or approaches and the emergence of new genres. This is a great example.

 

[threespires]

Why Do Fools Fall in Love keep a high defensive line is a debut single by American rock and roll band Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers that was released on January 10, 1956.

Seriously though its a good track and should be added.

I've just asked an LLM whether Doo-Wap is Rock n Roll or Pop and it came back with this...

Doo-wop is best described as a genre that exists at the intersection of rock and roll and pop. Its rhythmic foundation aligns it with rock and roll, while its melodic and harmonic sensibilities make it a precursor to modern pop music. Some songs lean more towards one category than the other, depending on their style and audience.

We could have just told everyone to look up the genres on ChatGPT , though it wouldn't have been as much fun!

 

[Saddleworth2]

I've just asked an LLM whether Doo-Wap is Rock n Roll or Pop and it came back with this...

Doo-wop is best described as a genre that exists at the intersection of rock and roll and pop. Its rhythmic foundation aligns it with rock and roll, while its melodic and harmonic sensibilities make it a precursor to modern pop music. Some songs lean more towards one category than the other, depending on their style and audience.

We could have just told everyone to look up the genres on ChatGPT , though it wouldn't have been as much fun!

ChatGPT is not reliable on genres. It is as bad as us as it takes its 'intelligence' from multiple sources some of which are contradictory.