Some other early rock 'n' roll precursors. This early rocknroll, jump blues, hillbilly boogie stuff is, IMHO, the greatest music ever made. If I had to live with only one era of music to listen to for the rest of my life, I would choose this stuff without hesitation. I wouldn't need to think about it. And before someone thinks I'm just some old fogey thinking the music of my era was better than today, this wasn't my era. I wasn't born yet. I just like it better than anything else. It was the result of jazz, blues and country coming together after each had matured to perfection. I was pleased to read an interview with Johnny Winter once and he said the same--that it came together in the fifties perfectly. You can doubt me all you want but you can't doubt Johnny:
The Delmore Brothers - Freight Train Boogie - YouTube
From 1946.
PEPPERMINT HARRIS I GOT LOADED - YouTube
From 1952, one I play on guitar at open mics and turned out to be people's favorite.
Jimmy Forest - Night Train - YouTube
From 1952. Actually written by Duke.
Stick McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - YouTube
From 1947 and was often covered by the real rocknrollers in the 50s.
AMOS MILBURN CHICKEN SHACK BOOGIE - YouTube
Houston's own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldaYF...?v=xNYZ1ApQ6Js
Bill Haley from 1953 shortly after the Saddlemen became the Comets.
This isn't the end of the thread, think of it as an intermission.