A number of the songs listed aren't even rock & roll.
"The Fat Man" and the original version of "Rocket 88" are R&B numbers, not rock. Jackie Brentson & the Delta Cats weren't even a real group. Ike Turner wrote "Rocket 88".
The 1951 cover of "Rocket 88" by Bill Haley & the Saddlemen, is considered by most to be the first true rock & roll record.
Also, in 1953 Bill Haley & His Comets released "Crazy Man, Crazy", the first rock record to be heard on national television. Another very important song that should be on the list.
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "Mess Around" were R&B.
Jackie Wilson was a mix of soul and R&B. "Lonely Teardrops" wasn't doo wop or rock.
Ray Charles was also a mix of soul and R&B. He never recorded a song that can be considered genuine rock & roll.
Same with the Isley's---soul and R&B, not rock.
Chuck Berry's "Maybellene" was rock, but he swiped the basic tune from the traditional country song "Ida Red", which had been made popular in the 40's by Bob Wills.
Elvis Presley's enormously influential "Heartbreak Hotel" from 1956 should've been on the list. Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Keith Richards have all credited "Heartbreak" as being the one song that made them decide they wanted to be rock & rollers.
"Blueberry Hill" wasn't written by Fats Domino. The song was first recorded by country star Gene Autry in 1941, as well as Glenn Miller shortly after that. It's definitely a stretch to call it a rock song.
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