Elvis Chuck Berry Little Richard Bill Haley etc

ElvisThunders · 02-19-2012, 06:35 PM

Who wants to talk about 1950s rock-n-roll?

As a kid in the 1970s I loved oldies radio which played the heck out of the first era of rock-n-roll. Many years later I discovered that my musical taste had taken me all the way back to that era.

Every moment I listen to 1950s rock-n-roll makes me feel like I've got a hot rod car and it's saturday night and I'm taking my baby out dancing. It's weird but I stay young by listening to 50+ year old music!

Who are some of your favorite early rockers?

Favorite early rock-n-roll songs?

Who are your favorite bands of today that have that early rock-n-roll sound or spirit?

Lisnaholic · 03-10-2012, 10:36 PM

^ Of the guys you mention, it was Chuck Berry that I liked. I remember buying the singles, No Particular Place To Go, and the one that really got me hooked, Memphis Tennessee. Back then, I fell in love with the guitar sound, but what I admire today about Memphis T. is that it`s a song that tells a story, without any chorus or repeated lines. Don`t know how many songs that can be said of, but Bob Dylan`s Isis would be one of them.

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Who are your favorite bands of today that have that early rock-n-roll sound or spirit?

I guess Status Quo built their reputation on reviving a good old-time rock and roll sound, although they are not exactly "of today" either.

lezn · 06-27-2019, 05:44 AM

Chuck Berry created guitar riffs that are still used today although he just adapted existing blues riffs.
Little Richard recorded some exciting music.
Elvis popularized black music.

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ElvisThunders Groupie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 13	Elvis Chuck Berry Little Richard Bill Haley etc Who wants to talk about 1950s rock-n-roll? As a kid in the 1970s I loved oldies radio which played the heck out of the first era of rock-n-roll. Many years later I discovered that my musical taste had taken me all the way back to that era. Every moment I listen to 1950s rock-n-roll makes me feel like I've got a hot rod car and it's saturday night and I'm taking my baby out dancing. It's weird but I stay young by listening to 50+ year old music! Who are some of your favorite early rockers? Favorite early rock-n-roll songs? Who are your favorite bands of today that have that early rock-n-roll sound or spirit?

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lezn Groupie Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 30	Chuck Berry created guitar riffs that are still used today although he just adapted existing blues riffs. Little Richard recorded some exciting music. Elvis popularized black music.