Who was the Father of Rock and Roll?

JimBob1952 said:
Why do I often suspect that people had more fun back then?
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...because they did. They post war period is usually characterized by historians as America's naïve time. There was an almost giddiness at that time among at least some even though many were struggling with the realities of economic life around them, as has always been the case. In the mainstream, it was a boom time despite the Cold War having us diving under our desks.

Tony
 
In most any list of names about some accomplishment or grouping of people, there will usually be some overlooked. It is good that some of these are getting mention here, introducing the rest of us to musicians we may have never heard before.

Tony
 
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Sorry, I just LOVE this music, got a bit carried away ! I’m off to bed now, night all
 
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Jim W. said:
As far as mid 1950's musicians/singers are concerned, nobody has mentioned Carl "Blue Suede Shoes" Perkins....

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everybody thinks this was Elvis' tune. Carl Perkins not only was first to record this "rocka-billy" classic, but he WROTE the song! and it had a killer b-side!

 
wcwbf said:
everybody thinks this was Elvis' tune. Carl Perkins not only was first to record this "rocka-billy" classic, but he WROTE the song! and it had a killer b-side!
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Always loved the Beatles version of that song with Ringo on vocals.

You might enjoy this if you've never seen it.

From the Johnny Cash Show back in the 70's

 
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