tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post1981674252232331002..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: World's First Rock-and-Roll Songmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-29232151492176502742010-11-24T17:31:50.401-06:002010-11-24T17:31:50.401-06:00I can remember my parents making sly remarks about...I can remember my parents making sly remarks about some of those R&B songs back when I was a kid.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-51390682838351026672010-11-24T12:37:07.775-06:002010-11-24T12:37:07.775-06:00I always thought GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT (1947) b...I always thought GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT (1947) by Roy Brown was the first rock & roll song. Brown, a gospel/blues singer clicked with the song as it fit his shouting style. And for my money, it set the table for the upheaval that was to follow.<br /><br />But I have to admit, hearing THAT'S ALL RIGHT and seeing that it was released in 1946 has made me a believer.<br /><br />I also was fascinated by the history of the phrase "rock & roll". I didn't know it predated the black euphemism for sex. Especially compelling was the country (!!!) song ROCKIN' ROLLIN' MAMA from 1939!Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-56725362882767632092010-11-23T09:56:28.943-06:002010-11-23T09:56:28.943-06:00Even I don't go back that far!Even I don't go back that far!mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-6885834830357673572010-11-23T09:45:14.116-06:002010-11-23T09:45:14.116-06:00I dunno. I always heard "Rock Around the Clo...I dunno. I always heard "Rock Around the Clock" until Ike Turner passed away, when many said "Rocket 88" was the first. In either case, I can't speak from first-hand knowledge!Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.com