Rock 'n Roll / 1950-1965









Could do this all day but gotta leave the orbit



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... sorry, breaking the time-line(but only by a wee, tiny, bit!)




...dancing down the supermarket chain sle when I see the low-sugar, Ben & J's ice cream -am simple folk! ( Mostly)...(also, tunes & characters, on here though 😉 🦹🕺)
 
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Chuck Berry [1959] - Little Queenie



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The PRETENDING musicians (in the video above) are :
Alan Freed - drums
Dave Brubeck - piano
Jean Reinhart - guitar
Charlie Hayden - bass

Ritchie Valens is the guy sitting with the girls at the table.

The ACTUAL musicians were :
Johnnie Johnson - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Fred Below - drums
 
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Goree Carter [1949] - Rock Awhile



Rock Awhile is the first rock'n'roll with famous guitar intro later used in many rock'n'roll songs, and has been cited as the "first rock and roll record." Carter's over-driven electric guitar style was similar to that of Chuck Berry from 1955 onwards.​
 
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