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| Author: | milchman [ Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:26 pm ] |
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Off the top of my head... Elvis Presley obviously did more to popularise Rock & Roll than any one. Ray Charles Included for bringing together blues, rhythm & blues, gospel, pop and even country in ways never done before. Chuck Berry for songs that provided the template for generations to come James Brown ahead of the game, even then Little Richard the wildest of them all. Hank Williams died in '53, but as much an influence as any rock and roller Muddy Waters I prefer Howlin' Wolf, but Muddy was more popular Link Wray Rumble was probably the first record to use a deliberately distorted guitar, opening the way for numerous garage bands, punk rock & heavy metal Buddy Holly Hugely popular and a big influence on the likes of The Beatles Sam Cooke The biggest gospel star of the 50s, whose secular recordings were a huge influence on the likes of Otis Redding and just about every other male soul singer to emerge in the early 60s I've followed BJ's lead in the 60s strand and only included performing artists, so no Sam Phillips or Leiber/Stoller. Also considered Ike Turner, credited in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame for the first Rock & Roll record, Rocket 88 (arguable), but also a prolific session player (as well as performer in his own right) and talent spotter who worked for among others Sun Records. Probably should have included at least one rockabilly singer, maybe Charlie Feathers as the influence of rockabilly and country on rock and roll is often forgotten at the expense of the influence of R&B. |
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| Author: | KevW [ Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:36 pm ] |
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| Author: | milchman [ Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:42 pm ] |
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| Author: | KevW [ Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:52 pm ] |
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NME have just done a top 100 songs of the 50s. It's actually a pretty good list. http://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs- ... 50s/262449 There are definitely some omissions but I suppose different people will pick different things. If I had to pick 2 that should be in there, these should both have been top 10. Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him Not only did it launch Spector's career but it's such a beautiful song and the vocal is utterly amazing. The Wailers - Dirty Robber They were the first garage band. Without them the 60s would have sounded different and they started what would later morph into punk. |
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| Author: | Cavey [ Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:08 pm ] |
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Perry Como. Huge influence on loads of different bands and an absolute giant in the 50's!!! |
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| Author: | Johnny Anarchy [ Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:44 pm ] |
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The NME list is unremarkable (though Rock Around the Clock doesn't belong anywhere but in a list of milquetoast rock'n'roll alongside Pat Boone) and you can tell it's been thrown together by some google monkey who just couldn't really give a shit (and whenever I see Priya Elan's byline I usually avoid his borderline illiterate prose). Just off the top of my head, I'd add My Funny Valentine by Chet Baker (the lack of jazz suggests the compiler just bothered to google "rock and roll 1950s"), Walking After Midnight by Patsy Cline, Sea Cruise by Frankie Ford, the Big Bopper's Chantilly Lace, Richie Valens' La Bamba, Easy Snappin' by Theophlus Beckford (first ska record) and Huey Piano Smith's Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu. And there'd be loads of stuff that is comped on things like Songs The Cramps Taught Us that should go on there too! |
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| Author: | KevW [ Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:16 pm ] |
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It does look a bit like a wikipedia job. Still, most of those are good tunes but it doesn't dig very deep. |
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