The Golden Era of Rock ‘n Roll

 The Rock ‘n Roll era, the proper gritty, earthy, authentic Rock and Roll era started in the early 50’s and lasted until the early 60’s when a softer type of pop music took over and then was blasted out of existence by The Beatles and the Liverpool sound in general. Those early classics were not heard by the population at large at the time because it was not played on the BBC and was only heard on Radio Luxemburg or in the popular dance halls of the day. I listened to much of the music of that era on a crystal set when in bed but reception was, at best, inconsistent with the sound fading on a regular basis. Due to the advent of the ‘pirate’ radio stations, that early rock ‘n roll music was reintroduced to the masses and is why it still endures today and will endure long after  the music, now called rock ‘n roll, will have largely been forgotten. I have listed below what I believe was the best Rock ‘n Roll ever, some you will no doubt have heard before but some that may be new to you but not forgotten by those of us who grew up with those recordings. Remember these recordings started it all and nothing like them had ever been heard before. This list is in no particular order and if you try them out I hope you enjoy them and for those that can, spend the next hour jiving to some fantastic music and get some real exercise while you are at it. Pat and I will stick to the slow ones. The mind is willing but the flesh is weak.

           Rock around the Clock               Bill Haley and the Comets

           Johnie B  Goode                         Chuck Berry     

           High School Confidential           Jerry Lee Lewis

           Bony Maronie.                            Larry Williams

           Good Golly Miss Molly              Little Richard

           Nut Rocker                                  B Bumble and the Stingers

           Blue Suede Shoes                       Carl Perkins.                          n.b. I prefer this version to the Presley version because Perkins wrote it

           Oh boy                                          Buddy Holly

           Hound Dog                                   Elvis Presley

           Let’s have a Party                         Wanda Jackson

           Wipe out                                       The Surfaris

           Great Balls of Fire                        Jerry Lee Lewis

           At the Hop                                    Danny and the Juniors

           Rock ‘n Roll Deacon                    Screaming Joe Neal       

           Rocking the Joint                          Esquerita   

           Rip it up                                        Bill Haley and the Comets 

           Nothing but good                          Hank Ballard

           High School Hop                          Lee Denson

           Saturday night                               Roy Brown

           We’re gonna rock it                      Johnny Burnette

           Mary Ann                                     Kingen

           Claudette                                      Everly Brothers

      

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