Here’s a third nomination for First Rock’n’Roll song – it’s got a backbeat, you can’t lose it, as some other group would one day observe.
Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup – That’s All Right
Here is my second contender for the first rock’n’roll song of them all – That’s All Right by Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup – from 1946.
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Caldonia
Louis Jordan was already the biggest black music star when he staked his claim for the first rock’n’roll song way back in 1945. Continue reading “Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Caldonia”
Major Lance – Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
In the pantheon of soul greats, Major Lance never got the name recognition of Curtis Mayfield, his mentor and collaborator on the Chicago soul scene in the Sixties.
New Order – Turn The Heater On
Another weather-appropriate tune today, to mark the onset of brass monkeys and taters. This is, to the best of my knowledge, the only cover version by New Order.