[78-L] MOR in the '50s

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> As far as commercial sales go and chart action, after the initial flurry 
> in 1956 & 1957, rock and roll was all but dead when the Beatles came 
> along. Just look at the charts. And hold the insults. This is a discussion 
> group, not for name-calling.
>
In fact, the Beatles first "broke" as a sort of "rock'n'roll revival" band, 
covering
material like old Chuck Berry...! Thanks to the "Wall Of Sound" approach,
pop music had all but abandoned anything like "rock'n'roll" by late 
1962...and
it was starting to drift back into a new "doldrum!"

Steven C. Barr
(who wuz dere, Sholly...!)