[78-L] World's First Rock & Roll Song Identified
Steven
stevenc at interlinks.net
Tue Nov 23 16:16:49 PST 2010
From: Matthew Duncan
> Agreed - definitely.
> The article also stupidly states that Crudup's song was an example of
> rockabilly
with blues tinged melody lines issued in 1946 (??!!)
> Yes, of course, Rockabilly, that well known 1940s form of African American
> music
- NOT!
> Total waste of an article that will only confuse people or misinform those
> who
wish to learn about the roots of rock n roll.
> Hopefully, the article will have some positive impact if readers were to
> later
invest time in listening to Crudup and others named on that page as they are
very fine artists.
>
Biggest problem is that Crudup's name only comes up because Elvis covered
his "That's All Right Mama"...?!
Steven C. Barr
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