[78-L] first Rock And Roll record

[David Weiner]

The Boswells song never got a revival - but another old one that should
have is "My Daddy Rocks Me (With a Steady Roll)."

Dave Weiner

On 6/19/14, 8:36 AM, "rocambujazz" <rocambujazz at yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

>
>Well that one did not as far as I know (David would know better) but I
>think "Rock It For Me" (Hot Lips Page on Victor or Chick Webb w Ella on
>Decca in 1938) would have made a great one for a 50's rock and roll era
>revival, don't you think?
>Regards, and can we think of other songs that should have been revived in
>the 50's that were not,even if rock is not on the title ... Yves
>
>Sent from Garminfone by T-Mobile.
>
>John Wright <vintage at jabw.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
>
>>
>>OK David, a rock and roll thread probably for the nth time here. We all
>>know
>>here that the Boswell Sisters recorded Rock and Roll on Oct 4, 1934
>>:o))
>>Being the Richard Whiting/Sidney Clare song that they were, apparently,
>>offered when Shirley Temple didn't use it.
>>
>>Question: did this song ever get a revival after the pop rock'n'roll
>>genre
>>took hold?
>>
>>John