[78-L] first Rock And Roll record

[Eugene Hayhoe]

I've always found this one hilarious...

http://www.iheart.com/artist/Miss-Rhapsody-46831/songs/The-Night-Before-Judgement-Day-2961702/


> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:36:58 -0500
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: rocambujazz at yahoo.com.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] first Rock And Roll record
> 
> 
> 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 
> 
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> 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
> >
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