… over in England, the big music of the day was trad — sort of a watered-down Dixieland sound. Sure, it was okay to listen to Mr. Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball, etc., if ya just wanted mood music … well, to the kids, the stuff just generally sucked!. They wanted music with some kick to […]
When Elvis began to make headlines with his one-two punch of hungry vocals and hip gyrations, kids across the world began to copy anything and everything about him. But, of course, the biggest part of the pre-sequined, slim young Memphis musical maniac was his sound — part rock, part torch, heavy on rhythm and some […]
We can’t really move ahead to the Great Rock Explosion without mentioning the Hoy Hoy era. The phrase, itself, was coined by Cab Calloway (”Minnie The Moocher”) back in 1937, and was used through the Forties and early Fifties by R&B musicians who played their music faster, stronger and (occasionally) a bit sexier.
It also defined […]
Geez … and you thought I forgot, right?!?
Anyway — all around the city of Liverpool (which is about to handle its eighth-century anniversary), baby-boomers to boomin’ babys are groovin’ to the tunes of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Yep, the Cavern is busy with nightly tributes, impersonators and just total 4/4 rock at its […]
Okay … we left off in 1953, I believe. At that time, the new rock-n-roll (actually, it was still considered another name for R&B at the time) was mostly known for its mellow love songs by the teen “bird” groups (like The Crows (pictured), Ravens, Orioles and Cardinals). Now, the flip-sides of their records usually […]
Okay … before the break, we were talking about how Thaddeus “T-Bone” Walker actually juiced up the new “rock” sound with guitar rather than brass (the flavor of the day). Then we introed a segment about the instruments themselves, including the eclectic electric guitars created by Adolph Rickenbacker.
Well, in 1945, another great guitarist named Les […]
Now, if you remember the last post, we talked about how Rock-n-Roll actually got its start — I mean, from the very granules that created it.
In this segment, we’re gonna talk about the instruments themselves. Actually, before the 20th Century, all instruments were acoustic(no electronic amplification had been invented yet). In 1892, the pop scene […]
HEYYYYYY, ROCKERS!!! Wanna know a libbit ’bout the HISTORY of this thang we call WOCK an’ WOWW (ummm … sorry: I had an Elmer Fudd moment there … ) ROCK and ROLLLL?? Well, fasten yer seat belts, compadres … ’cause we’re gettin’ in the “Way-Back” machine and settin’ the DIAL for the very BEEEE-GINNING!!
Okay … […]
Missouri. You’d think that, before Branson came along, it was nothing but cattle, pro wrestling and a few tornadoes thrown in for good measure (oh … but let’s not forget the real “Golden Arch,” right?).
Who would’ve thought, thirty or so years ago, that this little territory just west of the Mississippi would become a thriving […]
Rockaholics, have you ever run across a rock-n-roll ditty that was so bad that, whenever you’d put it on the turntable, the stylus left the record of its own accord?
Okay, then … consider this a request test: What’s the worst rock song that you’ve ever heard? To getcha started, here are a few of the […]
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