*ROCK STARTED HERE?* FIRST TIME HEARING Billy Haley & His Comets - ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK REACTION

[@1134beerman]

Early rock is personified in mr. Chuck Berry. “ Johnny be good “

[@MaceGill]

If aliens came to earth and asked me 'what is rock and roll?' That's the song I'd play for them.

[@fredroderick4905]

That is true.

[@duff0120]

that song was late rock n roll song tho, it came out in 58. Elvis had Heartbreak Hotel 2 years before johnny be good. rock was a few years before mr berry came out with that song

[@gloriakuhn8670]

I love that song.

[@1134beerman]

@@duff0120 early as compared to Metallica. Ect. The 1950’s is early rock. You don’t have to be first at something to be early

[@davidjoyner426]

Hi, you two. I just finished a new biography of Bill Haley, commissioned by his estate. My editor turned me on to your video. It was a kick seeing a couple of young people's first reaction to someone us authors have been researching collectively for over 40 years.. You hearing the jazz influence in the Comets is spot on and something we have gone out of our way to prove; several members had a strong jazz/swing background, though Bill himself was actually a cowboy yodeler that adopted 1940s R&B.

[@mickiea369]

Will it be widely published? I'd love to read it.

[@m.vondrake5534]

Did you include the part where Bill Haley backed out of a concert in Atlanta because Chuck Berry was not allowed to stay in the same motel as him. Chuck had to sleep in his car, so they all left early the next morning and went to the next gig.

[@BlueShadow777]

That’s laudable that you’ve done a biography of Bill Haley. I’ll check it out. However… Although your research shows that many of his band members had a jazz/swing influence, the MAJORITY of people were raised on jazz! Everyone had a jazz influence. However, you CANNOT say you can HEAR jazz in their playing. There is NO solid connection between jazz and rock’n’roll. I know music… They are TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GENRES. The premise in your assertion is the warped analogy that you can taste ice cream and strawberries in your fish’n’chips. I had my own rock’n’roll band in the late 1970s and we played some Bill Haley. I progressed on to now sing jazz. Jazz snd rock’n’roll are totally separate. Rock’n’Roll was NEW in the early to mid 1950s..

[@sparky6086]

@@BlueShadow777 Before it was Rock and Roll, it was called "Bebop", kind of a simplified Jazz with a large Country, Blues, Gospel, and R&B influence. It was played around cities such as New Orleans and other south Mississippi River cities in the 1940's. Artists such as Bill Haley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry who played Rock and Roll in the mid 1950's weren't so much the inventors of it, as they were the ones who popularized it to a nationwide audience, so people know their names.

[@sirarthurgawain1463]

Amazing comment David. Bill was an rock-icon. Greetings from México.

[@LA80sMike]

If you’re, cough cough, older like me, lol, raise your hand if this automatically reminds you of the tv show “Happy Days”…

[@chipdamutt108]

Opening credits

[@tinakeith5822]

Definitely!!!

[@mikeh8416]

KID!!! Happy Days my a.... ED SULLIVAN!!!

[@AtomicSquirrelHunter]

My arthritis prevents me from raising my hand over my hand, but yeah.

[@QuincyPostman]

Only the first season though

[@johngetz8585]

You guys, that was 69 years ago. Rock was in its infancy and this is widely regarded by many as the first real rock song. It has expanded mightily since then. You must pay homage to this song. It's the granddaddy of most of them.

[@cdyer635]

At 83 years old this year, I can still remember hearing and dancing to Rock Around the Clock in 1954....Elvis followed in 1955.

[@d2d2d28]

That is so cool!

[@magneto7930]

The national anthem of rock and roll, as Dick Clark put it.

[@markmmv]

It's really cool! "Rock Around the Clock" was released in May 1954, but gained popularity only a year later.

[@1lovesgreatness]

You are loved.

[@opaulamorgan4265]

Remember dancing to this!

[@user-DJDreamworld]

Jerry Lee Lewis-Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On This would be the one

[@unclesalty9827]

Great balls of fire

[@G-grandma_Army]

Buddy Holley and His Crickets “Oh Boy” kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGaWgIOIYsioj7s

[@MusicFan1977]

Jerry Lee Lewis is a good choice for early rock and roll.

[@anthonyunderwood2068]

Heck yeah! Jay will love the fire coming from the piano!

[@topgazza]

@@anthonyunderwood2068 Jerry was simply a blast. Buddy Holly was surreally brilliant. Great music lasts forever

[@eddietorres1000]

Buddy Holly and the Crickets "Peggy Sue", Ritchie Valens "La Bamba" Chuck Berry "Johnny B Good", Little Richard "Long Tall Sally"

[@Poleson]

I would add Hank Williams - Move It On Over, Eddie Cochran = Something Else and Summertime Blues to this list.

[@johnmurphy1442]

I strongly recommend Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock", Chuck Berry "Johnny B Good", or anything by Buddy Holly and the Cricket's

[@Ploutmos]

Totally agree!

[@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD]

Preach

[@charleshamby575]

I wish I could like this comment like a hundred times so they would notice it

[@KathySandru]

Big Momma Thornton doing “Hounddog” before Elvis & Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” before Elvis is TRUE Rock

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@KathySandru Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@maxbrazil3712]

"Splish Splash" is my favorite 50's rock & roll jam.

[@SalManila1]

THE First rock and roll ever made.

[@steveakhurst7845]

Rock is a fusion of many styles of music..Jazz, Blues and even classical

[@666kinski]

Bluegrass, Country & Pop,too.

[@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD]

Pop wasn’t a genre prior to rock n roll.

[@666kinski]

@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD Wrong..Shows How much you Know ..it Goes back to Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra..The Term came out in 1926.

[@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD]

@@666kinski Oh my bad. I stand corrected. But maybe next time don’t be an asshole about it

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@intotheunknown8386]

The era is more known as “Rock n roll “ rather than just the term rock. Rock grew out of this. There are seeds of this music in earlier stuff from the 1920s/30s/40s in some country music , rhythm and blues ,boogie woogie ,jazz ,gospel music. This is where at least commercially it came together in the 1950s. A question to ponder. What current music do you see couples dancing together when they go out ? That’s in ,physical contact rather than just doing your own thing alongside / near a partner.

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

It would be slightly more accurate to say that the Rock n Roll "sub genre" was one of the first, if not the first Rock subgenres to be created. Rock music basically happened when musicians combined blues (and to a lesser extent folk and jazz) themes and lyrics to the country music beats. Eventually they worked on different and more complex melodies, harmonies and such.

[@caribbeanman3379]

To answer your question: Soca music

[@lakenneth374]

SWING

[@chrissygerwitz520]

@@thtadthtshldntbe That's not quite right. "Rock and Roll" was the original name for this new music that combined the elements you stated (except for folk). "Rock music" became a term in the mid-1960's for the overarching genre when the original music started branching off into other sub-genres (like "folk-rock"). It was only then that "rock and roll" became it's own sub-genre of the "original" type of rock music.

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

@@chrissygerwitz520 I think that we are saying the same thing in different ways.

[@SC-gp7kt]

This song means only one thing to me.............Happy Days!!!!! (70's sitcom set in the fifties) 👍

[@descendantoffools9767]

Yes!!

[@Golf8802]

or the beginning of American Graffiti. Either way I think of Ron Howard.

[@SC-gp7kt]

@@Golf8802 exactly!

[@ddiamondr1]

Going back even farther check out Sister Rosetta Tharpe, A black woman often cited as the originator of the rock ‘n’ roll sound. She combined gospel and blues with an electric guitar and was absolutely incredible and not known enough! There are KZbin videos of her performing.

[@kathleenvaughn3630]

Some of her videos have been posted in Facebook recently. She was real good!

[@richardbailey7472]

Hey I've heard of her Janis Joplin liked her

[@donnahughs9749]

Thanks for this, will check her out!

[@m.vondrake5534]

Alot of people do not realize the what is considered to first all female Heavy Metal band was a band called FANNY originally out of Sacramento California but transplanted to Los Angeles. They were incredible. Other bands had tremendous respect for them. Despite support from other musicians like Eric Clapton, David Bowie and Paul Stanley, the record labels didn't really give them a chance. If you listen to the song "A Place in the Country" you will here "METALLICA" style riffs. Years before there was a METALLICA

[@marcuspi999]

Chuck Berry once said, my whole career was one big rip off of Rosetta Tharpe

[@laurenbridges5992]

Anything by Buddy Holly...he was a genius, way before his time. Also the Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There" would be a fun reaction for y'all!

[@TheFarmerfitz]

I totally agree...

[@ArtofDreaming1]

Buddy was do badass it wasn't believable

[@topgazza]

Long Tall Sally by Little Richard or Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry. Majority of early rock and roll came from the blues and was created by black musicians like those two

[@matthewwhite4761]

Long Tall Sally is the real deal! Little Richard is the REAL "King of Rock n Roll!"

[@gymeni]

I was hoping that someone chimed in early to set it straight for the kids. This theme repeats itself here and there throughout music. Gotta know the truth!

[@topgazza]

@@gymeni Only version of Long Tall Sally that comes close and even equal to Little Richard is The Beatles version. Paul blisters the paint off the wall when he sings. Proper and intended homage to Little Richard. They knew where the roots of real music came from and carried that torch Have to point out I’m a white guy in my 60s from Hampshire in the UK. But I was brought up ,listening to BB KIng, Little Richard, Chuck, Buddy Holly and Sam Cooke as my brother was a big fan. Then The Beatles happened, the Stones and the world went crazy. I listen to the blues most days still. Everything comes from that genre of music. Regardless of the colour of the musicians but fact is the black communities from gospel to the blues is the heart and soul of all music. The chords, the notes, the riffs. It’s all in there somewhere. Music evolves, thankfully, but it’s history is something to study and be in awe of

[@CreatorInTrng]

Little Richard and Chuck Berry are true innovators of early rock (actually had a chance to see Chuck perform live. Truly memorable). And as others have commented, there are many more. It's a good question - when did it switch/change/evolve (devolve as some at the time suggested) to the so-called Rock we recognize today. The Beatles did several covers of early Rock before they found their own sound. Some have suggested that their influence helped accelerate the transition. I love your channel and I love how you're asking these questions!

[@topgazza]

@@CreatorInTrng For sure the great bands of the sixties were also brought up listening to American soul and blues and of course rock and roll. The Beatles still wrote rock and roll till their end. Changed slightly but still recognisable. I love this channel for the same reason Oh, if Jordan and Amber have seen Back to the Future then the song Marty sings on stage , Johnny B Good was a Chuck Berry hit

[@chriso6719]

This is 1950's rock and roll. And there is a bass. Old style bass as tall as the guy playing it. The guy on the left. Another early rock pioneer--- Chuck Berry! Check out the song Johnny B Good.

[@patriciaburroughs]

I didn't realize Chuck Berry was one of the Comets. Next somebody is going to tell me Jimi Hendrix played for Little Richard! Oh. Wait.

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@patriciaburroughs Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@3DJapan]

I think you mean Marty McFly. 😅

[@mariogmajner6549]

@TXplowgirl No

[@kevinbarrett9068]

Originally Billy Haley was a country artist but got into what became known as rockabilly. Rock Around The Clock was featured in the 1955 movie "The Blackboard Jungle" and was responsible for bringing Rock N Roll to the general public. There is definitely no hint of jazz within this. Country yes. Try Jerry Lee Lewis "High School Confidential".

[@mohollywood]

Kevin said it really well...no jazz here I'm afraid....try out Bills earliest tracks on Essex records!

[@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD]

There’s a couple Jazz licks in the guitar solo (he was clearly a jazz guitarist), but I agree that in the structure of the song itself, there is ZERO jazz

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@CelticSpiritsCoven]

Bro here loves piano. High School Confidential is a good choice. But he hasn't reacted to Great Balls of Fire yet. Bro will love boogie-woogie piano!

[@lesasmart6043]

There is a definite swing vibe, it's probably what they mean. Unless you're into this type of music most most people can't tell the difference between blues swing, or jazz.

[@jameshobbs1460]

Makes me miss the good ole days .. "Happy Days" was a great show and I watched it faithfully.. Thanks..

[@SusanSloate]

The dancing you're talking about is really a variation of the jive--a dance that was a combination of jazz and rock. It's high-energy and great fun to do, and yes, early rock'n roll was a lot of teenagers dancing like that. And yes, they DID use this song to open the TV show HAPPY DAYS, decades later.

[@sinenominecc]

That's absolutely correct. This giant dancing was dance to the jazz big bands from the 20s through the 50s. Once The Twist came along, bye-bye jive.

[@ChicagoDB]

Eddie Cochran: "There Ain’t No Cure For the Summertime Blues” and The Big Bopper: "Chantilly Lace”.

[@sbollin4321]

Eddie Cochran’s Somethin’ Else.

[@jeanna8338]

Love "Chantilly Lace"!

[@barscotch]

The Brian Setzer cover of Summertime Blues from the film "La Bamba" is pure 🔥🔥🔥

[@viacrucis2509]

Whooooo! You guys went early on in this one! This is the birth of Rock era. Go ahead on! The sound is reminiscent of the Big Band era which closely preceded it. It continues to evolve from there.

[@klaptongroovemaster]

The groove is Swing. The chord progressions are Blues. So it does feel like jazz. But actual Jazz of that era was MUCH more complex than Rock would ever be.

[@netzahuacoyotl]

Also the electric guitar playing riffs and at a louder volume than was typical in jazz.

[@MRoyClark]

@@netzahuacoyotl And in Rock'n'Roll the saxophone was used for basic rhythms, riffs, and occasional, brief solos instead of carrying lead lines, like in Jazz. Honestly, the upright bass is the Jazziest thing I am seeing and hearing, but upright bass was used in most Popular genres back then.

[@Kim-hc5si]

👏👏👏

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Larry - Agree. Big Band era Swing jazz was breaking away from the full ensemble melodic sound to a much more driven sound - Bebop, using smaller units - quartets, quintets, sextets - with emphasis on solos and blazing speed. This before breaking away again toward Modern Jazz and Cool Jazz. But the emphasis on all jazz was sophistication and actual musicianship. Rock was pretty much considered by jazz musicians as low brow. There may have been a bit of borrowing back and forth, but there was never an actual meld till the Fusion Jazz of the 70's.

[@timothymunger3186]

The beginning of rock and roll is a truly great story we can all share with great pride. After World War 2 Western swing became very popular. All sorts of new young musicians (such as Milton Brown) were appearing on local and regional radio shows all over the country. The nature of dance music was beginning to change. You started to hear the influences of blues, honky-tonk, jazz (as Blue noted below), bluegrass, and more. Around 1952 Les Paul came out with his version of the electric guitar. It was a total game changer. As the 1940's turned to the 1950's, yet another wave of young musicians appeared. Young Rockabilly musicians like Chet Atkins, Elvis, Johnny Burnette (before they commercialized him), Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee, Gene Vincent and his Bluecaps, and so very many others. Rockabilly was the really edgy, dangerous music of it's time. People like Bill Haley and Chuck Berry helped really shape the music into Rock and Roll.

[@roxee57]

It was like people who were playing music in the “big band” era of swing and jazz discovered electric guitars were a thing and off they went. It was such a gift to live in a time where I could listen to the music my parents loved (big band era music and these early rock bands 30’s 40’s & 50’s) while at the same see the music of my generation 60s 70’s and 80’s expand and experiment.

[@Tipper65]

Amber, I have to commend you on your awareness of various types of music, and other historical information. I'm impressed you knew about Poodle Skirts and Andy Griffith!

[@jfree336]

A lot of the early rock musicians were jazz players. Pioneers of early rock, Chuck Berry, Little Richard. The music evolved significantly in the 60’s, especially after the British Invasion.

[@fredtello]

this moron thinks this is jazz music what an idiot

[@glenchapman3899]

Well Bill Haley and his band was a country and western deal before they discovered back beats.

[@stpnwlf9]

Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, in addition to Chuck and Little Richard, for sure.

[@melanieredfield9736]

@@fredtello why are you calling people names?

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@stpnwlf9 Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@cnatview]

Congrats on your baby boy!!!! Amber, you are currently introducing your son to all of this music. He can hear it and it will be interesting to see what his music interest is as he grows up. Thanks so much for your reaction. I've not heard this song in quite some time and it was enjoyable to hear. Take care and be well. Peace.

[@thegman8968]

Hi " SQAD", you might try some early Chuck Berry or Little Richard for a good sample of early rock+rool!☮☮☮

[@caroleathenacosta-songwrit9193]

I saw the Comets (Bill Haley had already died) around 2002. It was their last tour, the youngest was 72 and the oldest was 82. This video didn't show what they were really like live, they were far more energetic than what you saw in the video. My husband and I were surprised to see how many 25 or so year-olds were there, all dressed up in poodle skirts and "greaser" clothes! Those old men up on that stage took it to those 25 year-olds and ran them into the ground! They didn't do one single slow song all night and my husband and I laughed our asses off seeing these kids half our ages staggering off the dance floor!

[@thecliffwood]

This is the first Rock & Roll song ever. Thats why bill is an icon !!!!

[@1134beerman]

If you would like to go back even farther, try the Andrew sisters “ boogie woogie bugle boy “. That would take you back to the age of swing. ( 1940’s )

[@KarenCatMom2]

Good music but definitely not rock and roll.

[@Spazzmatazzz]

@@KarenCatMom2 No, that was Big Band. Rock and Roll's grandpa. ☺

[@talltulip]

Yes! And then, after that, react to Bette Midler's awesome cover version!

[@1134beerman]

@@KarenCatMom2 this is why I wrote “ swing “.

[@MegaAlan54321]

Try this version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqOZipWBi8mUiJo

[@DSBac]

Fats Domino is another important rock pioneer. “Blueberry Hill”, “Ain’t that a Shame”, and “The Fat Man” are great songs. The latter being considered one of the first rock and roll songs.

[@Babbleplay]

SABac is very right. Fats was one of the cornerstones of what rock is founded on.

[@Lizzard85351]

And Little Richard.@@Babbleplay

[@Babbleplay]

@@Lizzard85351 True, but, Little Richard came later. He's important in the history of rick, but, not one of the original founders of the genre.

[@joycemchristiansen6557]

Absolutely Fats Domino.

[@willdwyer6782]

You've got to go back in time to the 1930s to find the origins of rock and roll. Fats Domino was only 10 years old when Sister Rosetta Tharpe started recording the electric guitar blues licks that the rockers of his era copied.

[@SparkyLu60]

1954 this might not be the first Rock n Roll song but is one of the first commercially successful Rock song

[@MRoyClark]

Yeah, it was the first US#1 that was considered "Rock'n'Roll". Earlier examples of the fusion of styles that would come to be known as "Rock'n'Roll" go back as far as the forties. The most commonly agreed upon "first Rock'n'Roll single" though, was probably Ike Turner's 1951 song "Rocket 88" (originally, and confusingly, credited at the time, to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats). It was written by Brenston and Ike Turner (best known as Tina Turner's abusive ghoul of an ex-husband to most folks these days) and it was produced by Sam Phillips who would go on to "discover" Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis a few years later, signing them to his Sun Records label for their earliest recordings.

[@kennbicknell5492]

Yes, please turn him on to GREASE! (1978 movie about 1955-era high school Los Angeles). It is required viewing!

[@Bearfacts01]

Rock and Roll is a combination of music Jazz, Blues, Country

[@annetterivers2745]

Rock was any music that made you want to get up and dance!! YES SIR!

[@shawnclay241]

This is the music my mom listened to in high school. She made sure we were exposed to all kinds of music. You should also hear Ricky Nelson and some of the big band era, count Basie Jimmy Dorsey. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valenz have music closer to what you're looking for and they're different too

[@Bozbaby103]

Suggestion: Look up the top 10 songs of any year or top 20 in a decade per genre (if available) and pick from those lists. It should help you find what was popular during the time, especially the 50s and 60s. As time goes on we forget this song or that artist until we hear it again. Lots of good music that fewer and fewer people remember. Hope this suggestion helps.

[@jacqueline4514]

That’s a fantastic idea

[@SG-js2qn]

If you're doing a series on early rock, be sure to try Chubby Checker's "The Twist" and something by Chuck Berry, like "Roll Over Beethoven." In terms of categories, you might consider Rock Around the Clock to be "Rockabilly." It has a bit of country twang, and the beat borrows from an earlier musical style called Swing.

[@jeanmckay2831]

Don’t forget the Everly brothers, early rockers , Lucille, bye bye love, wake up little Susie

[@idahohoosier8989]

1954, I was 1 yr old. Definitely the beginning of music. Listen to BOOKER T and the MGs GREEN ONIONS, 1962. I danced with my old granny to it a million times and still listen to it. Blessings, julie

[@jvsmith7888]

This was the first Rock and Roll song to reach number 1 on the charts.

[@stormy8207]

This song came out the year I was born. It is iconic. Probably the most famous rock and roll song ever. It was a natural progression from Swing (1940s).

[@2869may]

You have to do Dion ~ "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer"....!!!

[@mikeharris3733]

For sure

[@shepherdkelley4156]

Most definitely

[@matthewdrake4385]

Good call. A focus on doo wop would be a good idea.

[@danieledmiston3654]

I know I will never hear my comment mentioned here but I LOVE what you two do and that you are so open to all eras and all genres. There is a reason some of these groups are popular after 70 or 80 years. Can you imagine this?

[@davidlightfoot348]

Fifties rock and roll was the best. So pure and simple.

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

Early rock gods: Chuck berry - Johnny B Good Bo Diddley - who do you love? Elvis - jailhouse rock Little Richard - tuttie fruitti Jerry Lee Lewis - great balls of fire

[@damonbryan7232]

You nailed it about jazz influence. You want to go back even farther. Glenn Miller band "in the mood" will show the jazz/swing and big band influence of rock. All the way back in early 1940's. One of the earliest pioneers of rock is Fats Domino. Check out his "ain't that a shame".

[@fionamcgrath8982]

Yes trad jazz. The big band influence turned into Rock 'N' Roll. My Dad loved both.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Love 50's rock, my favorite artis. Elvis, came from there.

[@larryoneill7432]

Rock n roll. A combination of blues, jazz, gospel, rockabilly. They threw everything in the mixer and RnR was born

[@jadedgrrl]

This song is why my pappy took up playing instruments. The guitar solo is so surprising for its time.

[@moshecallen]

Father of 3 here: I'm wishing you a healthy and safe delivery at the right time. I hope mother and baby come through it well and then enjoy your addition to the family.

[@Bill-1370]

Check out Brian Setzer Orchestra "Jump Jive and Wail" if you like dancing and Horns.

[@jeanfrancis8121]

Brian's is a cover. This was written by the GREAT Louis Prima!

[@williamcabell142]

Dude this is 50’s Rock...it ain’t Jazz! 😂 It’s called the Jitter Bug!

[@jeffreiland7463]

Exactly. There was a band. The music wasn't just falling out of the sky.

[@shawnsnow2655]

Jitterbug is thirties but they wrre dancing that style yes

[@jenniferjacobs228]

The Jive is the early rock and roll dancing.

[@Xcris_crosX]

My turn. It's 50s Rock n' Roll not Jazz or Rock. Beatles introduced Rock in the 60s

[@jacklewis5452]

@@shawnsnow2655 I was thinking Jitterbug too.......and 1953 is not that far from the 1930s.

[@tonypassaretti]

I pray you and the baby are well.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Rock Around the Clock is so similar to Move It on Over by Hank Williams that some people credit Williams with being a creator of rock and roll. Williams wrote Move It on Over in 1947, five years before Max Freedman and James Meyers wrote Rock Around the Clock, and seven years before Bill Haley recorded it. Listen to Move It on Over to hear how similar the two songs are. Some consider Rocket 88 by Ike Turner in 1951 to be the first rock and roll record. Others credit Sister Rosetta Tharpe's 1944 recording of Strange Things Are Happening Every Day. But rock and roll was a development, not an invention, with contributions from many performers over a long time. You say this sounds like jazz, but it's missing some of the main elements of jazz, particularly swing, syncopation, and improvisation. What it has is a back beat, which helped make rock and roll different from other pop music of its time. That is, it's main emphasis is not on the downbeat (ONE two three four), but on the third beat (one two THREE four). Possibly it's the instrumentation that makes it sound like jazz to you (a stand-up bass is common in jazz, but rarely used in rock these days).

[@marcmarc1967]

Yeah, exact same melody.

[@thewizard6077]

One of the greatest lead guitar sections of all time by the innovative guitarist Danny Cedrone. Danny never lived to see the release of this song. He was paid $21 for the recording, and lived in a small apartment with his wife and kids. He would tell his wife how he wished he could have a hit record and get them out of that lousy apartment. He came home one day and his wife told him there was no food in the house, so he went to a friends restaurant a couple blocks away that was located on the 2nd story of a building to get sandwiches for his family. Upon leaving the restaurant, he fell down the 2 flights of stairs and died immediately. 8 months later, "Rock around the clock" would hit #1 on the American charts, and became a worldwide smash hit. That guitar part would go on to inspire many generations of people to want to pick up and learn the guitar, including Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, (and me?). Danny was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Rest In Peace Danny Cedrone. Peace

[@KevyNova]

I think it’s still the greatest Rock & Roll guitar solo ever.

[@highpath4776]

@@KevyNova Danny had basically played it in an earlier disc of Bill's I think the Comets were paid by the session, one of the normal methods of band employment.

[@KevyNova]

@@highpath4776 yes, the earlier song was “Rock The Joint” from 1952. Its a very similar song so I can see why Danny recycled the solo. Plus, that solo just deserved to be on a hit song!

[@highpath4776]

​@@KevyNova Danny was asked to, as the recording time for Rock Around the Clock was short, Miller of Essex Records hated the write of the tune, and stopped Bill Recording it three times. I would try kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXfdialun9x5g80 Bill Haley and The Saddlemen Jan 1952 as the move toward the first half of Rock from the non Jazz direction

[@highpath4776]

​@@KevyNova Cashbox May 1952 review of Rock The Joint images.45cat.com/bill-haley-with-the-saddlemen-icy-heart-1952-6.jpg

[@KevyNova]

This was the first Rock & Roll song to hit #1 on the charts. It may not be the very first R&R song but it was the first to be a huge mainstream hit and it opened the door for everything else that came after.

[@Cassiea255]

I loved watching my parents dance like this. They were excellent dancers. Thanks for the memories xo

[@craven1927]

I actually grew up on this music. My mom had a bunch of records from the 1950's and early 1960's and as a kid I would just sit in the living room and spin records for hours. I didn't start listening to "modern" (at the time) music on the radio until I was probably about 10 or 11. There was a band in the 80's called the Stray Cats that had a throwback 50's vibe and sound to them. Check out "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" by them.

[@jeanfrancis8121]

Stray Cats was definitely a rockabilly group. I saw them live, back in the day. 🙂

[@alanwaibel7488]

Love the Stray Cats!!! You should definitely check out the two songs listed here!

[@tomlemery8490]

They also did Sexy and Seventeen that had a rockabilly sound.

[@RCanem]

You guys are awesome, and Amber's smile could light up any room! Congratulations on the upcoming addition. Btw, rock evolved from jazz so that is how it was familiar to you.

[@siouxzanne64]

Chuck berry was one of the early rock pioneers add buddy holly, fats domino and little Richard to the mix

[@paulmargett9360]

This is what's known as rock n roll from the late fifties. It inspired many future stars. Much love from England 🇬🇧

[@NiteDriv3r]

From the early 50s

[@suzanneglad4625]

This WAS the very first rock and roll. It was in a movie. I was a little kid in the front row. Music changed forever with that movie.

[@endoraismygma]

This music was pure fun! I love it

[@karadavis3590]

That dancing is called swing, and many of the people are doing the lindy hop

[@debbieeppsmullins208]

One of the best movies to ME is American Graffiti. This song was in it.

[@barbaramatthews4735]

So was Ron Howard!

[@paulb4604]

American Grafitti is an American classic. Also had a very young Harrison Ford. Plus all the music from that era. And Wolfman Jack, who I actually remember from growing up.

[@barbaramatthews4735]

@@paulb4604 I remember Wolfman Jack from years ago. I grew up in the Detroit area and he was popular there.

[@scottfrench4139]

George Lucas' masterpiece.

[@rmstacy5295]

this was considered Rock-N-Roll, after the mid sixties it was just Rock,, Some early Rock-N-Roll stars was Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@PhysicalGraffiti97 On 5 July it is 67 years since Elvis Presley recorded his first single, a rockabilly version of the 1946 blues song That's All Right at Sam Philips' Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. With this record, Elvis captured lightning in a bottle. That’s All Right has become the lodestar of rock ‘n’ roll, the song by which every other rock song should be judged. It would be wrong to say that before this there was nothing - there was jump blues, R&B, hillbilly, urban swing, Ike Turner and even Bill Haley - but this song was the line in the sand, the vortex through which the teenage demographic came of age.

[@Jessica_Roth]

This was a commercial breakthrough, but perhaps the true start is Ike Turner's "Rocket 88" from 1951. That song was named after the high-powered engine in the new Oldsmobile automobiles. So that was the start of Ransom E. Olds having an unwitting musical legacy. (After Olds was forced out by the Oldsmobile board of directors, he founded R.E.O. and made trucks, including the famous "REO Speedwagon" fire engine that Neal Doughty ended up naming his long-running group after.) If you think that anecdote is my subtle way of saying you should react to some REO Speedwagon ("Like You Do", "Golden Country", "Son of a Poor Man", "Ridin' the Storm Out", etc)…you're not wrong. Get the live versions, though; they were amazing in concert. (Just make it pre-1989, so you have original guitarist Gary Richrath playing.)

[@2259r3z]

I was going to make that comment. Rock and roll was an evolution and amalgam of several musical styles so there really was no "first" rock and roll song, but over the years I've heard and read the opinion that Rocket 88 should be in the running for one of the first. It came four years before Rock Around the Clock.

[@nuwavedave]

@@2259r3z "Rocket 88" was produced at Memphis Recording Service by Sam Phillips. Jackie Brenston called his song a reworking of Jimmy Liggins’ 1948 record, "Cadillac Boogie". But, for my money, Rock 'n' Roll can also be traced back to Harry "The Hipster" Gibson's 1944 hit, "Piano Jump Boogie". This is 13 years before Jerry Lee Lewis! Here's Harry's "Soundie": kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ2uYaxuidGti6c&start_radio=1

[@suzannebaan1337]

One of my mom's all time favorites. She is sick now, music is one of the few things that gives that light in her eyes

[@suzannebaan1337]

Thank you

[@rileyandmike]

A great “sax” song is Jerry Rafferty “Bakers Street”

[@davidhumiston6500]

Gerry Rafferty

[@KodenameKrusty]

Great song

[@ericmorgan204]

Oh yeah, and “Get it Right next time” as well.

[@davidhumiston6500]

The extended version

[@2869may]

@@ericmorgan204 Good one also..!

[@ShadowBanned904]

Danny and the Juniors, At the Hop and Rock n Roll Is Here To Stay.

[@GoWestYoungMan]

Interesting as I just hear 'rock' in its pure form when I listen to this. It has beats. When I think of jazz I think of Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, etc. My parents were all about this song. They were very much a product of the 50s. Rock Around the Clock was the start of everything in their eyes.

[@mariogmajner6549]

Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@beatlejim64]

The first rock'n'roll record to go to #1 on July 9, 1955. MASSIVE hit worldwide!!!

[@genataylor460]

I was sent to camp when I was five years old in the summer of 1952. The counselors played this song constantly. I was not into rock n roll at that age but I memorized the song since it was played constantly all day long. I will never forget this song. 69 years ago. In my brain forever.

[@kartaan]

When you're ready for another golden oldie, I think you'd enjoy Chantilly Lace by The Big Bopper!

[@enchantedwooddesigns3462]

Oh yeah!

[@tinakeith5822]

I was gonna say that too!!! One of my favorite oldies!!! I would play this song whenever we’d go to the bars with my dad!!

[@kartaan]

@@tinakeith5822 The humor/joy one gets when hearing a friend receive a booty call transcends generations 😘 (The Big Bopper was everybody's friend!)

[@2715bunky]

Little Richard is usually mentioned when talking about the origins of rock music.

[@mariogmajner6549]

Their would be no Little Richard without Presley.

[@yannhollister9091]

@@mariogmajner6549 And no Presley without Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

[@ronaldackerman7383]

I enjoy the fact you're looking at the real history they were actually coming out of the Jazz and big band are so this is basically the birth of rock and roll I believe Little Richard and Chuck Berry is just about to come out hints they're the ones who made the big boom then Elvis blew it all up I really enjoy it Tutti Frutti by Little Richard is a very good one you brought in what was later called The Devil's music enjoy

[@CID1973]

This song was the beginning, the rocker's big bang. After this all the stars started to born and shine.

[@caitlingregory5784]

I'm in my mid 30s but this is what I grew up listening to because of my parents. Lots of music from the 50s and 60s. Love it

[@Xcris_crosX]

Amber is so open minded, love her! Before Rock n Roll was Swing and Boogie Woogie. It amazes me that today's young black people don't know Rock N' Roll was originally 'black' music except at the time a much more vulgar word was used. The old folks called it Devil's Music and it was banned in many places and radio stations. Which *of course* 😏 enticed rebellious teeny boppers. The term itself had a sexual innuendo that shocked their Bible thumping parents. Rocking and rolling was what couples did in the hay when they would sneak off to the barn. wink wink😉. Thanks to the Beatles 1950s Rock n' Roll evolved into 1960s Rock

[@GonRogue-85]

Turned out them old folks were right.

[@sherigrow6480]

For a good representation of that early rock and roll music, try the movie "American Graffiti" - the soundtrack is all that great early rock and roll.

[@mariogmajner6549]

THERE'S A REASON ELVIS PRESLEY IS CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT FROM THE SOUNDTRACK. The reason, of course, is money. To mitigate the cost of licensing so many songs, Universal offered a flat rate to all of the labels involved. Everyone went along with it except for RCA, which meant no Elvis. The kids in American Graffiti are therefore probably the only teenagers in America who could listen to the radio all night in 1962 and never hear an Elvis song.

[@alexfletcher5192]

At this distance, it's quite difficult to separate out Bill Haley's material from swing jazz and boogie-woogie - the dominant forms preceding the growth of rock and roll. And Haley himself was no spring chicken. But this is what my parents would have considered to be rock. In fact my mother still regards the Rolling Stones as unkempt trouble-makers... despite them being only a decade younger than she is!

[@horipet]

Bill and his Comets (mostly a later bunch, except for Sax player Rudy) were still touring in the 60s in Europe, and I saw them several times - plus a gig at Wembley Stadium in 72 where they played to 60,000. They could really get the joint moving. Of all the early rockers - I saw Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard - with Bill, you really 'had to be there'. Doesn't come across so well on film. That song sold millions, for decades.

[@lesleekahler6514]

When I was in high school and college in the mid and late 80's they still played this song at dances and clubs, and we would all hit the floor and bust our our best moves together. It was a great song to stay in shape too.

[@skinmeister1]

Try out some Little Richard "Roll Over Beethoven" or "Good Golly Miss Molly" for some really history-making highly influential Rock'n Roll!

[@mariogmajner6549]

Elvis inspired Little Richard

[@muzikman4399]

Roll over Beethoven was done by Chuck Berry not Little Richard.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Jazz, Big Band, and Swing music was big, right before this era. That's why you hear Jazz in it. Obviously, this came before Rock that we have today, so your expectations were based on the reverse standard.

[@glenchapman3899]

I went a Big Band swing show just out of curiosity years ago. Boy were those guys cooking, you really could feel the ancestral echo of what was to come.

[@MrKenbowie]

Stray Cats....brought this style back in the 80's(Rockabiily)

[@beeepizzle]

Yes!!! STRAY CATS!!!!!!

[@jackkennedy9475]

Happy Days was another TV show about this time

[@edwardcook2973]

Rock and jazz have a lot more in common than people realize.

[@syrmatt]

Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and even Elvis. Watching the dance sequence in the first Back to the Future will help. Buddy Holly works too.

[@dougieyou]

Be Bop AH loula Baby, this was a magic time..the clothes,cars and dancing were so cool. Then came Elvis and well.... the rest of history

[@rmstacy5295]

if it was recorded today, it would be called Rock-A-Billy

[@mariogmajner6549]

Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@brucefarrar7359]

Years ago in Seattle a local radio station brought a Rock and Roll Revival to town. I got to see live, on stage Bill Haley and His Comets, Chuck Berry, The Shirelles and others. It was great entertainment. These artists were not well-known then but they still had the gift.

[@patholguin5503]

Welcome aboard! I remember hearing this song back in the late '60s and again when the T.V. series "Happy Days " in the '70s.

[@kbbeers4274]

I agree with Amber-music is constantly evolving and adding/subtracting other genre influences. ☮️

[@rbodee]

Elvis's "Jail House Rock", "A Little Less Conversation", and "Hound Dog".

[@thethesaxman23]

Probably one of the first “hard” rock tunes was You Really Got Me by The Kinks. It came about 10 years after this, but it is a lot closer to what you think of as rock

[@nancywengert7301]

This is the first rock and roll song I ever heard, I was 6 years old, the birth of rock!

[@lgk55]

You are playing all my fav oldies but goodies.

[@corvus1374]

The song was featured in the movie Blackboard Jungle, which was about 50s juvenile delinquents.

[@glenchapman3899]

A fact that went down like Clorox with authorities.

[@antoniofrutuoso4995]

Rocket 88 by Ike Turner (before Ike And Tina Turner) is considered the 1st Rock and roll recording

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@antoniofrutuoso4995 Considered by who. We all know Elvis Presley created Rock 'n' Roll