Topic: first rock and roll record
prisoner's photo
Sat 01/17/09 02:25 PM
what's the first rock and roll record? That's Alright Mama by Elvis Presley 1954 be seeing you

catwoman96's photo
Sat 01/17/09 02:26 PM
i already seen u.
didnt u see my weed whacker??

polaritybear's photo
Sat 01/17/09 02:28 PM

i already seen u.
didnt u see my weed whacker??


Love that band.

catwoman96's photo
Sat 01/17/09 02:28 PM
besides. elvis didnt know how to rock n rollslaphead

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Sat 01/17/09 02:30 PM

what's the first rock and roll record? That's Alright Mama by Elvis Presley 1954 be seeing you


Wrong. I could be wrong too but I believe it was "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats in 1951.

I know it wasn't Elvis Presley though.

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Sat 01/17/09 02:38 PM
Yeah, I don't think it was Elvis. Can't remember who, but 99% sure it wasn't Elvis.

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Sat 01/17/09 02:38 PM


what's the first rock and roll record? That's Alright Mama by Elvis Presley 1954 be seeing you


Wrong. I could be wrong too but I believe it was "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats in 1951.

I know it wasn't Elvis Presley though.



Jackie Brenston was credited with recording "Rocket 88" in Sam Philips studio in 1951, but the "Delta Cats" weren't an actual band. It was Ike Turner's backing band and Jackie Brenston did the vocal track. Brenston played saxophone for Turner in his band.

khall1313's photo
Sat 01/17/09 02:59 PM
sorry people but elvis mde roll n roll if it was not for him where would roll be today??
what korn and all the other gay ****. sorry for my french

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Sat 01/17/09 03:03 PM
Edited by khall1313 on Sat 01/17/09 03:06 PM
But what do i know io like gangsta rap peaces..
and only 23 :tongue:

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Sat 01/17/09 03:59 PM
It's very difficult to pin down THE RECORD that started rock and roll. Its roots are too complex.

CaliChickCassie's photo
Sat 01/17/09 04:03 PM

sorry people but elvis mde roll n roll if it was not for him where would roll be today??
what korn and all the other gay ****. sorry for my french

correction. korn is not gay. they used to be hard core. buuuuuuut they went and got all effed up on drugs and went all mainstream.

my first album that wasn't r&b or rap was The Misfits. <3333333

i've never had to buy a rock n roll album cause my dad already owns them all. lol

CaliChickCassie's photo
Sat 01/17/09 04:04 PM
i think i misunderstood the point of this topic. i thought it was the first one YOU owned. my bad for getting off topic.

DarrenSharko's photo
Sat 01/17/09 04:12 PM

i think i misunderstood the point of this topic. i thought it was the first one YOU owned. my bad for getting off topic.




Actually, I think where you went with it is more interesting.. Everyone has a soundtrack to their lives... I'm always curious to see what music moves and impacts people. (= flowerforyou

Mr_Music's photo
Sat 01/17/09 04:25 PM
I dunno....it's REALLY subjective. There's a LOT that could possibly claim the title, but I'm still thinking "Good Rockin' Tonight" by Wynonie Harris, way back in '47. Then again, I can think of others that were recorded earlier than that, but the actual term "rock and roll" hadn't actually been coined yet, despite the words had been used since practically the turn of the century (obviously within a different context).

Who can really tell? It's a big toss-up.

prisoner's photo
Sat 01/17/09 04:29 PM
:smile: there is obviously no DEFINITIVE answer... for the roots of rock are complex... but IMO the first rock and roll record WAS That's Alright Mama by Elvis 1954...that's my story and i'm sticking to it...be seeing you

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Sat 01/17/09 04:33 PM
Well, I'm glad we got THAT squared away. whoa

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Sun 01/18/09 12:23 PM
according to Rolling Stone


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmEGEmUBJUI

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Thu 03/26/09 02:21 PM
Kiss' "Destroyer" first cassette tape W.A.S.P. (self titled)