Does Austin have a music scene? Only kidding, SRV forever!
Great clips, one of the great rock vocalists. I don't know where I would place the first Rock N' Roll song but it would be a white guy for me. The term, as I'm sure you know is a blues euphemism, and plenty of guys were speeding up the blues into a recognizable rock styles in the 40's like Howlin Wolf and Muddy. Blues plus Rockabilly = Elvis's formula Blues plus Skiffle = early Beatles Here is my pick for the first real Rock 'N roller: Sister Rosetta Tharp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWB_1OBWskU There is a fantastic documentary on her on the PBS app She rocked! --- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <richard@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Oh you must be referring to Nabbie's comments. > > > > > curtisdeltablues: > > The music of the hillbilly is shaped by Irish and Scottish > > folk music rather than black culture. ... > > > Maybe so; there is a close relationship between blues and > country music of the 1920s. They say the first Rock 'n Roll > song was 'Blue Suede Shoes' which was recorded on December > 1955 by Carl Perkins. One of my favorite performers from > the early days is John Fogerty. > > The Old Man Down The Road - John Fogerty; Centerfield at > Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX on September > 27, 2008: > http://youtu.be/VtTNK5HZ84A > > John Fogerty, The Old Man down the Road Austin City Limits 2004: > http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ > > Creole, Cajun, and Zydeco music gave rise to Cajunta music. > > "As a result, the music integrated waltz, shuffles, two-steps, > blues, rock and roll, and other dance music forms of the era. > Today, zydeco integrates genres such as R&B, soul, brass band, > reggae, hip hop, ska, rock, Afro-Caribbean and other styles, > in addition to the traditional forms." > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zydeco > > Interesting reading: > > 'Dissonant Identities: The Rock'n'Roll Scene in Austin, Texas' > by Barry Shank > Wesleyan, 1994 > > 'Texas Tornado: The Times and Music of Doug Sahm' > by Jan Reid > University of Texas Press, 2010 >
