09-04-2016, 07:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-04-2016, 09:54 PM by Eric the Green.)
Having reached 1955, there's one more rock'n'roll song to post, as you might have guessed. This song is the "founding song" of rock-n-roll. Besides "Rock Around the Clock," Bill Haley and the Comets also had hits such as See You Later Alligator, After While Crocodile (popularizing the catchphrase of this time)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Around_the_Clock (1954-1955)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_You_Later,_Alligator (late 1955-1956)
Wikipedia says that " Move it On Over ," Hank Williams Sr's first hit (1947) had a similar melody. The first part of the two melodies are almost the same. His songs are not my picks though. No, not fer me. But as I mentioned before, his " I Saw the Light " (1948) was used for a Columbo episode featuring Johnny Cash as the murderer, and I did like that one (especially Johnny's version (1974) ). It was also the basis for a recent movie about Hank.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Around_the_Clock (1954-1955)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_You_Later,_Alligator (late 1955-1956)
Wikipedia says that " Move it On Over ," Hank Williams Sr's first hit (1947) had a similar melody. The first part of the two melodies are almost the same. His songs are not my picks though. No, not fer me. But as I mentioned before, his " I Saw the Light " (1948) was used for a Columbo episode featuring Johnny Cash as the murderer, and I did like that one (especially Johnny's version (1974) ). It was also the basis for a recent movie about Hank.