08-28-2016, 12:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2016, 12:21 AM by Eric the Green.)
1956 was the breakout year for rock'n'roll. It was known as "a kind of jazz" that brought together previous styles: rhythm and blues, country, beebop and duwop and boogie woogie. There were songs that were precursors of rock'n'roll, but it went mainstream in 1956. It got the young people rockin and some elders shockin. Those who enjoy this music might like the pioneers of this year, like Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Fats Domino, and I like Chuck Berry. But the guy who made rock'n'roll what it is was the (then) controversial Elvis. On TV they refused to show him from the waist down, because his movements were suggestive.
Moralists like (later) Barry Goldwater found these kinds of moves disgusting. I don't like many of these songs well enough to post them in this thread. Maybe somebody can fill in some blanks, if you want to. But for me, two of Prestley's early hits make it onto the lower reaches of my top 400, so I post them here. You can say Buddy Holly took Elvis' vocal style on these 2 records further. As far as I'm concerned, Elvis never made a better record.
"You Ain't a Nothin' But a Hound Dog" was the big hit, and the kids were singing it all over the schoolyard. But ultimately, the B-side was more popular; maybe his most popular later on. And I concur in this opinion. Don't Be Cruel, to a Heart that's True. I don't want no other love, b-baby it's still you I'm thinkin of.
And before his big breakout hit, he took us down Lonely St. to Heartbreak Hotel
On a 1966 survey on our local radio station KFRC, these were the two all-time most-popular Elvis songs.
Moralists like (later) Barry Goldwater found these kinds of moves disgusting. I don't like many of these songs well enough to post them in this thread. Maybe somebody can fill in some blanks, if you want to. But for me, two of Prestley's early hits make it onto the lower reaches of my top 400, so I post them here. You can say Buddy Holly took Elvis' vocal style on these 2 records further. As far as I'm concerned, Elvis never made a better record.
"You Ain't a Nothin' But a Hound Dog" was the big hit, and the kids were singing it all over the schoolyard. But ultimately, the B-side was more popular; maybe his most popular later on. And I concur in this opinion. Don't Be Cruel, to a Heart that's True. I don't want no other love, b-baby it's still you I'm thinkin of.
And before his big breakout hit, he took us down Lonely St. to Heartbreak Hotel
On a 1966 survey on our local radio station KFRC, these were the two all-time most-popular Elvis songs.