...Roy Brown singing, "Good Rockin' Tonight" in 1947?
Forget the opening horns that sound like something out of the jazz swing era.
Listen carefully.
It's a little slow for Rock & Roll, but close your eyes and I think you'll hear strains of "Blue Suede Shoes" and other early R& R sounds from the '50s.
If there's such a thing as the "missing link" of Rock & Roll songs... then maybe this is it!
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...Elvis Presley in this guy.
Right at the beginning.
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He makes the case for Rock Around the Clock as the first true R and R song.
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