The Way-Back Sound Machines Spotlight on The Magnificent 7 or Rock and Roll

We set the way-back sound machine for the Mid to Late 1950’s this time around to explore the Singers and Groups that kicked off Rock and Roll. Without them, who knows what we would be listening to now. I know we are a bit of the topic of Classic Rock, but with out these Magnificent 7 there would be no Rock and Roll at all.
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Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock - 1955 - Rock Around the Clock  is widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought Rock and Roll into mainstream culture around the world. The song is ranked #158 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The Top 500 Greatest Songs of all Time. It hit #1 on Bilboards hot 100 for 8 weeks and stayed on the charts for 24 weeks untill it was re-released in 1974 and hit the chart again in the #38 spot for 1 week.

Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue 1957 - Buddy Holly is considered to be one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and credited with influencing The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello. Holly was one of the inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2004, Rolling Stone place Holly in the #13 slot of “The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time”. Peggy Sue hit the chat in 1957 and stayed on the charts for 16 weeks and made it to #3. Buddy Holly,Richie Valens, JP “Big Bopper”Richardson and the pilot were killed en route to Moorhead, Minnesota, when their plane crashed.

Elvis Presley - Don’t Be Cruel 1956 - Elvis is known for being the “King of Rock and Roll” with 107 songs to be on the Billboards hot 100 charts,The song is currently ranked as the 92nd greatest song of all time, as well as the fifth best song of 1956

Fats Domino - Aint that a shame 1955 - Fats real name is Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr. He had 36 Top 40 hits. Aint that a shame reached #1 on the “Black Singles” chart and #10 on the “Billboards hot 100” chart. The song is ranked #438 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of  The 500 Greatest Songs of all time. Pat Boone hit #1 in 1955,The Four Seasons version hit #22 on the Billboard charts in 1963,Cheap Trick had it hit #35 in 1979.

Little Richard - Tutti-Frutti 1956 - “Tutti Frutti” (1955) was included in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2010, claiming the “unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music.”Tutti Frutti” became his first major hit record. In April 2012, Rolling stone magazine declared that the song “still contains what has to be considered the most inspired rock lyric ever recorded: “”A-wop-bom-a-loo-mop-a-lomp-bom-bom!!” 

Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 1957 - Done and Phil Everly, were elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. The song reached #2 on the Billboard charts and #1on the Cash Box Best Selling Record charts. also enjoyed major success as a country song, reaching #1 in the spring of 1957. The Everlys’ “Bye Bye Love” is ranked 210th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of all time. The song was covered by George Harrison, Connie Francis, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Trini Lopez, Simon and Garfunkel and Ray Stevens,  

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ 1957 - Jerry is known by the nickname “The Killer” and is often viewed as “Rock & Roll’s first great wild man.”  3 on the Billboard Chart and #1 on the Billboard R&B Charts. The single also hit #1 on the Country Charts and #38 in the UK. It was a cover version of Big Maybelle 1955 hit.
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