The real king of Rock & Roll - aged 87
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek
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The real king of Rock & Roll - aged 87
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek
A tremendous influence for a generation. Elvis and The Beatles were massively influenced by him as was Prince.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whisperer
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Originally Posted by Little Richard
Good golly
disagree with the OP as I always think Chuck Berry was the real king of 50's rock 'n'roll johnny burnette the real king of rockabilly
but as a 50's music buff loved all the rockabilly ,blues and rock n roll stuff from that era a sad day RIP
I read that as Richard Littlejohn-Imagine my disappointment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whisperer
Eddie Cochran rockabilly.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
Same age as my mum.
King and queen of rock and rollQuote:
Originally Posted by Whisperer
so thats it then all the great 50's rock n roll stars are no longer with us
Buddy holly
gene vincent
eddie cochran
elvis
chuck berry
richie valens
the big bopper
johhny burnette
showaddywaddys tribute to 3 of them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH1aj_3CgsA
Jerry Lee Lewis hasn't gone yet. He's one of the greats from the 50s.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
P.S. You missed Fats Domino from the list of those that have gone
keeping in line with everything rock n roll one of the modern greats buddy gask singing about one of the greats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ65QWH8lAs
i was one of the crowd who told him he was king ............... .....................
Good Golly indeed, I never realised what 'A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop' meant. Some sort of sex according to this.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52601898
Little Richard: What did 'A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop' actually mean?
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And he looks like he’s positioned himself accordingly in that photo:yikes:Quote:
Originally Posted by elytillidie
R.I.P Richard Penniman, one of a handful of true pioneers of rock n' roll.
The Yanks should build some kind of Mount Rushmore to these greats. Richard, Buddy, Eddie, Gene and Chuck! If there's any room, the great Dion DiMucci and Elvis too