|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge |
Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:14 AM Original message |
Poll question: Who started Rock and Roll? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LuLu550 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. rock around the clock was first |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. Alan Freed |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. Deleted message |
Paragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Agreed |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SaintLouisBlues (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 02:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
41. Little Richard is asked this question in the movie "Hail Hail Rock n Roll" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
felonious thunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. Unrecognized black musicians |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
theivoryqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:19 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. True story |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Character Assassin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. And white ones. Rock and Roll is an amalgamation |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
pink_poodle (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
25. Absolutely!!!!!! Total credit to the uncredited black musicians!!!!!!! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Screaming Lord Byron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. West African Slaves, wasn't it? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. Ike Turner |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
henslee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
52. Oops boss, didnt see this post...... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
8. Neither. Cab Calloway was rockin' and rollin' Loooong |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Paragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. They still are |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ugarte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. A false dichotomy |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. Since I live in St. Louis, I'll go with |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
11. I had a lecture in my Texas History class in college: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
theivoryqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Texas has the best local music anywhere! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I live in Austin, so you KNOW I agree with that! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I've been getting into Austin bands lately. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. *thud* Another Gourds fan?? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:35 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I used to play with those guys some when they first formed |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. They're probably my favorite local band. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I haven't seen them in years. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. They tour! Lookie here! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The Gourds are great! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Cool, thanks. I'm gonna see them next time they are close to |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:49 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I saw The Damnations open for Neko Case a few months back. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
theivoryqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:32 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Dallas has some great bands too |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:36 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Centro-Matic! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:48 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. South San Gabriel/Centromatic! eom |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
WhoCountsTheVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
49. The Toadies! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
theivoryqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
12. Hmm.. I think it's time a musician ran for high office |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
16. Buddy Holly came much later... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 01:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. In 1954, Buddy Holly was a teenaged geek trying to be a country singer |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
20. Slaves, and then chain gangs, and then Robert Johnson |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ACK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
23. Bullshit Chuck Berry |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MojoKrunch (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:48 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Here, here. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Character Assassin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 12:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. In that case, you're missing the point about Buddy Holly |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ACK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 02:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. They did more to START the genre |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Ummm.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Character Assassin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. No one ever indicated that.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
28. Rock is an amalgam |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
36. You've got to be kidding. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
37. Hank Ballard and the Midniters |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Pale_Rider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
38. Check out the Rock and Roll timeline! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
42. Chuck Berry? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JAbuchan08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. I agree that it's an amalgamation |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:05 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. Yours is the correct answer |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
( posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
45. the blues |
Add to my Journal | Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
47. Joe Turner- Shouting The Blues |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
NightTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. How about Big Joe Turner? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
henslee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
51. Ike Turner and Sam Phillips when they released Jackie Brenston's Rocket88! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
henslee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 03:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. To hear Rocket 88 in my pev postm, click on NPR link and scroll down! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
55. WTF? It's Little Richard! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
NightTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-03 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
56. Perhaps this will be of some interest |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-03 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
57. Well back when we had Rythm and Blues, it morphed |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Thu Apr 25th 2024, 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC