...and just like the GPS lady says, "You Have Arrived At Your Destination!"
DESTINATION 1956!
Decades in the making, from Mamie Smith's Crazy Blues record of 1920, the first ever vocal blues recording, through the transition from acoustic blues to the electric blues in the 1930's, to Jump Blues, Shout and Rhythm & Blues of the 1940s, Fats Domino's 1949 The Fat Man, Ike Turner's 1951 Rocket 88 (arguably the First Two Rock N Roll Songs), Big Mama Thornton's 1952 Hound Dog, Elvis Presley's 5 Sun Records 45 rpm singles in 1954 and 1955 to the release of the self titled Elvis Presley debut album on March 23, 1956...
ROCK N ROLL IS BORN! - Born To Be WILD!
YEAR ZERO - 1956
Celebrate with us 70 YEARS OF ROCK N ROLL (1956-2026)
In today's episode of The GXO we examine the unequivocal PROOF of 1956 as the OFFICIAL BIRTH YEAR OF ROCK N ROLL by turning to Billboard Magazine's Year End Chart highlighting the TOP 50 SONGS OF 1956...
Listen to discover what we found....
ALL THIS and more!
In the latest edition of The GXO music podcast, your trusted, insider source for all things music, pop culture & MORE
*THE MUSIC
1955 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White by Perez Prado #1 Song in Billboard Magazine's Top 30 Songs of 1955
Rock N Roll Tracks in Billboard Magazine's Year End Top 50 Singles Of 1956:
#50 Rock Island Line (Lonnie Donegan version 1956 chart) by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
#47 Transfusion by Nervous Norvus
#45 Long Tall Sally by Little Richard
#42 The Fool by Sanford Clark
#41 Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino (not played in the show)
#40 Singing The Blues (Guy Mitchell version 1956 chart) by Marty Robbins
#36 You've Got The Magic Touch by The Platters
#33 See You Later Alligator by Bill Haley & His Comets
#30 The Flying Saucer by Buchanan & Goodman
#28 Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
#27 Be Bop A Lula by Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
#26 Tonight You Belong To Me by Patience & Prudence
#25 I'm In Love Again by Fats Domino
#21 Honky Tonk by Bill Doggett
#18 Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins (not played in the show)
#15 Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley (not played in the show)
#14 I Want You I Need You I Love You by Elvis Presley (not played in the show)
#12 The Great Pretender by The Platters
#6 Hound Dog (Elvis Presley version 1956 chart) by Big Mama Thornton 1952
#4 My Prayer by The Platters
#2 Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley (not played in the show)
#1 Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley (not played in the show)
Do you have a burning desire to send us an email? Please do! info@gxopodcast.com
Want on our mailing list? Only one weekly email update, we promise! We're far too lazy to do any more. Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the Official Generation X Offender GXO website at www.gxopodcast.com
*Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the "Fair Use" doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original.
Copyright Disclaimer - Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. "Fair Use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
No comments yet. Be the first to say something!