> Rocket 88 (1951 - strong contender)
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gbfnh1oVTk0
> I love this song!

> Also this
> Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa (very good drummer)

> http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko

>
> Old black lady kicking ass on electric guitar as early as 1938 (this
> could be the very first rock n roll song)
> Sister Rosetta Tharpe
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

> Raja gmail.com> wrote:

>> Also this
>> Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa (very good drummer)

>
> No shit.
>

>>http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko

>
> Jazz.  J*A*Z*Z.  Not rock and roll.  There were hundreds like it in the
> 30s and 40s, although that's a pretty good one.
>
>
>

>> Old black lady kicking ass on electric guitar as early as 1938 (this
>> could be the very first rock n roll song)
>> Sister Rosetta Tharpe
>>http://youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

>
> That's a spiritual.  G*O*S*P*E*L. ...

>> Rocket 88 (1951 - strong contender)

>

>>http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gbfnh1oVTk0
>> I love this song!

>
> I used to argue against the hype that called Rocket 88 the first rock
> 'n' roll song because I felt that some of the earlier New Orleans songs,
> like Lawdy Miss Clawdy were more deserving. But for some reason, it
> never occurred to me, until I saw a film clip of it, that Ike Turner was
> the one playing that pre-Little Richard piano in Rocket 88. And for
> another inexplicable reason, seeing Ike play those piano riffs makes the
> Rocket 88s claim more credible to me.
>
>
>
>
>

>> This song is as old as 1928 and has a bit of a rock n roll beat
>> Pinetop's boogie woogie by "Pine Top" Smith ...

> Raja gmail.com> wrote:
>

>> Also this
>> Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa (very good drummer)

> No shit.
>

>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko

>
> Jazz. J*A*Z*Z. Not rock and roll. There were hundreds like it in the
> 30s and 40s, although that's a pretty good one.

>>
>> Old black lady kicking ass on electric guitar as early as 1938 (this
>> could be the very first rock n roll song)
>> Sister Rosetta Tharpe
>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

>
> That's a spiritual. G*O*S*P*E*L.
> ...

> Rocket 88 (1951 - strong contender)
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gbfnh1oVTk0
> I love this song!
>
> This song is as old as 1928 and has a bit of a rock n roll beat
> Pinetop's boogie woogie by "Pine Top" Smith
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=JQixtqDdyLs
>
>
> Also this
> Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa (very good drummer)
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko
>
> Old black lady kicking ass on electric guitar as early as 1938 (this
> could be the very first rock n roll song)
> Sister Rosetta Tharpe
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

> "RichL" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>Raja gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>

>>>Also this
>>>Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa (very good drummer)

>>
>>No shit.
>>
>>

>>>http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko

>>
>>Jazz. J*A*Z*Z. Not rock and roll. There were hundreds like it in the
>>30s and 40s, although that's a pretty good one.
>>

>>>Old black lady kicking ass on electric guitar as early as 1938 (this
>>>could be the very first rock n roll song) ...

> Nancy wrote:

>> "RichL" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>

>>>Raja gmail.com> wrote:

>

>>>>Also this
>>>>Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa (very good drummer)

>

>>>No shit.

>

>>>>http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko

>

>>>Jazz.  J*A*Z*Z.  Not rock and roll.  There were hundreds like it in the
>>>30s and 40s, although that's a pretty good one.

>

>>>>Old black lady kicking ass on electric guitar as early as 1938 (this
>>>>could be the very first rock n roll song)
>>>>Sister Rosetta Tharpe ...