As far as I'm concerned this movie gave birth to rock and roll. I remember sitting in the theatre at age fifteen; the lights went down and suddenly this incredible music filled the theatre. It was electrifying. Any other really old guys and gals have a similar experience?
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Yes, Blackboard Jungle did put rock and roll in the front page and Bill Haley helped with that because it was his song.
However, Mhjm6 - as much as I love Elvis' music, it must be said that Elvis did NOT create rock n' roll ---even though he made it extremely popular and sang it great.
*However, many of you would be really surprised to know who truly created rock n' roll --
It started with a song created in 1952 by the late country singer, Hank Williams, Sr. (who wrote and composed 99% of his own songs).
Anyway, Hank decided one day to mix--R&B with Country- when he wrote his hit "Move it On Over" - LISTEN to that song and you will clearly hear the future echo of "Rock around the Clock." - it sounds similar.
And that is why Hank Williams, Sr. was the first and only country singer to be inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame.
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Well, it would probably surprise Jimmie Rodgers, who preceded Hank into the Hall by one year (and was an inaugural inductee), were he alive, to hear that he wasn't a country singer. Not to mention the later-inducted Bill Monroe, or Johnny Cash, who was inducted as a performer rather than as an "early influence" like the others mentioned.
As for "Move It On Over," it was released in 1947, not 1952, which actually supports the poster's point, since it means the song predates Haley, Domino, and certain other songs such as Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" and Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88." However, it may be a stretch to say that Hank "created" rock 'n' roll, as songs such as Rosetta Tharp's "Didn't It Rain," Louis Jordan's "Choo-Choo Ch'Boogie," Wynonie Harris's "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well," and Lionel Hampton's "He! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop," all from the mid-1940s, also sound a lot like what would be called rock 'n' roll. Williams is probably the most important person from the country side of the equation, though (although Haley started out in country also).
Thanks very much ALB for that bit of history. Fascinating.
The truth is spoken here.
Hank Williams, Elvis Presly, nor Bill Haley, created Rock N' Roll...
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All of YAWL...better wake up and rocognize the contributions made
by CHUCK BERRY, as well!!!!
If he doesn't start getting the recognition that he soooooooooo
richly deserves...I'm going to start thinking that your opinions
are biased and dictated by "non-color"...if you get my drift!!!
"OOO...I'M GON' TELL MAMA!"
I knew that didn't sound right, so I went to the RnRHoF website to see for myself. I'm not sure where you got your information, but Hank Williams isn't the only country singer there by a long shot. According to their website, country artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include:
Floyd Cramer
Chet Atkins
James Burton
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bill Monroe
Johnny Cash
Jimmie Rodgers
In addition, there are many artists there who have either crossed over onto the country charts or who have made an impact on country music.
What you said about Hank Williams' influence is true but he would be the first one to tell you that much of what he did was influenced by the black musicians he heard around Montgomery and Mobile during the war, as well as the older string bands like Gid Tanner and His Skillet Likkers.
Incidentally, just for a little Hank Williams' trivia, my grandfather was the foreman in the shipyard where Williams worked as a welder during the war. Jimmy Buffett's father was one of the other foremen.
I guess what I should have said is that Hank Williams, Sr. was the first country singer inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame - at least that's what I learned years ago.
Actually, he was the second. Hank Williams was inducted in 1987. Jimmie Rodgers was inducted in 1986, a year before Williams.
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There is no such person as, "Hank Williams Sr."
His name is Hank Williams.
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