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Originally Posted by reckless
Could board members please post their definition of rock 'n roll?
I have my definition, the correct one  and I will eventually post it too.
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Rock 'n Roll, as defined by greater minds than I, is the sum of three elements. Any type of music not within this specific musical subtext is, in theory anyway,
not Rock 'n Roll.
In no particular order, the type of music that is Rock 'n Roll:
1-Black rhythm and blues;
2-Southern rockabilly;
3-Vocal group or street corner harmony.
The Ravens, The Orioles and The Wrens were early R & B artists that today are considered rock 'n roll pioneers;
Buddy Holly, Elvis, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley make up a similar and familiar southern rockabilly roster; and,
Dion and the Belmonts, The Mystics, The Nutmegs, Earl Lewis and the Channels, The Five Keys, and Danny and the Juniors are just a few of the well-known names that fit the vocal group harmony genre category.
Speaking of which, the term
'Doo Wop' is another misnomer solely because many people today believe the genre was called Doo Wop in the 1950s-early 60s. Not true.
The term, doo wop, did not even exist during that time frame when Vocal Group or Street Corner harmony were at its height.
'Doo Wop' actually evolved into the lexicon in the 1970s mostly by a New York City-based disc jockey, the late great Gus Gossert, who for years hosted a terrific 'Oldies' radio show on WCBS-FM and later WPIX.
When people say that the Beatles (and by extension the British invasion)
changed rock 'n roll, very few realize how accurate and true that statement really is.
Thanks everyone for a great thread and posts.
