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Essential 1950’s Rock & Roll Songs?
Thread title covers it. I figure I ought to sit down and learn a half-dozen tunes note-for-note. I was born in 1970. What are the essential 1950’s guitar tunes? I figure at least one Chuck Berry. What else?
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Twenty Flight Rock
Skinny Jim Mystery Train Be Bop A Lula I was born in 1970 also. From the time I was old enough to know music until about the year 2000, you could've never convinced me I'd like those songs, or anything from the 50s. Now I love 'em! |
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Jailhouse Rock by Elvis. Great rockin' tune.
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Everyday-Buddy Holly
Peggy Sue-Buddy Holly Sure wish he had lived. It would have been interesting to see how he developed. Check out the chord changes in the bridge of "Everyday." Went beyond the usual 3 chord progression of rock in the 50's.
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"Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran... the absolute "granddaddy" of them all, Link Wray's "Rumble"...
Anything by Buddy Holly... anything by Fats Domino...
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These are great! I’m making an iTunes Playlist. Buddy Holly is on now!
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Been playing out since 1964/belonged to a couple oldies bands in the '80s-90s/got one going right now - a couple questions:
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Hi Steve,
That’s a hugely wonderful post. I don’t plan to play in a 50’s group. I just want to keep educating myself about all that is wonderful in music. A few nights ago I taught a group guitar class “I Hear You Knockin’” by Dave Edmunds, and getting it ready for class sent me back to the awesome Smiley Lewis recording. And then I went down the rabbit hole! I think of 50’s music as anything pre-Beatles invasion. It was my mom’s music when she was a kid, and I have always liked it. I know it influenced all the music I listened to as a kid. I only have a tele and a 335 - no strat - but I think I’ll learn a few Buddy Holly tunes. I’ll make do. 😇 I can sort of fake these tunes because I sing. I want to go back and really learn them the right way. It would be fun and good for my playing. |
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Although released in 1960, I'm a huge Ventures fan and that was their first album...
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