What Was The First Rock 'N' Roll Record

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The blues had a baby and they called it rock 'n' roll said the great Muddy Waters.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But what was the firstborn? What was the first rock 'n' roll record?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Using this question as their starting point writers Jim Dawson and Steve Propes nominate 50 recordings for that honor. Beginning with a 1944 </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jazz at the Philharmonic</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> recording Blues Part 2 and ending with Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>What Was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record?</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> profiles some of the most important and influential recordings in rock's history.</span></p><p><br></p><p>For each nominee Dawson and Propes provide chart positions labels recording information and an explanation as to why it might qualify as the first. Lesser known milestones like Open the Door Richard and Rocket 88 appear here alongside acknowledged classics like Shake Rattle and Roll and Rock Around the Clock and many forgotten artists are restored to their rightful place in rock's pantheon. The result is a provocative and entertaining guide to the earliest days of rock 'n' roll.</p><p><br></p><p>This 30th anniversary updated and revised edition brings to light new and surprising details about the songs and artists that are vying for the honor of being the first rock 'n' roll record.</p>