The Roots of Heavy Metal #3: The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll!

The Roots of Heavy Metal #3: The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll!

Author: Eric Schwartz January 20, 2025 Duration: 1:11:06

Wherein Eric and John once again examine some of the gnarled roots underneath the heavy metal family tree, exploring the development and formative influence of golden age 1950s rock 'n roll, and, just maybe, find the very first heavy metal song ever all the way back in 1956!

Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Listening break #1- "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260hXID0Yo0


Unofficial listening break- "Roll 'Em Pete" by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson (1938)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cNW2dZMyWE


Unofficial listening break- "Train Kept A-Rollin'" by Tiny Bradshaw (1951)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiScL3wIUwI

Listening break #2- "Rock Around the Clock" (Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers) by Bill Haley & His Comets (1954) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_JZcC0tHI

Listening break #3- "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry (1958) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCt8ssC7cs


Listening break #4- "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard (and Dorothy LaBostrie) (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnIIvWnpaBU


Video break- Elvis live on Ed Sullivan: “Ready Teddy/Hound Dog” (September 9, 1956)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6vTdPWUJRg

Listening break #5- "Train Kept A Rollin'" by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio (1956) https://youtu.be/hbw_jI4S924?si=WZgmBkTdALESm0t9


Listening break #6- "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Wray Men https://youtu.be/ucTg6rZJCu4?si=DWyyYNcaX69_LoK4


Listening break #7- “That’ll Be the Day”  by Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1957) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4TfFTmITLo

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