RocknRoll firsts

Anything any era that you consider a 1st occurrence in RnR.
I will begin with two
1.First time the term Rock was used in a song.1947 Good Rockin Tonite-Roy Brown
2.First RnR suicide was Johnny Ace playing Russian Roulette backstage in Houston Texas 12-25-54.
Hopefully we will all learn something and have fun too.Peace.

 

First band to vomit in the bar - The Who (unknown date)

 

You win the prize here is your mop and bucket.Outta sight!

 

The Who were first in a lot of things when it comes to RnR.

 

Who is Johnny Ace?

 

You are correct so post them.

 

R&B singer in the 50's.

 

He was a R&B singer whose voice sounds as if death was hovering ever so near.He hung with Memphis cats.

 

Thanks. See, I learned something!

 

[QUOTEburly, post: 17580331, member: 7643"]Thanks. See, I learned something! [/QUOTE]
Cool!That is what it is all about.

 

OK.I'll post one more.
First song to be investigated by Big Brother is Louie Louie-The Kingsmen for obscene lyrical content.When compared to the original from Richard Berry I think RnR pulled a fast on the Feds.Right On!The case went nowhere.

 

- First rock guitarist to earn a PhD in Astrophysics: Brian May

- First band to play on all 6 continents: Metallica

 

See the old man learned something new!

 

We all need to take notes as there will be a test.,......eventually.No not really that would ruin the whole process.Rock On!

 

1st musician to get the Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics sticker on an instrumental album: Frank Zappa for Jazz from Hell.

 

I would have guessed Frank Zappa Against PMRC.Again I learned something new about RnR.

 

Regarding that album wasn't their only one cut with vocals if I remember correctly.My question is who did the duties?

 

Rick take a look at this...

 

First rock 'n' roll song to chart: "Crazy Man, Crazy" - Bill Haley & His Comets (1953)
First to reach #1: "Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets (1955)

First rock 'n' roll album to chart: Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets (1955)
First to reach #1: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)

 

We are getting somewhere now!Let It Rock!!

 

First India-influenced rock song(?)

"See My Friends" - The Kinks

George Harrison is most associated with India rock, but "See My Friends" (recorded 5/3/65, released 7/30/65) is earlier than what most people think is the first India rock song, "Norwegian Wood" (recorded October 65, released 12/3/65)

There could be some obscure India-rock song that pre-dates "See My Friends"......but The Kinks beat The Beatles to it.

 

You your are right about theBeatles but I think it might have been the Yardbirds Still Im Sad that pre-dated both.I am on my way to research so we will know for sure.Good post.

 

You are correct it is the Kinks.The Yardbirds used Indian influences all over Having a Rave Up even tried a sitar which was decidedly non-conducive to their sound therefore allowing Beck freedom to bend strings on Indian type format to accomendate their sound both pre-date Beatles with Kinks numero uno so Wikipedia is not all knowing they are wrong on this.Great post and info!

 

One more before sleepy time.The 1st time the phrase Sex,Drugs&Rock n Roll was used was in a 1969 Life Mag article that stated "The counterculture has its sacraments in sex,drugs and rock and roll."