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Post by JamesP on Jun 8, 2018 14:42:17 GMT -5
Here's my song for the day. I'll probably redo the lyrics later. I'm not happy with a couple of verses. Begins with a boogie in E
Birth of Rock and Roll Jim Pate (June 8, 2018)
The year was nineteen fifty-five Most of the cats were digging the jive But down in Memphis Tennessee We were playing boogie woogie to a brand new beat
(Boogie break 2 measures)
We took some jazz, a lot of blues Carl played some country in his blue suede shoes Bill was laying down the groove on his stand-up bass And Scotty on the guitar put a smile on our face
It was new… Rock and roll
From way down south where the alligators grow We heard the piano from ole Fats Domino Up on Union avenue Sam and the guys recorded the tunes
We started dancing To that devil music
(Boogie break 12 measures)
Up in Nashville at the Op - ry Even ol Chester picked up on the beat Brought in some horn, a lot of brass Took that rock and roll into a whole new class
(Boogie break 4 measures)
Then one day, while playing the bass Old Grady Martin had a little mistake His amp had a short and there was a buzz Holy smokes, we heard the first fuzz
Distortion
So you take some Beatles and Hendrix guitar Throw in the Allman Brothers and CCR Mix it all together with a bit of soul And when you play it hot you got Rock and Roll. Hi (Boogie break 12 measures with fuzz)
So folks there you have it, took a few short years To convince the world it wasn't hard on our ears From the British Invasion and the Rolling Stones To the sounds of Floyd and even old Tom Jones
It all began There in Memphis be Nineteen fifty-five
Outro boogie
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