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#1 artist of the '50s
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Elvis
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Elvis was born in...
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Tupelo, Mississippi
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WDIA
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First black owned radio station to play black music for black people (Memphis)
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Sam Phillips was with...
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Sun Records
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First two inductees into R&R hall of fame that didn't perform...
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Sam Phillips
Alan Freed |
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Elvis's Backup Band
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Scotty Moore
Bill Black |
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Guitar for Elvis
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Scotty Moore
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Bass for Elvis
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Bill Black
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Characteristics of Sun Records
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- Mixed Blues, Country, R+B, Gospel, & Pop
* Slapback echo, Slapping bass, Trebly, Reverbed, Electric Guitar, Percussive Acoustic Guitar |
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1956
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Elvis goes to RCA & has nationwide success
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Col. Tom Parker
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Signed as Elvis's manager ('56) and took about half of his life's earnings
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What 2 songs did Elvis produce in one RCA session in Graceland?
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Hound Dog & Don't Be Cruel
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Rock Elvis
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- Hound Dog
- Jailhouse Rock (Leiber & Stoller) |
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Pop Elvis
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- Don't Be Cruel
- All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell) |
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Ballad Elvis
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- Love Me Tender
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Biggest Selling Record of 1950's
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Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog
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The '68 Comeback
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Dec. 1968 NBC TV special
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Elvis's Last Show was in...
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Indianapolis (Market Square Arena)
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"King of Rock & Roll"
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Elvis (1935-1977)
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King of Rockabilly
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Carl Perkins
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Million Dollar Quartet
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Jerry Lewis
Carl Perkins Elvis Presley Johnny Cash |
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Man in Black
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Johnny Cash
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Johnny Cash married...
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Jane Carter
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Elvis died on...
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August 16, 1977
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Elvis's first record was...
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That's Alright Mama (originally by Crudup)
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... joined Johnny Cash's band.
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Carl Perkins
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A car crash stalled ____'s career.
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Carl Perkins
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Piano Players
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Jerry Lee Lewis & Little Richard
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Jerry Lee Lewis left ___ to go to ___.
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Sun
Mercury |
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Jerry Lee Lewis switch to what genre at Mercury?
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Country & Western
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Charlie Rich played which genres...
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Jazz
Soul Rock & Roll |
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Only The Lonely
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Roy Orbison
Monument Records (for Elvis returning home) |
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Sun House Band
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Billy Lee Riley & His Little Green Men
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Johnny Burnette Trio guitarist
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Paul Burlison
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Johnny Burnette Trio members
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Paul Burlison
Johnny Burnette Dorsey Burnette |
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Played guitar for Carl Perkins
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Carl Perkins (himself)
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Played guitar for Gene Vincent
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Cliff Gallup
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Played guitar for Dale Hawkins
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James Burton
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Guitar Instrumentals
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Link Wray & The Wraymen ("Rumble")
Duane Eddy ("Rebel-Rouser") |
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"Mr. Twang"
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Duane Eddy
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Paino Patriarch
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Professor Longhair
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New Orleans R&B style traits
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Bass riffs, Rollicking rhythm section & good-time spirit
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Lead instruments in New Orleans R&B
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Piano and Saxophone
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Owner of J&M Studio
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Cosimo Matassa
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David Bartholomew
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Lead the J&M Studio Band
Producer for Fats & Smiley |
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Two labels that dominate New Orleans
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Imperial (Fats Domino)
Specialty (Little Richard) |
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First R&B star from New Orleans in Rock & Roll era
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Lloyd Price (Specialty Records)
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Fats Domino's first crossover hit
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Aint it a Shame
Imperial |
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1955: first hits by...
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Fats Domino
Little Richard Chuck Berry |
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Little Richard started with ___ but didn't get hits.
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RCA
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Little Richard's Producer
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Bumps Blackwell
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Artists covered by The Beatles 3 times
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Larry Williams
Carl Perkins |
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Wrote the original "Sea Cruise"
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Huey "Piano" Smith
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Bobby Charles's Record Label
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Chess
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Chess Records Rock & Roll
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Moonglows
Flamingos Bobby Charles Clarence Henry Dale Hawkins Bo Diddley Chuck Berry |
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Chuck Berry R&B
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Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Too Much Monkey Business Memphis |
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Chuck Berry Rock & Roll
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Roll Over Beethoven
Sweet Little Sixteen School Day Johnny B. Goode |
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Arrested for violating Mann Act
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Chuck Berry
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"Heartbreak Hotel"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Hound Dog"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Don't Be Cruel"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Love Me Tender"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Jailhouse Rock"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"All Shook Up"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"A Big Hunk O' Love"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Crying In the Chapel"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"It's Now or Never"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Little Sister"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Suspicious Minds"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"Only the Strong Survive"
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Elvis
RCA |
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"That's All Right"
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Elvis
Sun |
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"Blue Moon of Kentucky"
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Elvis
Sun |
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"Good Rockin' Tonight"
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Elvis
Sun |
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"Milkcow Blues Boogie"
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Elvis
Sun |
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"Baby Let's Play House"
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Elvis
Sun |
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"Mystery Train"
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Elvis
Sun |
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"Blue Suede Shoes"
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Carl Perkins
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"Honey Don't"
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Carl Perkins
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"Matchbox"
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Carl Perkins
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"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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"Great Balls of Fire"
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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"Breathless"
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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"Folsom Prison Blues"
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Johnny Cash
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"I Walk The Line"
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Johnny Cash
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"Break-Up"
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Charlie Rich
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"Who Will the Next Fool Be?"
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Charlie Rich
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"Ooby Dooby"
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Roy Orbison
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"My Gal is Red Hot"
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Billy Lee Riley
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"The Train Kept A-Rollin'"
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The Johnny Burnette Trio
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"Be Bop A Lula"
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Gene Vincent
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"Woman Love"
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Gene Vincent
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"Susie Q"
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Dale Hawkins
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"Rumble"
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Link Wray & His Wraymen
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"Rebel Rouser"
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Duane Eddy
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"Tipitina"
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Professor Longhair
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"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
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Lloyd Price
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"I Hear You Knocking"
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Smiley Lewis
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"The Things That I Used To Do"
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Guitar Slim
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"Let the Good Times Roll"
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Shirley & Lee
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"The Fat Man"
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Fats Domino
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"Ain't it A Shame"
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Fats Domino
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"Blueberry Hill"
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Fats Domino
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"Blue Monday"
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Fats Domino
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"Tutti Frutti"
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Little Richard
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"Long Tall Sally"
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Little Richard
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"Lucille"
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Little Richard
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"Keep A-Knockin'"
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Little Richard
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"Good Golly Miss Molly"
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Little Richard
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"Dizzy Miss Lizzy"
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Larry Williams
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"Don't You Just Know It"
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Huey "Piano" Smith
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"Sea Cruise"
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Frankie Ford
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"Ride Your Pony"
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Lee Dorsey
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"Aint Got No Home"
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry
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"Sincerely"
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The Moonglows
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"I'll Be Home"
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The Flamingos
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"Bo Diddley"
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Bo Diddley
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"I'm A Man"
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Bo Diddley
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"Who Do You Love?"
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Bo Diddley
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"Mona"
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Bo Diddley
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"Maybellene"
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Chuck Berry
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"Brown-Eyed Handsome Man"
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Chuck Berry
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"Too Much Monkey Business"
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Chuck Berry
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"Memphis"
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Chuck Berry
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"Roll Over Beethoven"
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Chuck Berry
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"Sweet Little Sixteen"
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Chuck Berry
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"School Day"
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Chuck Berry
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"Carol"
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Chuck Berry
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"Johnny B. Goode"
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Chuck Berry
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Sang the original "Hound Dog"
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Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thorton
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Sang the original "Crying in the Chapel"
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The Orioles
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Sang the original "That's All Right"
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Arthur Crudup
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Sang the original "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
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Bill Monroe
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Sang the original "Milkcow Blues"
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Kokomo Arnold
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Carl Perkins's Record Label
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Sun
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Jerry Lee Lewis's Record Label (for the listening)
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Sun
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Johnny Cash's Record Label
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Sun
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Charlie Rich's Record Label
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Sun
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Roy Orbison's Record Label
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Sun
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Billy Lee Riley's Record Label
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Sun
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The Johnny Burnette Trio's Record Label
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Coral
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Gene Vincent's Record Label
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Capitol
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Dale Hawkins's Record Label
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Chess/Checker
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Link Wray & His Wraymen's Record Label
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Cadence
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Duane Eddy's Record Label
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Jamie
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Professor Longhair's Record Label
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Atlantic
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Lloyd Price's Record Label
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Specialty
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Smiley Lewis's Record Label
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Imperial
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Guitar Slim's Record Label
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Specialty
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Shirley & Lee's Record Label
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Imperial
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Fats Domino's Record Label
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Imperial
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Little Richard's Record Label
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Specialty
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Larry Williams's Record label
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Specialty
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Huey "Piano" Smith's Record Label
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Ace
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Frankie Ford's Record Label
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Ace
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Lee Dorsey's Record Label
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Amy
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry's Record Label
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Chess/Argo
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The Moonglows's Record Label
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Chess
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The Flamingos's Record Label
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Chess
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Bo Diddley's Record Label
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Chess
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Chuck Berry's Record Label
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Chess
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