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20 Cards in this Set
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Robert Johnson
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"cross road blues"
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"choo choo ch boogie"
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louis jordan and t5
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"why do fools fall in love"
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frankie lyman and the teenagers
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"blue yodel (t for texas)"
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Jimmie Rogers
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Hank Williams
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"your cheatin heart"
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"Rocket 88"
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Jackie and the brenston cats
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"thats all right"
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Elvis scotty and bill
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"tutti fruttin"
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Little Richard
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"maybelene"
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Chuck Berry
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"peggy sue"
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buddy holly
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Rocket 88
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Recorded March 5, 1951 at Sam Phillips' studio in Memphis, this is often referred to as the first rock and roll record because of its distorted guitar, boogie beat, and the sexual innuendo of the lyrics
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thats all right
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The song that some say started it all, the first recording made by Elvis Presley with Scotty Moore on guitar and Bill Black on bass at Sun Studio in Memphis on July 5, 1954.
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tutti frutti
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Recorded September 14, 1955 at J&M Studio in New Orleans, this is Little Richard’s first big hit. Supervising the recording was Dave Bartholomew.
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maybelene
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Recorded on May 21, 1955, “Maybellene” was Chuck Berry's first hit, and uses a classic teen-oriented story line of one of his favorite subjects: cars.
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peggy sue
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Recorded at Nor Va Jak Studio in Clovis, New Mexico and produced by Norman Petty, this Buddy Holly original peaked at #3 in 1957.
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cross road blues
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Recorded on November 27, 1936 in the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, a great example of country blues from one of the greatest blues songwriters.
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choo choo ch boogie
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This #1 R&B hit from 1946 is an example of the pre-rock and roll era R&B that made Louis Jordan a star.
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why do fools fall in love
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A doo-wop classic, recorded at the Teenager’s first recording session in 1955.
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blue yodel
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This recording contains all the characteristics that Jimmie Rodgers became known for: a 12-bar blues form and blues-infused melodies, country two-beat strumming guitars, and his signature yodeling.
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your cheatin heart
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One of Hank Williams’ most enduring compositions, this recording is typical of the honky-tonk style of the early 1950s.
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