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Flyingpig437 08-20-2010 05:42 PM

i think it's a travesty shakin' stevens isn't on the list

Frumious B 08-23-2010 05:27 PM

Chuck Berry was arguably rock's first guitar hero and he had some great songs with sly and humorous lyrics. He gets my vote.

Phzed 09-02-2010 07:05 AM

Elvis is the "king" I guess, purely because of the impact he had on America, and the world.
But I think had he not been white, it'd be a completely different story.

It's between Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley for me.

BombTheMusicIndustry 09-04-2010 06:43 PM

I voted Little Richard. I could never really get into Elvis, never liked his voice. Little Richard has the best voice and his songs are just plain fun.

acrylic 09-05-2010 08:01 PM

I think Elvis Presley is the father of rock n' roll. He started a lot of the genre, but I don't think he's quite the king.

Phzed 09-07-2010 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Who__Dey85 (Post 927054)
Well I chose Elvis. Personally, I feel that he was a great musician that laid the foundation for what everyone else did.

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Originally Posted by acrylic (Post 927832)
I think Elvis Presley is the father of rock n' roll. He started a lot of the genre, but I don't think he's quite the king.

Really?

Elvis didn't start the genre, nowhere near, he said so himself numerous times.
He just popularised a genre that was dominated by blacks.

He can never be called the 'Father', but he can be called the King, purely because of the impact he had on America, and the world. But the only reason he had so much of an impact is because he was white.

Flyingpig437 09-07-2010 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BombTheMusicIndustry (Post 927081)
I voted Little Richard. I could never really get into Elvis, never liked his voice. Little Richard has the best voice and his songs are just plain fun.


I agree. Elvis singing style was always too pure.

Necromancer 09-12-2010 07:04 PM

Chuck Berry is a King of R&R, he was for some odd reason put in prison at the peak of his career, (which I think is odd) and he won a case pertaining to the Beach Boys copying C. Berry's music, you can make and come to your own conclusion's.

Flyingpig437 09-13-2010 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by VocalsBass (Post 930883)
Chuck Berry is a King of R&R, he was for some odd reason put in prison at the peak of his career, (which I think is odd) and he won a case pertaining to the Beach Boys copying C. Berry's music, you can make and come to your own conclusion's.

He was put in prison for having sex with an underage girl acc. to wiki

Jedey 09-13-2010 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyingpig437 (Post 930948)
He was put in prison for having sex with an underage girl acc. to wiki

That's not quite right, this is what Wiki says.
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Originally Posted by Wiki
But in January 1962 Berry was sentenced to three years in prison for offenses under the Mann Act—he had transported a 14-year-old girl across state lines



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