Who deserves the title "The King of Rock and Roll"?

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-10-2014, 06:28 AM

I'd have to say Elvis. He put Rock and Roll on the map. He didn't event it per say but he sure did inspire young people everywhere to go to dance halls! My nana absolutely loves him. Her sister thinks he's alive and that he pretended to die so he could get out of the music business (he would have enough money to retire). I think that's rather far fetched. I would just let her think what she wants, if it makes her happy.

I'm a fan of Little Richard too. I need to listen to Chuck Berry, can someone name an album I should start with?

Psy-Fi · 05-10-2014, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

I need to listen to Chuck Berry, can someone name an album I should start with?

Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty-Eight (1982)

This one would probably be the best place to start. It's a greatest hits album with all the classic Chuck Berry songs from 1955 to 1965 on it.

Carpe Mortem · 05-10-2014, 02:32 PM

Screamin Jay Hawkins is the true king of Rock n Roll.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-10-2014, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty-Eight (1982)

This one would probably be the best place to start. It's a greatest hits album with all the classic Chuck Berry songs from 1955 to 1965 on it.

Thanks Psy-Fi, I'll download that now.

Musicwhore A-Z · 06-10-2014, 02:46 PM

I'd say Chuck Berry even though I'm only a VERY casual fan of 50's music in general. Truthfully, the history of that era and what happened then is more interesting to me than the majority of the actual music, in my opinion. Having said that, it should NEVER be ignored though. In short order, we probably wouldn't have had rock and roll as we know it without the contributions of Chuck.

Chula Vista · 10-21-2014, 01:12 PM

Elvis all the way. I often imagine what would have happened if he didn't derail his music career by making all of those silly movies.

Mindy · 10-22-2018, 01:41 PM

led zeppelin or buddy holly

**Frownland** · 10-24-2018, 05:28 PM

Michael Monarch

peavey_hermann · 12-14-2018, 02:51 PM

Elvis. My opinion, its him above everybody else... and I love Chuck Berry, basically learned rock and roll guitar from him... and James Brown.

But Elvis is the King, in my world.

Mindy · 06-28-2019, 08:14 PM

Chuck Berry

View Poll Results: Who deserves the title "The King of Rock and Roll"?
Elvis Presley	103	41.53%
Chuck Berry	75	30.24%
Little Richard	14	5.65%
Neither	56	22.58%
Voters: 248. You may not vote on this poll

05-10-2014, 06:28 AM	#351 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	I'd have to say Elvis. He put Rock and Roll on the map. He didn't event it per say but he sure did inspire young people everywhere to go to dance halls! My nana absolutely loves him. Her sister thinks he's alive and that he pretended to die so he could get out of the music business (he would have enough money to retire). I think that's rather far fetched. I would just let her think what she wants, if it makes her happy. I'm a fan of Little Richard too. I need to listen to Chuck Berry, can someone name an album I should start with? __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

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10-21-2014, 01:12 PM	#356 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Elvis all the way. I often imagine what would have happened if he didn't derail his music career by making all of those silly movies. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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06-10-2014, 02:46 PM	#355 (permalink)
Musicwhore A-Z Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 139	I'd say Chuck Berry even though I'm only a VERY casual fan of 50's music in general. Truthfully, the history of that era and what happened then is more interesting to me than the majority of the actual music, in my opinion. Having said that, it should NEVER be ignored though. In short order, we probably wouldn't have had rock and roll as we know it without the contributions of Chuck.

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12-14-2018, 02:51 PM	#359 (permalink)
peavey_hermann Groupie Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: the hell of I-285 Posts: 16	Elvis. My opinion, its him above everybody else... and I love Chuck Berry, basically learned rock and roll guitar from him... and James Brown. But Elvis is the King, in my world.

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