Saturday, November 5, 2011

REFRESHER COURSE


A couple of nights ago, I had the good fortune to catch the movie The Girl Can't Help It on TV, and it started all sorts of thoughts, none of them regarding the films star, Jayne Mansfield (well, maybe fleeting). If you know the movie, you know why. Amongst many R&B and rock 'n' roll acts appearing are Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, and Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps. It's great footage, and is it damn good to see in higher resolutions. For some reason, it was made better by the fact that it was a chance viewing, and that I didn't own the DVD.


Little Richard - Reddy Teddy, from The Girl Can't Help It

One of the big things that struck me is that the performances in the film preceded the Sex Pistols and the Ramones by only about twenty years, preceded the Stooges by about twelve, and the Velvet Underground by roughly ten years. That's just crazy. Lest we need reminding, here's some early rock 'n' roll.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~
Listen:
Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - Cat Man mp3 at LYWL
Chuck Berry - It's My Own Business mp3 at the Rising Storm
The Rockin' R's - Crazy Baby mp3 at Beware of the Blog

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