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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 14:47:54 GMT
Order of preference please. And if there is anyone you believe should be in this pantheon then please include them
Elvis Gene Vincent Buddy Holly Jerry Lee Lewis Little Richard Chuck Berry Eddie Cochran
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Post by bungo the mungo on Oct 17, 2020 15:05:11 GMT
Order of preference please. And if there is anyone you believe should be in this pantheon then please include them Elvis Gene Vincent Buddy Holly Jerry Lee Lewis Little Richard Chuck Berry Eddie Cochran elvis chuck berry little richard buddy holly eddie cochran jerry lee lewis gene vincent i think i would probably put johnny burnette between cochran and lewis.
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Post by osgood on Oct 17, 2020 15:05:21 GMT
Chuck Berry Little Richard Elvis Eddie Cochran Buddy Holly Jerry Lee Lewis Gene Vincent
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Post by rayge on Oct 17, 2020 15:27:43 GMT
I don't tend to think of Chuckles and Buddy as rock & rollers, and some of the others only played rock & roll for a fraction of their career. Based purely on their rock & roll recordings, leaving aside all pop, country, novelty and gospel shenanigans, it's still near enough impossible to split these, but for now
Little Richard Elvis Scotty and Bill Jerry Lee RCA Elvis (RCA plus Sun would eclipse Richard) Chuck Berry Eddie Cochran Buddy Holly Gene Vincent
I think Fats Domino also deserves a place in the pantheon, and I would personally put in a word for Wanda Jackson.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 17, 2020 20:03:19 GMT
Elvis - the king for a reason Chuck Berry - the first guitar hero Buddy Holly - songs were king Little Richard/Jerry Lee Lewis - tie Eddie Cochran - Rock 'n' Roll 2.0 Gene Vincent - Elvis Jr.
I would have included the Everly Bros. and Johnny Burnette instead of Gene Vincent
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Post by daveythefatboy on Oct 17, 2020 20:13:03 GMT
Something along these lines for me:
Ray Charles Chuck Berry Sam Cooke The Everly Brothers Fats Domino Buddy Holly Elvis Presley James Brown Roy Orbison Bo Diddley Little Richard Jerry Lee Lewis Little Willie John Eddie Cochran The Platters Big Joe Turner The Orioles The Five Royals Gene Vincent Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers The Drifters Jackie Wilson Rick Nelson The Flamingos Dion & the Belmonts Duane Eddy The Coasters Bill Haley & the Comets Link Wray Johnny Burnette Rock 'n' Roll Trio Johnny “Guitar” Watson Carl Perkins
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 21:15:33 GMT
Jerry Lee. As for the rest , who gives a fuck.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Oct 17, 2020 22:56:16 GMT
5 Royales Gene Lil Richard Elvis Bo Wanda Buddy Jackie Eddie Coasters Everlys
Jery lee is odious, I'll tale Roland Janes and Charlie rich anytime and everyday.
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Post by rayge on Oct 18, 2020 0:31:08 GMT
I din't think the doo-woppers, vocal groups and (rhythm and) blues guys belong here: much though I love them, they have nothing in common with rock and roll beyond an approximate time frame.
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Post by oh oooh on Oct 18, 2020 0:32:59 GMT
From G's original list:
Little Richard Chuck Berry
Elvis Buddy Holly
Jerry Lee Lewis
Gene Vincent
Eddie Cochran
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Post by toomanyhatz on Oct 18, 2020 1:03:47 GMT
All great, but...
Buddy Holly - He's the one that was more "the whole package" than any others. Could write, sing, play, produce- and for good measure was ahead of his time. 60s folk-rock, country-rock, psychedelia, etc...so much music I love owes him a huge debt.
Chuck Berry - Listening to his entire discography, I was struck by a few things. We all know he was a great songwriter, but his 'deep cuts' show more variety than he's usually given credit for. He was also a really great guitarist. And most importantly, though he was treated as an "oldies" act, his later records are really really good. "Tulane" is one of my favorite songs by him, and his live albums during the 'hippie ballrooms' period are really strong - stronger than I remember.
Eddie Cochran - Like Holly, he was the full package. And died even younger. Can only imagine what he could have done had he lived. Probably similar to Rick Nelson, he would have had a long, successful career and been embraced by the country-rock generation. Only difference is he wouldn't have needed James Burton, because he was Nelson and Burton rolled into one.
Elvis - Downgraded slightly for how much crap he did in the 60s and 70s, but all things considered he did a lot of great stuff too. And yeah--King for a reason. And it was in place from the get-go. His first recordings are still his best.
Jerry Lee/Little Richard - Richard rocked a touch harder, but Jerry Lee remade himself as a country artist impressively. Let's call it a tie.
Gene Vincent - Yeah, really incendiary at his best - but burned out quickly, Cliff Gallup gets a lot of credit, and his later records are solid enough but also kind of sad in a way - midline country-rock really doesn't suit him. Still, "Race with the Devil" will never not be as exciting as music gets.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Oct 18, 2020 1:05:51 GMT
With Johnny Burnette and Carl Perkins just below. And I really like the idea of putting Wanda Jackson in there too. Don't know her stuff as well as I should, but what I've heard is right up there for sure.
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Post by fange on Oct 18, 2020 4:14:12 GMT
Elvis - for his 50s records alone, as a singer and performer he deserves to be in the top/greatest rockers of all time. Little Richard - same as above. Chuck Berry - same as above, substituting his guitar playing for singing. Not that i think he had a bad voice; he had an excellent voice. In fact, of my top 3 he's the only one who i feel was a true quadruple threat - excellent singer, stage performer, player of his instrument and writer. But Chuck's voice was "just" great, not seismic like the other two.
Slightly lower Eddie Cochran - A star, excellent at singing, playing and writing. Just not as earth-shattering as the guys above. JLL - As above Everly Bros. - As above Buddy Holly - as above Bo Diddley - as above
Slightly lower Gene Vincent - Some excellent songs
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Post by fange on Oct 18, 2020 4:25:32 GMT
Chuck and Eddie had themselves, Gene had Cliff Gallup...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2020 8:04:30 GMT
I would have included the Everly Bros. I don't think of them as rock n' roll. Maybe I'm wrong in that, I don't know.
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