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Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song written by George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III, with uncredited lyrics by Bob Seger. [1] [2] It was recorded by Seger for his tenth studio album Stranger in Town. It was also released as a single in 1979.
The origins of rock and roll are complex.Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950s. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, [1] which itself developed from earlier blues, the beat-heavy jump blues, boogie woogie, up-tempo jazz, and swing music.
25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts; Concert by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States: Start date: October 29, 2009 () End date: October 30, 2009 () No. of shows: 2: Attendance: 19,500+ Website: rockhall.com
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It originated from African American music such as jazz , rhythm and blues , boogie-woogie , electric blues , gospel , and jump blues , [ 3 ] as well as ...
The History of Rock 'n' Roll is a ten episode television documentary mini-series produced by Time-Life. It originally aired on the Prime Time Entertainment Network from March to May in 1995. All parts were later released on VHS, DVD, and reran on TLC and VH1 , the latter which showed all ten parts in the last 10 weeks of the year 1999 on Friday ...
He was not credited for this performance on the Stranger in Town album, but was later credited on the Greatest Hits album and Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets. He is a three time Just Plain Folk blues award winner, and was voted “Best Southern Blues Band” 1999-2001 by Real Blues Magazine. Finger Lickin' Blues was voted the best ...
"Marguerita Time" (Francis Rossi and Bernie Frost) 3:27 "In the Army Now" (Rob Bolland and Ferdi Bolland) 4:40 "When You Walk in the Room" (Jackie DeShannon) 3:02 "Burning Bridges" (Francis Rossi and Andy Bown) 4:19 "Fun Fun Fun" (Mike Love and Brian Wilson) 4:03 "Old Time Rock and Roll" (George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III) 2:57
Time-Life, which had been offering books as part of its subscription media offerings since 1961, began offering music the next year. Virtually all of the series issued for the first 20 years catered to adults with high-culture and/or conservative music tastes: classical, jazz, swing and orchestral music; and the music of operas and Broadway theatre.