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Erline Harris (April 5, 1914 – January 6, 2004), [1] born Erlyn Eloise Johnson, was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1940s and early 1950s. Her 1949 song "Rock and Roll Blues" was one of the first jump blues songs to use the phrase " rock and roll " in its secular context.
Also related were "Rock and Roll Blues" by Erline 'Rock and Roll' Harris, a female singer, with the lyrics "I'll turn out the lights, we'll rock and roll all night" and "Hole in the Wall" by Albennie Jones, co-written and produced by Milt Gabler, with the lyrics "We're gonna rock and roll at the hole in the wall tonight".
The "100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll" was a television special that aired on VH1 from July 26 to July 30, 1999. The special celebrated women in rock music across various genres and decades, highlighting their influence and contributions to the industry.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established in 1983 and located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential musicians, bands, producers, and others that have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock and roll. [1]
The 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19th at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Alberta Adams; Sil Austin; LaVern Baker; Big Maybelle; Big Three Trio; Calvin Boze; Tiny Bradshaw; Jackie Brenston; Nappy Brown; Roy Brown; Ruth Brown; Arnett Cobb
Clinton, Collins and P-Funk are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Harris video, from Feb. 22 at Della Soul Records in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was filmed by C-Span and posted by Howard Mortman ...
An updated version of the Shirelles' first song, "I Met Him on a Sunday" entitled "I Met Him on a Sunday '66" The Shirelles on the cover of Cash Box, 15 April 1961 The group that later became the Shirelles was formed in 1957 by four teenage girls from Passaic, New Jersey, [2] under the name the Poquellos [3] (or Pequellos [4]).