How Blacks Invented Rock and Roll.

From: Ebony | Date: July 1, 2001| Author: Chappell, Kevin | Copyright information

Before Elvis Presley sang "Hound Dog," Big Mama Thornton had house-trained that canine. Before Bill Haley & the Comets popularized "Shake, Rattle & Roll," Big Joe Turner had done all three. The Crewcuts' "Sh-Boom" was originally sung by the Chords, and The Beatles' "Roll Over Beethoven" was rocked by Chuck Berry long before the boys from Liverpool "invaded" America.

It continues to be the biggest lie in the music industry--that Whites created rock `n' roll. From history...

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