2:40
single, 1954
Written by Hardrock Gunter
This very early rockabilly — more an uptempo honkytonk swing — is one of the first records to feature the actual words "rock 'n' roll." Over a bouncing barroom piano and an occasional clattering percussion that sounds like someone stomping on a table, Gunter lays out a dancehall event. Sounding like a cheery member of the Soggy Mountain Boys, he drawls our half-spoken, obvious instructions: "First you listen to the rhythm / And then you shuffle your feet." It's a joyful, primitive blueprint for what rock 'n' roll was about to become.
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