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Originally Posted by sherm
However, Elvis was far from the man that invented rock music. Louis Jordan as mentioned had a hand in it, as did Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Elvis was the plagiarist that made it readily available to the whites.
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Let's not forget about Ike Turner...motherfucker deserves way more credit than he gets and is technically responsible for the first rock and roll song ever recorded according to the dudes at sun records ("Rocket 88" in 1951)