tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post1802062563324147028..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Bo Diddley: The 20th Anniversary Of Rock'n'RollUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-44823640234949130652013-01-24T11:35:40.062+04:002013-01-24T11:35:40.062+04:00Why start at 1946, I've heard classical pieces...Why start at 1946, I've heard classical pieces with vaguely boogie-like rhythms. (Roll Over Beethoven indeed)Cereshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754814228147925321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-13994215397726077712013-01-22T20:11:23.873+04:002013-01-22T20:11:23.873+04:0030 years would mean 1946, the golden era of Bebop,...30 years would mean 1946, the golden era of Bebop, Western Swing, and jump blues, at a time when Bill Haley was still cutting country sides, and long before Little Richard or Chuck Berry had record deals.Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-82077068929417081902013-01-22T18:54:57.522+04:002013-01-22T18:54:57.522+04:00It would have been at least the "30th Anniver...It would have been at least the "30th Anniversary of Rock & Roll" the way I define it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-24692324876149043372013-01-22T16:35:01.766+04:002013-01-22T16:35:01.766+04:00Also, my guess is they must be counting the "...Also, my guess is they must be counting the "20th Anniversary of Rock & Roll" from the time of Elvis' first LP release. This was RCA, after all. Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-21603215612037596802013-01-22T16:33:05.188+04:002013-01-22T16:33:05.188+04:00Basically a Bicentennial cash-in, with a little bi...Basically a Bicentennial cash-in, with a little bit of "Happy Days" nostalgia to boot. Bo probably had no other deals to consider after Chess went belly up, so it's basically just a time killer for him. I seriously doubt he had anything to do with this concept. As for Screamin' Jay Hawkins, he was on the outs himself for a long time, but made a respectable comeback in the late 80's, during the time when "Twin Peaks" and Chris Isaak made swampy retro R&B briefly fashionable again. Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.com