Howdy-hi, folks! Now that Labor Day is past, I am ready to crank things up in Blogosphere. I’m never quite ready to come back after a long hiatus and especially after a partial one. I never truly step away I’m just busy doing stuff behind the scene. I borrowed from my good friend, John at The Sound of One Hand Typing, the idea to feature top ten songs on Tuesdays from a particular year or decade or even an artist. I don’t know if there are any rules to follow except to go where my mind takes me and really if you’re like me, as long as there’s music playing then nothing else matters.
The 50s gave birth to a new kind of sound Rock n’ Roll. According to History & Headlines, Ike Turner recorded the first rock n’ roll song in March 1951, Rocket 88 making music history. I found it interesting what one YouTube commenter, Eric Walz said.
In early 1951, B.B. King recommended Sam Phillips’ services at Sun Records to the Mississippi-based band “Kings of Rhythm,” led by a teenage Ike Turner. In the band’s haste to fix a flat tire the road trip to Memphis, one of their guitar amps fell out of the car’s trunk and onto the pavement. Upon arrival at Sun Studios, guitarist Willie Kizart plugged in the amp and got a horrible, fuzzy, distorted noise. The speaker cone of his amp seemed to have broken in the fall. The amp was shot and the group feared their shot at recording a song was over before it had even started. Sam Phillips, however, had a different idea. Running to the diner next door, he grabbed some paper and stuffed it into the amp, giving it a new, unique sound, like a muffled saxophone bass. For Phillips, this wasn’t just a quick fix, but in fact something better: something different. When you listen to the the song widely hailed as rock and roll’s first, “Rocket 88,” you’ll hear exactly what he created when he stuffed that amp with paper. A fuzzy rock sound that helped launch a genre.
In today’s Top Ten Tuesday playlist I’m going with #1 songs from the 50s since this is the decade my folks lived their teen years. Daddy entered his teen years in 1951 and Mommy turned 13 in 1958. I think it’s only fitting to kick my first edition off with none other than the King of Rock n’ Roll who had the most top hits and longest time spent on the chart from January 1951 through August 1958. Here are Elvis Presley’s 10 chart topping songs plus a bonus track that also charted.
Playlist tracks:
- I Want You, I Need You, I love You
- Hard Headed Woman
- Too Much
- Don’t
- Love Me Tender
- Teddy Bear
- Jailhouse Rock
- Heartbreak Hotel
- All Shook Up
- Don’t Be Cruel
- Hound Dog
Let’s build a playlist together! Leave a #1 song title from the 50s in comments and if I use it, then I’ll give you credit for the contribution. Hopefully, I’m ready to tackle my everyday blogging challenge. I periodically spent time over the summer thinking about how I want to move forward on CAAC.
In times past I’ve joined Stacy’s Tuesday Random Thoughts and Sandee’s Happy Tuesday. I’m trying to figure how I want to add these back into my blogging routine and while I may not participate, I plan to visit these lovely ladies today. I hope you’ll grab your coffee and follow my lead. That’s it for today. I’ll be back tomorrow for my next edition of Wild Wednesdays, the party where just about anything goes. I hope to see you then! X💋X💋, Cathy
