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Borderstone · 07-09-2005, 06:58 PM

I agree with you Elizabeth.

Not just Bo Diddley but Little Richard,Bill Black's Combo,Chuck Berry,Fats Domino & many more were there before caucasions started "diggin'" R & B.

The unfortunate racism so strong in the 1950's at that time,made it almost 100% impossible for an African American artist to be played on the radio. (Good thing there were jukeboxes & records for the kids to buy!

) (Thank radio DJ Allen Freed also who "coined" the term Rock & Roll & dared to played the music on the air!) :D

Because the industry was as divided as the country,it took caucasion acts like Bill Haley,Buddy Holly,Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis to push R & R into the mainstream and change the way music was made and listened too. If not for them...who knows? No Beatles??

So to all who had a hand in it,thank you-thank you-thank you!

07-09-2005, 06:58 PM	#4
Borderstone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix,Arizona -America Posts: 4,427	I agree with you Elizabeth. Not just Bo Diddley but Little Richard,Bill Black's Combo,Chuck Berry,Fats Domino & many more were there before caucasions started "diggin'" R & B. The unfortunate racism so strong in the 1950's at that time,made it almost 100% impossible for an African American artist to be played on the radio. (Good thing there were jukeboxes & records for the kids to buy! ) (Thank radio DJ Allen Freed also who "coined" the term Rock & Roll & dared to played the music on the air!) :D Because the industry was as divided as the country,it took caucasion acts like Bill Haley,Buddy Holly,Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis to push R & R into the mainstream and change the way music was made and listened too. If not for them...who knows? No Beatles?? So to all who had a hand in it,thank you-thank you-thank you!