I've written a blog on Mr. Johnson that you might find interesting., and would be honored if you would read it.
2007-06-25 08:07:05 · 18 answers · asked by Elwood Blues 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Blues
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-1gp69QA8da6spRVJNURS8YKi2Q--;_ylt=AjpXTPiuncq_LBA2sMnzThesAOJ3?cq=1
2007-06-25 08:07:36 · update #1
He's one of the fathers of the blues, and blues is the father of rock n' roll. I guess that makes him the grandfather of rock n' roll.
2007-06-25 08:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff N 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Robert Johnson was one of the great Mississippi Delta blues singers and he influenced many rock singers and bands but no, he was not the "Father (or Grandfather) of Rock'n'Roll." The roots of what we refer to as rock'n'roll go back a lot farther than Robert Johnson, who only recorded I think 36 songs in 1936. Although he is considered by many to be the "greatest" blues singer of all time, in reality there were several other blues and jazz musicians and singers who just as good and had just as much or even more influence on rock.
2007-06-26 00:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by William 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The guys in that UK group, whossname, had a guy named Ringo, Paul, and some others, honored Carl Perkins once as the 'Father of Rock and Roll'.
Not that they'd know whether he was, or wasn't.
Jerry Lee Lewis once got arrested trying to get into Graceland carrying a pistol, drunker'n an outhouse rat. Lewis explained to the police he was gonna kill Elvis, because if Elvis hadn't come along, he, Jerry Lee Lewis would have been the 'King of Rock'n Roll.
But Lewis never would have qualified, any more than Elvis, as the father of it.
I'd have go with Bill Haley and the Comets, from a strictly practical perspective, and Perkins for the aesthetics.
2007-06-25 18:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jack P 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There is no question he is the father of the blues and therefore the granddaddy of rock, like the person above said. So he deserves best answer in my humble opinion, and I don't know him, and like to get best answer, but that is just how right he is.
2007-06-25 22:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by crct2004 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like him, I think he was a great artist and important in the evolution of blues music, but I don't think he is the father of Rock n Roll. Your article was pretty good. I did enjoy reading it.
2007-06-26 19:49:38 · answer #5 · answered by G Money 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO.
Listen to Louis Jordan's and Big Joe Turner's recordings from the 1940s and you tell me!
Case closed.
2007-06-26 10:51:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's one of Rock n Roll's ancestors but I won't call him its Father. I don't think one person can really be called the Father of Rock n' Roll.
2007-06-25 21:11:22 · answer #7 · answered by Mr.Longrove 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He certainly is a font from which all rock stars have taken a sip out of
2007-06-25 15:10:51 · answer #8 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All's I know is he was(and still is) the shizzle!!!!!
Ain't you on a mission from God?
I found that documentary (Can't you hear the wind howl?) in a pawn shop on DVD for $3. Couldn't believe my luck.
2007-06-26 18:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by Joe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is one of the fathers of Mississippi Blues.
2007-06-26 13:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by SEYYED REZA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋